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Changing for Good
Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward | James O. Prochaska, John C. Norcross, Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD
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How many times have you thought about starting a diet or quitting smoking without doing anything about it? Or lapsed back into bad habits after hitting a rough spot on the road to recovery? To uncover the secret to successful personal change, three acclaimed psychologists studied more than 1,000 people who were able to positively and permanently alter their lives without psychotherapy. They discovered that change does not depend on luck or willpower. It is a process that can be successfully managed by anyone who understands how it works. Once you determine which stage of change you’re in, you can: create a climate where positive change can occur maintain motivation turn setbacks into progress make your new benefifificial habits a permanent part of your life This groundbreaking book offers simple self-assessments, informative case histories, and concrete examples to help clarify each stage and process. Whether your goal is to start saving money, to stop drinking, or to end other self-defeating or addictive behaviors, this revolutionary program will help you implement positive personal change . . . for life. The National Cancer Institute Found this program more than twice as effective as standard programs in helping smokers quit for 18 months.
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This was assigned reading for my health and wellness coaching class, but I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking to change problem behaviors.

Backed by science, this team of psychologists spent years studying self-changers: smokers, alcohol-dependency, and others who changed their behavior on their own. They used that data to come up with an excellent analysis of how to implement positive personal change.

Chrissyreadit I bet I would love this for work! 6y
alisiakae @Chrissyreadit What kind of work do you do? 6y
Chrissyreadit @4thhouseontheleft I‘m a behavior specialist, but my title can be very misleading. My clinic works with many individuals affected by the opioid epidemic. I work with many teens and children who have never learned how to create good habits and are in survival mode do to their home lives. 6y
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This book is assigned reading, but I am finding it incredibly interesting and applicable to my life as well.

I love this quote for 2 reasons:

1. This section highlights an important point, that a small lapse when trying to change a behavior does not mean you have failed, or that complete relapse is inevitable.

2. The first part about swallows is an Aristotle quote which has also been used by Louisa May Alcott in Jo‘s Boys.

#wordnerd

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Morning reading: homework! It‘s a good thing I find both books interesting. 😃 #careerchange #studytime

Emilymdxn Looks super interesting! What are you studying for if you don‘t mind me asking? 6y
alisiakae @Emilymdxn I do find it interesting! I am taking a life coaching/positive psychology certification class, with the goal to eventually become accredited with the International Coaching Foundation. 6y
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