Simple and Surprising Way to Make a Habit

You have good intentions?  And then a few days -- or a few hours -- later you forget?  Yep.  I’ve done that, too.

Even in the little things, which are never so little.  

Last week I talked about how certain actions can trigger bad habits.  Let’s turn this around and discover triggers for good habits.

Maybe you want to eat slowly and relax during your meals. 

Begin to let the moment you sit down be a trigger to take a slow, relaxing breath.

If you plan to improve your posture, each time you walk through a doorway be reminded to stand tall.

Perhaps you want to drink more water, then tie walking into the kitchen with getting a glass of water. (That may also stop the bad habit of rummaging mindlessly through the pantry, too.)

Pick a new habit.  Find an action trigger to tie it to. 

Practice it for a week and let me know how it goes.