7 Ways to Break Bad Habits & Let Go of Things That No Longer Serve You

On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Jan 21, 2022 23 min
7 Ways to Break Bad Habits & Let Go of Things That No Longer Serve You
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<p><i>You can order my new book 8 RULES OF LOVE at </i><a href="http://8rulesoflove.com/"><i>8rulesoflove.com</i></a><i> or at a retail store near you. You can also get the chance to see me live on my first ever world tour. This is a 90 minute interactive show where I will take you on a journey of finding, keeping and even letting go of love. Head to </i><a href="http://jayshettytour.com/"><i>jayshettytour.com</i></a><i> and find out if I'll be in a city near you. Thank you so much for all your support - I hope to see you soon.</i></p><p>What is pattern interruption? It is the core value to successfully break a bad habit. To successfully embrace change, you need to change the <i>usual</i>. You need to alter your routine. You need to adjust the patterns you are so used to following and replace it with a new one. In truth, you can’t remove something without replacing it with something better. </p><p>In this episode, Jay Shetty shares simple yet doable ways to gradually break free from unwanted habits to form new and meaningful ones.  </p><p>Try our tea & become a member of our tea club today! <a href="https://samatea.com/onpurpose">https://samatea.com/onpurpose</a>. Want to be a Jay Shetty Certified Life Coach? Get the Digital Guide and Workbook from Jay Shetty<a href="https://jayshettypurpose.com/fb-getting-started-as-a-life-coach-podcast/"> https://jayshettypurpose.com/fb-getting-started-as-a-life-coach-podcast/</a></p><p>Key Takeaways:</p><ul><li>00:00 Intro</li><li>01:10 How do we break habits?</li><li>01:56 Step #1: Realize it did serve you at one point</li><li>06:54 Step #2: Realize what’s motivating you</li><li>10:15 Step #3: Know every single trigger</li><li>13:13 Step #4: Remove the triggers that don’t need to be in close proximity</li><li>15:28 Step #5: Create a system for each trigger you can’t remove</li><li>16:57 Step #6: Having someone you call just when you’re about to mess up</li><li>18:11 Step #7: Finding replacements</li></ul><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-purpose-with-jay-shetty/id1450994021">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally!</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

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