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Reminder strategies
Change can be hard, so it helps to have
concrete reminders of why and how you've
decided to do it. Some standard options
include carrying a change plan in your
wallet or posting sticky notes at home.
Also consider these high-tech ideas:
- Fill out a change
plan, email it to your personal (non-work)
account, store it in
a private online folder, and review it
weekly.
- Store your goals,
reasons, or strategies
in your mobile phone
as short text messages
or notepad entries
that you can retrieve
when an urge hits.
- Set up automated mobile phone or email
calendar alerts that
deliver reminders
when you choose,
such as a few hours
before you usually
go out. (Email providers such as Gmail and Yahoo mail have online calendars with alert options.)
- Create passwords that are motivating
phrases in code, which you'll reinforce
each time you log in, such as 1Day@aTime,
1stThings1st!, or 0Pain=0Gain.