Create a Personal Starting Ritual to Kick Start New Habits

The first step to any new habit is always the hardest.

As tips blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree explains, we often use certain rituals as bridges between tasks.

Getting dressed and having coffee transitions you from sleep to work.

So don’t make this some terrible grind of a habit.

Make this a habit that’s a “personal starting ritual.”

And here’s the best part: your starting ritual can be

fun

.

As in doing some of the stuff you’d do when procrastinating.

So, you’ve got the option to start cleaning the kitchen by first having an energizing snack.

Or before you get going exercising, gear up with music you enjoy.

Starting cold turkey, however, is a bigger strain on your willpower.

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Photo byLiz West.