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Episode Overview
Jen, Annie, Lauren and Melissa, Balance 365 Life’s head coach, examine the stages of behavior change, what they look like and how to move between them in a sustainable way to reach your goals. Having insights into how change comes about can help you make the changes that really matter to – and also to help you figure out what they are. There’s no one size fits all solution to building a life you’re completely in love with, but if you have awareness of the stages, you can make change happens more easily.
What you’ll hear in this episode
- The Transtheoretical Model and how it relates to change
- How long you spend in each stage
- The first stage of behavior change
- Precontemplation, what it is and what it means
- How can you help a family member take the next step?
- What the contemplation stage looks like
- Your core values and how they relate to habit change
- Ambivalence and how it impacts how you feel about your habits
- Decisional balance and how it can fuel change
- Where will you be in ten years if you make a change?
- All or something and habit change
- Holding the line and progressing: seasons of change
- The preparation stage and what it looks like
- Setting SMART goals
- Moving from preparation to action
- Taking baby steps towards your goals
- Momentum and habit change
- If you cannot believe you cannot achieve
- The difference 6 months makes
- The value of playing the long game
- Habits when things get tough
- The non-linear nature of progress
- Learning how to keep on moving
- Why maintenance is hard but necessary
- Relapse prevention and post-relapse analysis
- Busting boredom with routine to avoid relapse
- Why New Year’s resolutions don’t stick
- Why wellness challenges don’t work
- Designing a plan that works for you
- Removing the morality from change
Resources
- Episode 34: Small, Sustainable Changes: A Balance365 Journey With Danica
- Episode 31: How To Fall In Love With Exercise, Even If You Hate It
Transcript
Download a copy of this episode’s transcript here.
