Creatures of


By Ann Webb


We are all creatures of habit, the repeated actions that make up our daily lives. Our habits, the good and the bad make up who we are. Some habits are molded from our earliest associations and environment and others we pick up along life’s journey on our own. The good habits of course are worth keeping, but we all have a habit or two that would be best left by the way side, these habits are most often brought to our attention by an annoyed companion or an irritated co-worker.


Of course a sound and reasonable person believes that eliminating a bad behavior is for our own good and progress but just thinking about breaking a bad habit can invite feel- ings of anxiety or reluctance at the


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thought of parting with something that has become a familiar part of who we are. Those pangs of discom- fort when thinking of replacing a bad habit can leave one feeling in a weird and twisted way… deprived. Even when fully aware that in doing so would be a positive asset to their character, an improvement to their heath or the key to preserving a relationship.


There is no potion, lotion, or pill that will make a bad habit fade away in 30 days or an industrial strength spray that will eliminate the stench of negative behavior. And unlike a quick visit to the local home improve- ment store to replace a bad fuse there are no habit improvement stores to replace a bad habit. In order


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to consistently grow and progress towards living your most ideal life we must be willing to consistently change and improve ourselves and at times well… that is just hard to do and as creatures of habit we typically don’t like to do those hard things in life even when they most often lead to grow and self improvement.


The key to changing any habit and making it stick is to get clear about what it is that you want to change and why you want to change it. Then with small and simple adjustments bad habits dissolve, replaced by hab- its that invite success. Even a small effort can create big changes. Ideal LifeVision is a tool that has helped many of those somewhat reluctant habit changers create their


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