1. Commit to Thirty Days - Three to four weeks is all the time you

2. Make it Daily - Consistency is critical if you want to make a habit

3. Start Simple - Don’t try to completely change your life in one

4. Remind Yourself - Around two weeks into your commitment it

5. Stay Consistent - The more consistent your habit the easier it

6. Get a Buddy - Find someone who will go along with you and keep

7. Form a Trigger - A trigger is a ritual you use right before

8. Replace Lost Needs - If you are giving up something in your

9. Be Imperfect - Don’t expect all your attempts to change habits to

10. Use “But” - A prominent habit changing therapist once told me

11. Remove Temptation - Restructure your environment so it won’t

12. Associate With Role Models - Spend more time with people

13. Run it as an Experiment - Withhold judgment until after a

14. Swish - A technique from NLP. Visualize yourself performing the

15. Write it Down - A piece of paper with a resolution on it isn’t that

16. Know the Benefits - Familiarize yourself with the benefits of

17. Know the Pain - You should also be aware of the consequences.

18. Do it For Yourself - Don’t worry about all the things you