Where did those 21 days go? How does it feel to have completed the challenge? Successful or not, even making the steps towards changing habits is a success in itself.
Changing habit is mostly about changing what we think, than changing what we do. And overriding those thought connections is a tough nut to crack, so to speak. We are hard-wired to think a certain way about ourselves and our environment, how we react and what we do. Our thoughts get entrenched over a long period of repetition and reinforcement. That our thoughts are then translated into action and behaviour, is secondary but what we tend to concentrate most on when we think of changing unwanted habits.
While the 21 day challenge works on overriding old behaviours with new, and it does work, it works better if there is an element of new THINKING as well as new DOING. In working through a 21 day challenge, you will have needed to look at your goal from all angles: what is it you want to change? why? why are you finding it difficult to change? how will life be different once you have this new habit? what are your expectations of this new habit? what is your old habit telling you?
These are just some of the questions involved in the challenge process, and if you look very closely at some of the answers- it'll be all about what you are thinking. And that's something to think about.
So. Another 21 days are over. I hope it was a journey you are pleased you took and are excited about continuing.
Those successful participants will be receiving a little congratulatory gift from Aspiring Change in recognition of their efforts and on-going success. If you didn't participate this time around but are interested in the next one, stay tuned for a new and improved version for April. Also, if you loved what the 21 day challenge did for you and you'd like to try it again with another goal, see you back in April!
In growth and success,
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