KEY POINTS:

• Habits Matter: Our daily habits shape our lives in significant ways, but even the most dedicated habits can take an unexpected vacation.

• Coaching Yourself: When routines go awry, taking on the role of both coach and student can be a powerful way to get back on track.

• Magic of...

Charles Duhigg, in his book The Power of Habit talks about what he calls “The Habit Loop” and explains that every habit is a three step process.

The first step is a trigger. A habit starts with a signal; something that triggers your brain to go into automatic mode. The...

What are Habits?

Habits are rituals and behaviors that we perform automatically, allowing us to carry out essential activities such as brushing our teeth, taking a shower, getting dressed for work, and following the same routes every day without thinking about them. Our unconscious habits free up...

I was not convinced that beliefs had a huge impact on habits until I read The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton. Lipton is a former medical school Professor and research scientist who examined the mechanism by which cells receive and process information, and after years of research he found that...

We know that spending time in nature is good for us and yet some of us don’t do it and others don’t do it enough. In today’s world, it is easy to get distracted by watching TV, enjoying our favorite electronic gadgets, or spending time on the internet and social networking...

 Before you start changing your habits, you need to understand your existing ones. The following are sample questions you can ask yourself in order to understand your existing habits.

• What is the first thing I do when I hear the alarm clock? (Snooze? Stay in bed for five minutes longer? Get...