Can other people help me change? Week four of four: control and support.
Your aim is to reach the long term maintenance phase of habit change with little or no fear of relapse. The race will be won by the tortoise
Can other people help me change? Week three of four: competition and support.
The benefits of competitive encouragement in exercise were measured in a trial in 2014 at The University of Pennsylvania by Centola and Jing
Can other people help me change? Week two of four: company and support.
When choosing a diet or exercise buddy, don’t just ask your overweight mate to help on the basis that they could benefit from losing a few l
Can other people help me change? Week one of four: gratitude and support.
If you struggle to ask for help, take a moment to think about times in the past when you have been asked to rally round.
Why do we find it so hard to ask for help?
When we leverage the help of other people we’re making a public admission that we can’t do it alone.
Four ways you can organise change. Week four: As a game
To break your goals into a game, think in terms of levels. Each goal helps arm you with skills and knowledge you need to beat the big baddie