If you’re trying to get into the habit of doing something new, or out of an old habit you don’t want, shape your environment to shape your behaviours.
Physically shaping your environment will hep create the stimulus to do something, or stop doing something.
Examples of physical triggers are;
- Running shoes by the back door / the gym kit packed and ready to use
- A daily calendar on the fridge to tick, or cross through
- A chart on the wall you can update on a daily basis
- A Remind Me app, or alarms on your phone
- A Post-it note on your lap top, or in your vehicle.
- No crap food in the house, or at work
What have you been saying you want to do more of, or stop, and nothing has changed yet?
Will power, self-promises, and good intentions are often not enough to change behaviours.
So make it easier; shape your environment to shape your desired behaviours.
