Powerful Brain. Healthy Body Creating Habits for a Healthy
Lifestyle Vision of the Future and 21 Days Practice Dave Blomquist
Slide 2 Thank you for being here and keeping the commitment you
made to yourself. Slide 3 Click to edit Master title style Put
title of presentation here. Same for all slides. What do you look
like What are you doing that is important to you Symbol of
something wonderful thats empowered by healthy, robust lifestyle
Infused with emotion Whats Your Vision For The Future Slide 4 Click
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all slides. I see myself running joyously through the park with my
little ones in hand, laughing together at the game we are playing.
I feel great. I see myself energetically running up the stairs to
my waiting friends, my mind clear, my confidence secure and my body
strong. Examples of Vision for Future Slide 5 Click to edit Master
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here. Same for all slides. Visualization Slide 7 Click to edit
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slides. What Firm Decisions Have You Made? Daily give my body what
it needs to be strong and healthy Implement ideas on nutrition and
eating Be consistently health conscious in my food decisions Be
honest and work to let go of my unhealthy habits After carefully
considering what I want my future life to look like I have made a
firm decision to: Slide 8 Click to edit Master title style Put
title of presentation here. Same for all slides. What Steps Will
You Take to Implement Your Firm Decision? Acknowledge my unhealthy
urges and deal with them. Be Compassionate with myself Drink 8
glasses of water a day Eat 5-7 servings of fruit and vegetables
every day Park car away from office and walk Take the stairs in all
buildings I visit Eat breakfast every day Do pushups at bedside
every night before I get in bed Etc (Be Specific) Slide 9 Click to
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all slides. Remember - a new habit pathway really connects at the
point you make a firm decision Slide 10 Click to edit Master title
style Put title of presentation here. Same for all slides. Changing
self-defeating habits Practiced grow stronger, more automatic
Likely to repeat Merely trying to stop your self-defeating habit is
difficult and rarely succeeds Easier to replace a self- defeating
habit with a new habit pathway Slide 11 Click to edit Master title
style Put title of presentation here. Same for all slides. 21 Days
of Practice How long do I need to practice? 21 days (if every day)
42 days (if every other day) 147 days (if once a week) Slide 12
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Same for all slides. What type of practice is required? Practice
strategy is very specific Practiced every day Dominant and
Automatic (Connection between habit trigger and the new habit) New
health habit becomes natural Slide 13 Click to edit Master title
style Put title of presentation here. Same for all slides. In the
Moment Not in the Moment Two types of practice Slide 14 Click to
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all slides. Practice in the moment In the Moment When your old
self-defeating health habit is triggered Two types of situations:
1.Become aware of automatic habit 2.Strong urge or desire to
indulge Slide 15 Click to edit Master title style Put title of
presentation here. Same for all slides. 1.Acknowledge the urge,
want, or desire Dont fight against, ignore or avoid Simply
acknowledge Right now I want to, and Use and instead of but Not an
argument How to practice in the moment Slide 16 Click to edit
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slides. Right now I want to, and what I really want is (rehearse
your Vision of Your Future) How to practice in the moment 2.
Clearly state what you really want instead Vision of Your Future
card Practice Tool Slide 17 Click to edit Master title style Put
title of presentation here. Same for all slides. How to practice in
the moment 2. Clearly state what you really want instead Connect
emotionally with your decision Higher priority than the short-term
satisfaction Not an argument with yourself Vision of Your Future
card Slide 18 Click to edit Master title style Put title of
presentation here. Same for all slides. How to practice in the
moment 3. Review reasoning why its important to you Hit high points
Reasons typed on back of Vision of Your Future card. Right now I
want to, and what I really want is (rehearse your Vision of Your
Future). This is important to me because (what you concluded in
your honest evaluation). Slide 19 Click to edit Master title style
Put title of presentation here. Same for all slides. NOT in the
moment practice Use on days when self-defeating habit not triggered
Missing a day extends life of time Risk of relapse Avoidance is not
practice 21 days of actual practice necessary Slide 20 Click to
edit Master title style Put title of presentation here. Same for
all slides. 1.Most powerful = visualization Its like putting
fertilizer on a plant Every day for 21 days NOT in the moment
practice Takes two possible forms: Slide 21 Click to edit Master
title style Put title of presentation here. Same for all slides. 2.
Read Vision of Your Future card Both sides Getting dressed Lunch,
Dinner, etc Read frequently for 21 days NOT in the moment practice
Takes two possible forms: Slide 22 Click to edit Master title style
Put title of presentation here. Same for all slides. When I still
have urges Old habit pathway is still dominant and automatic Be
willing to experience some temporary discomfort Only 2 to 3 days -
be calm First three days are the most important Over time - less
frequent Unexpected urge and craving Slide 23 Click to edit Master
title style Put title of presentation here. Same for all slides.
What if I slip & indulge in old habits? Strengthens the old,
self- defeating pathway Resets your counter - 21 more days Slide 24
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Same for all slides. Time For Homework Complete and use 21 Day
Challenge Journal Type your Vision of Your Future statement In the
moment practice steps each time your old, self-defeating habit
triggers. Use visualization exercise every day - 21 days
Compassionately observe difficulty
