It Takes 21 Days To Create A Habit — Hogwash!
You may have heard the same thing as I did. That it takes 21 days to create a habit. Like many coaches, I’ve mimicked that information to my clients, too.
Often it took them more than 21 days to create a habit or change a mind-set. For some, it may have taken a week or so, but for others it took a lot longer. In my own life, I was working on creating a new habit and after 21 days, it was still very far away from becoming a habit. I felt very defeated. Try as I did, 21 days were over, and the habit I’d been working on wasn’t a habit.
Then just this week I watched a news story on TV about that, which updated me on this topic. Today I went online to see if I could chase down this habit thing.
As you’ll see in article link, it could be that the 21 day rule was taken out of context. And thanks to a UK college, this information has been updated. Or it could take you many years, which is the time it took me to quit smoking (now smoke free since 1999).
So if during your personal or business development, you’ve felt frustrated because it took you a long time to create a new habit, give yourself a break. Because now you have the REAL story! It’s usual for a new habit to take 66 days to develop… and some of us know that even that number is too small.
Resources On This Topic
University College London http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/hbrc/2012/06/29/busting-the-21-days-habit-formation-myth/
Today.com http://www.today.com/health/think-it’ll-take-21-days-make-your-resolution-habit-try-2D11826051
© 2014, Updated 2017 Maria Marsala, Elevating Your Business
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An irrepressible entrepreneur, Maria Marsala sold AVON at age 14 and landed on Wall Street three years later. She became a bond trader when female executives were as rare as pink diamonds. For 25 years, Maria streamlined Fortune 500 companies, nurtured non-profits, and discovered her niche—mentoring women CEOs and executives. Armed with corporate secrets and life coach credentials, Maria founded Elevating Your Business to help female financial professionals live better using her proprietary brand of consultative-coaching. Contact Maria today and take the first step toward freedom, full-fillment, and a sparkling quality of life! Contact me now!
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