Rather than rely on willpower to get you through your new behavioural changes, plan for a sudden drop in motivation. If you set up your environment so that you must follow through, it makes achieving your goals much easier.

If you have ever tried working from home, for example, you would know just how difficult it can be at times to get motivated to work. When the ideas do not want to flow, it is easy to direct your attention towards everything but the work at hand. At times when my office seemed more like a beehive than a working environment, I have jumped in the car with my work, driven to a remote location and committed to myself that I would not go home until my work was done. Despite the fact that it wasn’t a very comfortable arrangement, the change in environment did help to get the work completed!

Similarly, if you have ever moved an alarm clock to the far side of your room or avoided environments that make you want to break your healthy diet, you have employed this strategy. So, what are some bad habits that you want to change, and how can you use your environment to help you succeed?

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