Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice Persistence

March 26, 2005

Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice -12/7/04 - " Persistence "

The road to positive change isn't always easy. Let's talk about ways to

strengthen your will to change.

You've decided to change something about your life. Maybe you've decided to

lose 20 pounds or run two miles every day or stop smoking. You've made your

decision and begun the new behavior, you're affirming it in words and mental

pictures several times a day, and things are going great.

Sooner or later, you're probably going to be tempted to slip back into old

ways, especially when you're feeling tired, lonely or sad. It is then that

you need to have a plan ready that will help keep you on track.

One thing you can do is be ready with a list of alternative activities in

which you can engage until the temptation passes - someone you can call to

give you words of encouragement, a walk around the city or in the woods,

maybe a trip to the movies.

If you get through the temptation successfully, give yourself a tangible

reward for hanging in there. Call it a willpower reward. It should be

something you will get genuine pleasure from - a gizmo or gadget you've been

wanting, a new CD or DVD for your collection, a perfume you've been wanting

to try, a new pair of shoes. Or it can be an activity - a massage, facial,

round of golf, or a couple of hours with a good novel.

If you don't do so well and slip up, forgive yourself. Grant yourself the

right to be human, and get right back on track. You can do it! I know it.

Lou Tice

The Pacific Institute

" TPI teaches people how to manage change, set and achieve goals, lead more

effectively, and think in ways that create success. "

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Blessings,

Charlene

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