COMMON MISTAKES

1. Trying to change more habits at the same time. This is probably the most common mistake.

Change one habit at a time. Embrace patience in order to change your life.

2. We do not give enough time for new habit to be fully adopted.

Allow yourself 60-90 days to adopt new habits or replace old bad habits.

3. Restoration of the old bad habit because of a sense of comfort.

Remind yourself of all the negativities that the old habit create and the benefits the change will bring. Determination and commitment are all that you need to overcome fear or sense of comfort.

4. Targeting perfection instead of improving.

Perfection is impossible. Remind yourself that you are not a superman each time you are tempted to give up. it is important to put in effort for the change. There may be a little loss or rhythm but you can still do make some improvement.

5. Replacing an old habit with a new one is better than removing one and creating a vacant space.

All the habits have or used to have a function in a perdon's life. When they are eliminated from the behavior, an unfulfilled space is let behind. This empty space  will eventually seek for fulfillment and unless you fill it with a new and good habit, otherwise it may find a similar behavior as per you previous bad habit and even return to your old habit.

6. learn from your own mistakes and others success

It is important to grow and prosper in life continuously, which require changes in old patterns, habits,  and behaviors. It is not easy. Avoid the most common mistakes to facilitate changing destructive habits. But you have to be patient and persistent. Learn from the mistakes of others. Why should you repeat other's mistake when you can avoid them.

Please refer to the book for more details on this activity.