Published by Bob on 08 Jan 2008
The Power Of Being Consistent
It’s a well known fact that changing an existing habit or creating a new habit takes about 21 days …And during that time you have to be consistent.
The reason for this time frame has to do more with creating new behavior than actually changing old behavior. You are literally exchanging the new for the old. It’s the cumulative effect over time that ultimately changes a habit by creating a new one to replace it.
So why is it so difficult to change a habit by creating a new one if we’re looking at a mere 21 days to do so? The reason is, you are coming up against one of the most powerful self preservation mechanisms imaginable. In “The Intentional Prosperity™ System” I refer to it as the “status quo protection mechanism”.
In a nutshell, your mind feels safest within a familiar, predictable comfort zone.
The analytical left brain part of yourself resists change! Sure, your intellect may fool you by considering many options. Your core beliefs, which are reflected and supported by your attitudes and opinions, will always “rule the day” no matter what possibilities your intellect may be pondering…
That is unless you make a conscious, determined and consistent effort over time to turn a possibility into a behavior.
Is making a conscious change in behavior for 21 days easy? Yes and no! What you are going to face is how well suited, to your day to day activities, your old behavior has become! In fact, you will come to recognize that your activities are actually the result of your old behavior. Your behavior always determines your activities!
It will always be easier just to keep doing what you’ve been doing because it seems to work better within your day to day reality. But isn’t changing your reality the real point of changing your behavior?
Changing your behavior will always change your reality!
It all comes down to being consistent with your determination and action. The action you are taking to change has to “propagate” through your attitudes, opinions and beliefs in order to become fully integrated into your new comfort zone. Overcoming your own resistance to change will always be the greatest challenge you have to face.
