Comments on: The Reason Self-Improvement Usually Fails http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/ Good Habits for a Great Life! Thu, 24 May 2012 15:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jeff http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-8346 Jeff Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:23:46 +0000 http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/#comment-8346 Ben - It is interesting that you bring up taking small steps to make your life more enjoyable. That's something I'm really focusing on right now. I guess great minds think alike! Ben – It is interesting that you bring up taking small steps to make your life more enjoyable. That’s something I’m really focusing on right now. I guess great minds think alike!

]]> By: Ben Tien http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-8344 Ben Tien Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:58:08 +0000 http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/#comment-8344 Hi, I really agree with you that "Small Steps Really Can Change Your Life". However, it's also important to do the things you love. When you can start to spend time each day however small to start with focusing on doing the things you love, you will start to become more positive about your life. .-= Ben Tien´s last blog ..<a href="http://nlp-way.com/is-empathy-difficult-to-practice.html" rel="nofollow">Is Empathy Difficult to Practice</a> =-. Hi,

I really agree with you that “Small Steps Really Can Change Your Life”. However, it’s also important to do the things you love. When you can start to spend time each day however small to start with focusing on doing the things you love, you will start to become more positive about your life.
.-= Ben Tien´s last blog ..Is Empathy Difficult to Practice =-.

]]> By: Jeff http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-8341 Jeff Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:54:51 +0000 http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/#comment-8341 Eric - It does take patience to create real change and that is certainly lacking in our society. I guess that's why so many people attempt crash diets and fail to keep the weight off. Small modifications to eating and exercise behavior over the longhaul would be much more productive. Eric – It does take patience to create real change and that is certainly lacking in our society. I guess that’s why so many people attempt crash diets and fail to keep the weight off. Small modifications to eating and exercise behavior over the longhaul would be much more productive.

]]> By: Eric Phillips http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-8334 Eric Phillips Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:04:08 +0000 http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/#comment-8334 In this fast food world, we want everything now. Small incremental steps are the right way to long term success, but most people don't have the patience or perseverance to stay on track. In my life, having someone that I'm accountable to is key when making any type of commitment. .-= Eric Phillips´s last blog ..<a href="http://thenormalguy.net/following-through-so-difficult/" rel="nofollow">Why is Following Through So Difficult</a> =-. In this fast food world, we want everything now. Small incremental steps are the right way to long term success, but most people don’t have the patience or perseverance to stay on track. In my life, having someone that I’m accountable to is key when making any type of commitment.
.-= Eric Phillips´s last blog ..Why is Following Through So Difficult =-.

]]> By: Noel http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-8244 Noel Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:39:22 +0000 http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/#comment-8244 I read that book too a couple of years ago and it got me to start walking 4 times a week. I began with literally a couple of minutes building up to 30 minutes at a time. I chose to focus on ensuring that I did the walking 4 times/week - not skipping any - rather than the fact that walking for that short a time would be making only a very modest improvement to my health. The resistance to exercising was huge for me (replaying failed attempts to attend the gym didn't help) so the ideas in the book, though not new, really helped me. I read that book too a couple of years ago and it got me to start walking 4 times a week. I began with literally a couple of minutes building up to 30 minutes at a time. I chose to focus on ensuring that I did the walking 4 times/week – not skipping any – rather than the fact that walking for that short a time would be making only a very modest improvement to my health.

The resistance to exercising was huge for me (replaying failed attempts to attend the gym didn’t help) so the ideas in the book, though not new, really helped me.

]]> By: NMPatricia http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-8234 NMPatricia Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:11:50 +0000 http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/the-reason-self-improvement-usually-fails/#comment-8234 I can give a concrete example of how this can work. My New Years resolution was to drink more water - specifically to work up to drinking the 8 glasses of water a day. I know that there is nothing "magical" about the 8. But I also know that it would stop me eating when I was really thirsty and lower my calorie intake drinking water rather than sweetened teas or juice. I knew all the reasons why it is a good thing to drink water but just couldn't quite jump into it. I tried smaller steps but never small enough, I believe. So this year, I started in January with a commitment of drinking 4 oz that month. Yes, 4 oz each and every day in January. And by the end of the month, it had become a habit. So in February, I committed to drinking 8 oz of water each and every day. I am up to a quart now and working on the 32 oz each and every day. If you had asked me to do that in January, no way. But now, I still am working on it, but it is far easier to do it, and drinking even 24 oz in a day is no sweat. When I told friends I was doing it, they thought what I was doing was ridiculous. How could I not be able to drink blah, blah, blah? They didn it. And they didn't need to (although I did not appreciate the lack of support!). This was my habit to change and acquire and I was doing it the only way I really knew how. Another example of this is controlling eating. I know that some people think that changing an eating pattern must be done all at once and in a big way. But I think these small changes are the way to go. Control your eating until, hmmm, 7 am every day. Do it for a month. Successful? Then do it until 8 am. The weight isn't going to melt off. However, guess what? In a year or so, you are going to have a permanent change of eating habits! I can give a concrete example of how this can work. My New Years resolution was to drink more water – specifically to work up to drinking the 8 glasses of water a day. I know that there is nothing “magical” about the 8. But I also know that it would stop me eating when I was really thirsty and lower my calorie intake drinking water rather than sweetened teas or juice. I knew all the reasons why it is a good thing to drink water but just couldn’t quite jump into it. I tried smaller steps but never small enough, I believe. So this year, I started in January with a commitment of drinking 4 oz that month. Yes, 4 oz each and every day in January. And by the end of the month, it had become a habit. So in February, I committed to drinking 8 oz of water each and every day. I am up to a quart now and working on the 32 oz each and every day. If you had asked me to do that in January, no way. But now, I still am working on it, but it is far easier to do it, and drinking even 24 oz in a day is no sweat.

When I told friends I was doing it, they thought what I was doing was ridiculous. How could I not be able to drink blah, blah, blah? They didn it. And they didn’t need to (although I did not appreciate the lack of support!). This was my habit to change and acquire and I was doing it the only way I really knew how.

Another example of this is controlling eating. I know that some people think that changing an eating pattern must be done all at once and in a big way. But I think these small changes are the way to go. Control your eating until, hmmm, 7 am every day. Do it for a month. Successful? Then do it until 8 am. The weight isn’t going to melt off. However, guess what? In a year or so, you are going to have a permanent change of eating habits!

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