Comments on: 10 Ways To Change a Habit – Or Your Money Back http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/10-ways-to-change-a-habit-or-youre-money-back/ Life Coaching with Tim Brownson Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:43:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alex Fayle http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/10-ways-to-change-a-habit-or-youre-money-back/#comment-3850 Alex Fayle Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:30:36 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=603#comment-3850 Thanks Tim. Happy belated! Good to know that I'm keeping company with DaVinci... Thanks Tim. Happy belated! Good to know that I’m keeping company with DaVinci…

]]> By: Tim Brownson http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/10-ways-to-change-a-habit-or-youre-money-back/#comment-3812 Tim Brownson Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:09:53 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=603#comment-3812 @ Alex - Oh and btw, happy birthday for tomorrow. I had mine this week too although I'm a year or two in front of you ;-) @ Alex – Oh and btw, happy birthday for tomorrow. I had mine this week too although I’m a year or two in front of you ;-)

]]> By: Tim Brownson http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/10-ways-to-change-a-habit-or-youre-money-back/#comment-3811 Tim Brownson Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:03:44 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=603#comment-3811 @ Alex - You have brought up a brilliant point that was remiss of me not to mention. You are in a small group of people that seeing the end goal can actually reduce the chance of achieving it. Leonardo Da Vinci was like that. Even though he finished lots of cool stuff he had many more unfinished pieces or art and inventions incomplete at his death. Amazingly enough considering I didn't mention it, I'm a bit like that too. I often give projects and ideas to other people when I have thought them through because I know where they're going and want to move onto something new. The exception for me though is visualizing meetings, speeches etc rather than projects goals. One of the problems of blogging is I have to generalize and there are ALWAYS exceptions to most of this stuff. Thanks for pointing that out for me! @ Alex – You have brought up a brilliant point that was remiss of me not to mention.

You are in a small group of people that seeing the end goal can actually reduce the chance of achieving it. Leonardo Da Vinci was like that. Even though he finished lots of cool stuff he had many more unfinished pieces or art and inventions incomplete at his death.

Amazingly enough considering I didn’t mention it, I’m a bit like that too. I often give projects and ideas to other people when I have thought them through because I know where they’re going and want to move onto something new. The exception for me though is visualizing meetings, speeches etc rather than projects goals.

One of the problems of blogging is I have to generalize and there are ALWAYS exceptions to most of this stuff.

Thanks for pointing that out for me!

]]> By: Alex Fayle http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/10-ways-to-change-a-habit-or-youre-money-back/#comment-3809 Alex Fayle Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:43:24 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=603#comment-3809 The blog-about-it point doesn't work for me. As someone with a great imagination, if I talk about goals or changes too much I never actually do them. This goes for visualizing the results as well. When I picture the end result in too much detail, my brain and emotions decide that I've actually achieved the goal without having to do any of the work and I completely and utterly lose interest in the goal/change of habit. Cheers, Alex The blog-about-it point doesn’t work for me. As someone with a great imagination, if I talk about goals or changes too much I never actually do them. This goes for visualizing the results as well. When I picture the end result in too much detail, my brain and emotions decide that I’ve actually achieved the goal without having to do any of the work and I completely and utterly lose interest in the goal/change of habit.

Cheers,
Alex

]]> By: Tim Brownson http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/10-ways-to-change-a-habit-or-youre-money-back/#comment-3801 Tim Brownson Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:28:55 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=603#comment-3801 @ Tom - Thanks for the comment and for gently massaging my ego by agreeing with me. BTW, the link you typed to your brilliant blog appears to be incorrect. The proper link should be http://www.delightfulwork.com/ for anybody wishing to pay you a visit. @ Tom – Thanks for the comment and for gently massaging my ego by agreeing with me.

BTW, the link you typed to your brilliant blog appears to be incorrect. The proper link should be http://www.delightfulwork.com/ for anybody wishing to pay you a visit.

]]> By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/10-ways-to-change-a-habit-or-youre-money-back/#comment-3800 Tom Volkar / Delightful Work Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:03:31 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=603#comment-3800 Tim I believe you are right about the myth of 21 days. In fact I read a blog post where a guy researched it heavily (sorry don't remember who) and he could find absolutely no evidence of it taking 21 days to make a new habit. That said I believe that change happens when we have definitely committed to making it happen. An excellent commitment would be an agreement to take use all 10 methods on your wonderfully comprehensive list. That would indeed lessen the probability of failure. Tim I believe you are right about the myth of 21 days. In fact I read a blog post where a guy researched it heavily (sorry don’t remember who) and he could find absolutely no evidence of it taking 21 days to make a new habit.

That said I believe that change happens when we have definitely committed to making it happen. An excellent commitment would be an agreement to take use all 10 methods on your wonderfully comprehensive list. That would indeed lessen the probability of failure.

]]> By: Tim Brownson http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/10-ways-to-change-a-habit-or-youre-money-back/#comment-3795 Tim Brownson Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:44:40 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=603#comment-3795 @ Rick - Thanks mate and best of luck with it. @ EVan - I think there's a strong element of truth in that and I think it may be a combination. Repetition and time are great ways for ingraining something. Also, there is the addictive element of cigarettes to contend with. @ Cath - Don't be vice free Cath, I wouldn't like you vice-free ;-) My guess is that you never felt like an ex-smoker and that you always thought you were still trying to quit. This is difficult to explain, but most people just know when they have made a decision never to smoke again. I have known people that have tried multiple times and when they finally did it and said they never had any doubts on the last time, but did on previous attempts. Hypnotherapy can definitely help IF you get a good practitioner. There are some horrible hypnotherapists out there. Look for somebody that has plenty of experience and doesn't sit there reading a script out of a book. A good one will ask you lots of questions and weave a story to meet your needs. I would go for somebody that uses Ericksonian methods. How long will it take? No idea, sorry! Best of luck. @ Rick – Thanks mate and best of luck with it.

@ EVan – I think there’s a strong element of truth in that and I think it may be a combination. Repetition and time are great ways for ingraining something. Also, there is the addictive element of cigarettes to contend with.

@ Cath – Don’t be vice free Cath, I wouldn’t like you vice-free ;-)

My guess is that you never felt like an ex-smoker and that you always thought you were still trying to quit. This is difficult to explain, but most people just know when they have made a decision never to smoke again. I have known people that have tried multiple times and when they finally did it and said they never had any doubts on the last time, but did on previous attempts.

Hypnotherapy can definitely help IF you get a good practitioner. There are some horrible hypnotherapists out there. Look for somebody that has plenty of experience and doesn’t sit there reading a script out of a book. A good one will ask you lots of questions and weave a story to meet your needs. I would go for somebody that uses Ericksonian methods.

How long will it take? No idea, sorry! Best of luck.

]]> By: Cath Lawson http://www.adaringadventure.com/life-coaching/10-ways-to-change-a-habit-or-youre-money-back/#comment-3791 Cath Lawson Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:43:32 +0000 http://www.adaringadventure.com/?p=603#comment-3791 Tim - well now I have no choice. I was just reminding myself before that I still need to do a review of your ebook. And I also decided I would stop smoking when I come back from my Summer holidays. This kills two birds with one stone. And you have me cutting down on coffee too. I'll be practically vice free. I've stopped before using patches and tend to start again after 3 months. How long will it really take me to form the habit of not smoking do you reckon? Thank you. Tim – well now I have no choice. I was just reminding myself before that I still need to do a review of your ebook. And I also decided I would stop smoking when I come back from my Summer holidays. This kills two birds with one stone. And you have me cutting down on coffee too. I’ll be practically vice free.

I’ve stopped before using patches and tend to start again after 3 months. How long will it really take me to form the habit of not smoking do you reckon? Thank you.

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