How to Adopt Habits That Work for You

Researchers at UCLA found people who visualize the process of what needed to be done in order to change their habits were more likely to adopt the habit than those who visualized the results. It is important for you to experience setbacks in life. Moreover, each new challenge must be viewed with a growth mindset fueled by your emotions. Although life is filled with endless opportunities, you can't have it all, and that is okay. Adopting a growth mindset will put you ahead of all those who are errantly focusing on things they have no influence over. Just remember, change takes vision, commitment and hard work.

Since your mindset is one thing you have control over, here are some tips on how to make changes to better handle the challenges you face:

• Maintain Self Confidence - Finding your own voice and taking control of your mindset requires you to be critical about every input but confident about every decision.
• Believe in Change - If you are living with a fixed mindset, you will avoid new challenges because you are afraid of being judge. Ultimately, you won't give yourself a chance to develop your potential.
• Start with Very Attainable Goals - If you started with less than others, stop complaining and accept that it will make your rise to the top more rewarding.
• Time to Start is Now - There's tons of good and bad information available online. Focus on learning from the best advice available and develop the critical personal skills to understand how to avoid the rest.
• Time for Intervention - Once you have identified a problem area that has caused you problems, flip the switch and change your mindsets to accomplish your new goals.
• Follow Your Own Pace - Don't worry if change comes more slowly, it is not a race. Just take responsibility and make change happen.
• Create the Momentum for Positive Results - Never expect perfection and never give yourself permission to fail. Prepare for setbacks but never give in to failure. Seek feedback to make adjustments and get back on track as quickly as possible.

Adopting a new mindset that seems slightly out of reach can be very powerful. Civil rights activist and American poet Maya Angelou said, "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." Your new beliefs will change how you think and allow you to grow. Results-oriented thinking is great for pushing you for the short-term to achieve your goals. Nonetheless, once you reach your target, it is time to replace those goals with new ones. Having the right growth mindset about what you want to do is often the biggest factor to overcome on your road to success.