{"id":9004111222349810,"date":"2020-01-13T05:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/?p=9004111222349810"},"modified":"2022-05-19T19:32:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T19:32:50","slug":"7-ways-to-master-better-habits-in-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/7-ways-to-master-better-habits-in-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Master Better Habits In the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can you cultivate and develop better habits in 2020 and beyond?<\/p>\n

The new year gives us a chance to evaluate what\u2019s working in our lives, what\u2019s not, and how we want to get healthier and feel happier.
If part of your new year plan is to form good habits and break bad habits, the first step is to figure out how to make the good ones stick! That\u2019s why we\u2019re sharing 7 ways to master better habits in the new year.<\/p>\n

These tips are designed to help you start implementing changes in your life in ways that don\u2019t feel overwhelming, can be easily added to your existing routines, and, most importantly, will work for you! Because let\u2019s be honest\u2014there isn\u2019t a one-size-fits-all approach to anything in life.<\/p>\n

You can master better habits<\/a> <\/strong>in the new year that have the power to transform your life and help you achieve all of your dreams. So here we go!<\/p>\n

1.) Set Specific Instructions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sometimes the reason we don\u2019t follow through with good habits is because we don\u2019t set goals that are specific enough. Saying you want to get healthy or write a book or learn to sing is great, but you\u2019re much more likely to follow through if you know exactly how you\u2019re going to do it.<\/p>\n

Do your research and have a very clear idea of what\u2019s necessary to achieve your goals, then figure out how that translates into habits. Link these new habits to ones you already have in place. For example, Before I eat lunch, I will go on a 15 minute walk or I\u2019ll get up 30 minutes early each day to write.<\/em><\/p>\n

2.) Start small and break your goals down.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you\u2019re clear on what habits you really want to work on, it\u2019s time to drill down and figure out where to start. Making big changes in our lives takes hard work and lasting change doesn\u2019t happen overnight.<\/p>\n

If we want to lose weight or start a business or buy a house, those are big goals that take a lot of steps to achieve. But if we incorporate small habits (like exercising each week or saving money from each paycheck), those habits will eventually lead to success.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an example of a plan that breaks down the larger goal of losing weight into manageable habits that will be effective over time.<\/p>\n

Goal:<\/em> Lose 10 pounds in 6 months
Month One<\/em><\/p>\n