Many people all over the world have bad habits that they want to change about themselves, but the most of them are doing it the wrong way. The majority of people threaten themselves with results that could happen if they did not change their bad habits. Although it may not seem like it, warnings have little to no impact one’s behavior. These things can actually cause a person to lose motivation. The main reason that threats and warnings do not work, is all because of the way our mind is. When a normal human being encounters something negative or dangerous, they tend to become scared. Their initial response is to freeze, run, or give up. Humans almost never try to fight back the negativity or danger. There are many other positive ways to change a person’s bad behavior without having to use negative and discouraging methods.
A great way for a person to change is to constantly give themselves rewards. If most humans do not get a reward after hard work at trying to change, they will feel as if they can not change. This can cause lack of motivation and turn into lack of energy. Sometimes, the reward could actually be the result of all the hard work that someone put into changing. However, everyone is different, and some take ages to see results. This is where other types of rewards come in. For example, if someone who wants to lose weight exercises very well one day, they can reward themselves to an extra drink. Yes, maybe that method of rewarding could cancel out the hard work, but our brains need that motivation. Rewards are motivating and assuring for someone who wants to change.
When working towards a goal, monitoring one’s progress is very important. People love seeing results in their hard work, and it can cause someone to become more motivated. The best way to effectively monitor a person’s progress is to put some sort of daily reminder of how well they are doing. For example, they can try putting a paper up on their mirror, so everyday when that person goes to use the mirror, they are reminded that they are progressing. This method seems very good, but there are some downsides to it. Some people progress slower than others, and will become less and less motivated. When seeing little to no results, that person will naturally think that they have failed. This is why people should change the way they think.
Though it might not be easy to change a one’s thought process, there are many ways to do it. For example, instead of focusing on far someone is from their goal, that person should focus on how much closer they are getting. However, if the goal is truly too far and unachievable, they should consider coming up with a more realistic goal. Also, people should not be afraid of failure. Yes, failure can be very dangerous, and can cause someone to lose motivation and hope very quick, but it is a very good way of informing the person of what not to do when achieving a certain goal. Changing one’s thought process can easily influence they way they do things, for the better.
Change is not an easy process. There are methods to changing one’s behavior, and negativity should not be one of them. People need to know that using threats and warnings about the future only causes them to become less and less motivated. Instead, using positive things like reminders of progress and rewards are some very good ways to effectively change. Changing, although it may not seem like it, is all in one’s thought process. Keeping a positive thought process could be the one thing that changes everything. There are many way of changing, people just need to use the right method.