Habit-Changing Tricks
"How'd it go using that new technique this past couple of weeks?," I asked.
I had challenged her to interrupt a habit of feeling overwhelmed with a really simple 30-60 second technique ... and to do it at least 10 times a day.
It was a small change but I also knew it was a big deal. It can be really hard to stop the momentum of our patterns.
There was a moment of silence. Then she said:
"This is probably the single most helpful thing we have done together."
Then I was like..."How'd it go using that new technique this past couple of weeks?," I asked.
I had challenged her to interrupt a habit of feeling overwhelmed with a really simple 30-60 second technique ... and to do it at least 10 times a day.
It was a small change but I also knew it was a big deal. It can be really hard to stop the momentum of our patterns.
There was a moment of silence. Then she said:
"This is probably the single most helpful thing we have done together."
Then I was like...
We are habit collecting machines.
At a young age we start to develop little patterns that help us feel safe, make sense of the world, be liked and accepted, get what we want, etc..
Not a problem. This is what it is to be human.
But sometimes we find ourselves doing something again and again that isn't working. It's not helping.
At some point it hits us (a true moment of grace!) - this thing I do is not working!
We get curious about how to change. Maybe we make a New Year's Resolution to change. ;-)
But it feels almost like we can't stop.
When you are ready to change an unhelpful habit - YOU CAN!
This is what my client discovered when she said:
"This is probably the single most helpful thing we have done together."
It only takes 30-60 seconds, 10 or so times a day.
Here's a video explaining what you do & why it works:
When you want some support to do this simple technique during the day, here is a short guided video so we can do it together:
Love,
Marijke Ocean
P.S. Getting ready to change is another piece to this puzzle. If your interested in getting help changing a pattern or preparing to change a pattern - reach out to me. I understand what it's like to feel simultaneously stuck in an old rut and determined to find a new way.
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