Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits Chapter 1

Hola ;-)

I am huge fan of Joyce Meyer and she recently came out with a book called "Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits" which gives you 14 new behaviors that will energize your life. I'm going to read a chapter a day (well, I'll try if I'm not too busy) and blog about what I have learned. Per Joyce Meyer, good habits can be developed and any bad habit can be broken through repetition.

In chapter 1, Joyce Meyer advised that we should make a list of habits that we are trying to break or make. When making this list, do not attempt to break or make all of the habits that you have written down on a piece of paper. Also, start off with the smallest habit first. If you try to attempt to make or break all of your habits, it you fail, you will become frustrated and doubtful. Joyce Meyer also stated that if  you fail, don't give up! Keep trying until you make it.

The book also explains that when you concentrate on the good things you want, it helps you overcome the bad things that you no longer want to do. Romans 12:21 (in the Bible) states that we overcome evil with good. Joyce Meyers recommends that should be our scripture for this book journey so please try to remember that verse.

When trying to make or break your habit, please try to stay active. For example, if you are a nail biter, try to keep busy to avoid thinking about wanting to bite your nails. Joyce Meyer stated in the book that a man wore a rubber band around his wrist and when he had the urge to bite his nails, he would pop himself with the rubber band and he is no longer tempted to chew on his nails because of the pain he suffered. If you are trying to create a habit of cleaning your room everyday, one tool to help you is to set a reminder on your phone, computer, etc and try to avoid ignoring the reminder. Joyce also stated that a friend of hers had a habit of pressing the snooze button so many times, she was late for work the majority of the time. Now, she has her clock on the other side of the room so she has no choice but to get up and stay up.

In my opinion, this book is already amazing and I've only read one chapter. I am creating a list of habits that I want to make and break and I hope you all do it with me :-). I'll be posting a blog about chapter 2 tomorrow.

-Markesha xoxo