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The wellness movement is sweeping the world right now. People are realizing that there are limits to what money can buy them. To feel truly fulfilled in life, it’s not enough to have a nice car and four vacations every year. They also have to feel good inside.
Many people, however, have bad habits - things that actively prevent them from being truly healthy, both mentally and physically.
In this post, we take a look at some of the bad habits that you’ll want to kick today to have a brighter tomorrow.
Believing That You Have To Be The Best
Comparison is the thief of joy and, yet, many of us find ourselves indulging in it more than we would like. We look at the lives of other people and then compare them to our own, wondering what the heck we did wrong. When we see the massive success of celebrities and then compare what they have to what we have, we feel depressed, apathetic and like we are losers.
Try taking a different approach. Don’t compare your life to other people’s. Instead, measure the success of your life by your own metrics.
Giving Into Food Marketing
Food companies are exceptionally good at marketing to people who are hungry. They know precisely which psychological buttons they need to press to get you to part with your cash. However, you should resist these if you can. Food marketing is exceptionally harmful and can lead to all sorts of health problems, including obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
To avoid food marketing, make sure that you keep your kitchen stocked with fresh ingredients. Always have emergency meals in the freezer that you can drum up quickly if you’re in a bind.
Put Out Your Cigarette
While smoking numbers are going down with each passing year, it’s still a habit that millions of people need to kick. If you’re struggling to let go, join a quit smoking program. These use advanced evidence-based techniques to help people stub out their cigarettes for good.
Being Angry About Your Past
Being angry about your past is a great way to wreck your life in the present and sabotage it in the future. When you’re angry about the past, you can get into the habit of believing that your life is bad now because of what happened before. You might blame your parents, for instance, about not being able to progress in your career.
Whatever it is that is holding you back, let it go. Clinging onto it won’t help you, and it could prevent you from having the life that you want.
Feeling Stressed
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Most people think that stress is something that happens to them. But, in fact, it’s a choice. The level of stress that you feel is very much up to you. If you don’t want it in your life, you can banish it for good. All it takes is a choice.
If you feel like you really can’t avoid stress in certain life situations, avoid them. Quit a stressful job and choose something better (even if the pay is lower). Leave a stressful relationship and find something calmer.
