Do you have a problem with eating, drinking, drugs or have difficulty saying 'no'? Maybe you are a procrastinator or control freak.

Whatever your bad habit, this program will show you the steps to get over it.

Common Bad Habits:

• Alcohol, drug, smoking
• Shopping, gambling
• Watching too much television
• Workaholic

Interpersonal Habits:

• A 'Yes' person
• Negative thinking habits
• Behavioural habits - always running late, messy, neglect your family

What is a Habit?

• A pattern of behaviour that you do over and over
• Often unconscious of it
• Often learned and rewarded over time

GIVING UP BAD HABITS

Stage 1 - Pre-recognition stage

• Don't believe they have a problem
• Usually a trigger sets off stage 2. eg. Becoming quite sick from smoking

Stage 2 - Recognition stage

• No action taken yet, but start to contemplate taking action
• How am I going to go about doing this?
• Motivation - Do I really want to give up this habit?
• Benefits vs Costs - write a list of each and compare, more benefits gives more motivation
• Self confidence - do I really feel I can do this?

Stage 3 - Planning

• I want to change, I'm motivated - How do I do it?
• Have a plan
• What method to use
• Manage your environment - less temptation
• Make a public commitment
• Use the power of your mind, visualise the outcome.
• Eg. Not smoking anymore

Stage 4 - Action

• Simply putting your plan into action
• Don't put off starting
• Without action all the planning and intention is dreaming

Stage 5 - Maintenance

• Analyse and avoid triggers eg. Going to a bar with friends who smoke
• Reward progress
• Learn from setbacks