{"id":6938,"date":"2016-10-17T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=6938"},"modified":"2022-09-14T17:20:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T17:20:56","slug":"a-habit-of-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/a-habit-of-action\/","title":{"rendered":"A Habit of Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"habit<\/a>It is often too easy to get into a habit of doing the same things at the same times.\u00a0 It is easy to get stuck in routines or habits.\u00a0 This is a common barrier to creating meaningful change and achieving goals.\u00a0 How do you move past being stuck and into a habit of action for creating the change you want and achieving your goals?\u00a0 The best resource is \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 a coach.\u00a0 (When you do work with a coach be sure they have completed their coaching certification and ask them about their membership in the International Coach Federation.)<\/p>\n

How does a coach support you to choose and create new habits?\u00a0 A coach starts with awareness<\/a>; in coach training information is provided on what it takes to change a habit and effective coaches apply this personally and provide a process for clients.\u00a0 It is noteworthy that it takes time to change a habit<\/a>.\u00a0 The research varies on how much time so for our purposes work with this: 21 days to change a thought, 30 days to change a habit, 6 to 12 months for the habit to become the new norm.<\/p>\n

If you really want to change a habit, two things must be occurring:<\/p>\n

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  1. Information In \u2013 this comes in the form of reminders, recordings, books, affirmations, meditation, visualization, and accountability partners.<\/li>\n
  2. Application Out \u2013 this means taking actions, often starting with a simple step, and consistently doing based on what you want for your new habit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How does a coach help you create change and develop new habits?\u00a0 Through the coaching process, a coach helps you define what you do want and plan how to move past barriers, utilize resources, and develop new habits by design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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