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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16430
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:35 pm Post subject: Change Is Always Emotional!! |
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When it comes to changing routine behavior, slow and steady really does win the race. Behavior change is a process, not an event. Rather than picking a day to jump in and try to change everything at once, in the long term it's more effective...and less stressful...to take on a new behavior or two and practice them for a while until they become familiar and more routine.
You can then take on another healthy habit, working down your list of behaviors you'd like to change over time. If you're persistent enough, these new routines will eventually become just the way you do things.
For many people, the first step in changing behavior is to work on halting negative self-talk. People really are capable of change.
I oftentimes see the refusal to change as that stumbling block that stubbornly gets in the way from improving themselves on the floor. Having said that, that individual that can't seem to break the horrific chains that are slowly choking the life out of their MA betterment, in which, the simplest thing in the MA turns into the most difficult.
_________________ **Proof is on the floor!!! |
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singularity6
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 26 Jun 2017
Posts: 958
Location: Michigan
Styles: Jidokwan Taekwondo and Hapkido, Yoshokai Aikido, ZNIR Iaido, Kendo
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:41 am Post subject: |
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There were a few big changes I've made in my life - and they were for the better!
Regularly eating salads, or not eating huge portions of pasta, or not eating an entire pizza in a sitting were all difficult changes I had to make, but I made them, and feel better for it.
I've also kicked a nasty Mountain Dew habit (years ago) and regulated my sleep schedule to fit what people would consider to be "a normal" pattern.
Of all these, the sleep pattern took the longest - it was probably about 2 years of effort. _________________ 5th Geup Jidokwan Tae Kwon Do/Hap Ki Do
(Never officially tested in aikido, iaido or kendo) |
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JazzKicker
Orange Belt
Joined: 07 Aug 2017
Posts: 174
Location: NJ
Styles: Hapkido, JKD, TSD
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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I think it's important to remember there will be setbacks along the way, and rather than give up when that happens, to forgive yourself and keep at it. Nobodies perfect. |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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