The mindset behind Habit Building
By: Pooja Kale
Tags: Personal Development, Self Improvement, Habit Building, Life Lessons, Productivity

Have you ever felt that you had just started with your day and the time flew away without even realizing what you did the entire day?

This happens because we fail to observe our day and the habits that we have inculcated intentionally or by default.

I know it might feel very overwhelming in the beginning, but once you master the art of controlling your mind then you’ll be able to use it in your favor.

Behind building any new habit is a process of unlearning and learning. First identify and unlearn all the bad habits and then adapt new habits.

While cultivating any new habit you should always have the right kind of mindset, anything like, positive self-talk, an inspiring quote that will drive you to make it happen.

Well to accomplish anything, your mindset plays an essential role.

Phase one of the mindset is all about observing yourself and finding out the habit that you want to change.

One day while chatting with one of my friends I realized that my vocabulary is very limited.This might be because I don’t read and she reads a lot of books.

She has often told me to read but, as I was not a reader by heart I always used to start reading and after reading 20–30 pages I used to feel bored and I used to eventually give up. Nevertheless this time I decided to read a complete book within a month.

Phase two is about finding solutions and preparing yourself for the change.

Soon after deciding that, I googled about easy read books and found out that Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a great book to start with.

While it is fiction based it even helped me to keep on reading as it creates an imaginary world in our mind.

The key to success is consistency and patience. You should be working on it each day and every day, even if you read 10 pages a day that would be fine in the starting phase but don’t forget to read daily.

Phase three is about breaking down the task into sub-tasks and working on them.

Sometimes you might feel that the book is too big and you find it boring. Surprisingly our life is also the same, occasionally we also feel stuck and bored.

That is because all chapters of life cannot be the same. Nevertheless, life goes on so you should also go on and continue with what you have started to bring the best out of you.

When I started reading the first chapter I wasn’t able to connect with the book immediately and as usual, I felt like giving up.

However, I recalled all those review videos which I watched on YouTube and thought of reading further to give justice to the efforts which I took to search for this book and to my goal.

Later when the story started taking twists I began to delve into the characters. I couldn’t stop myself from reading it and hours flew by without even realizing it.

Phase four is about accomplishing your goal.

After reading all the chapters one by one, I finally finished reading the book in less than a week. I know the beginning is always the hardest. You should feel connected with the novel otherwise it’s very tough to continue reading.

New Mindset, New Results!

Phase five is about adapting the habit until you make it your lifestyle.

When you really enjoy doing something you enter into a state where nothing else matters to you except that one thing. You will experience an impetus to learn more or read more or do whatever that you always wanted to do. Remember consistency and patience are key components to cultivate any new habit.