I find that the hardest thing to do sometimes is change—to break a habit.
We might be sick and tired of our low paying, go-no-where job and know that we were meant to do more with our life, but the thought of leaving our “secure” job and venturing into the unknown can really be difficult. So out of habit, we stay.

Sometimes simply thinking about making a chance or breaking a habit can make us break out in a cold sweat.

Think of all the bad habits that you continuously do even though you know it is either bad for you or it limits your potential. It stops you from growing.

Have you ever lived in an area that you really didn´t like, but you have lived there so long that you simply stay because it´s easier to continue where yiu are than to move on? So you stay, out of habit.

Have you ever been in a relationship that should have ended a long time ago, but you continue to stay because you are use to it and leaving, venturing into the unknown is more of a scary prospect than simply staying with this person? So, you stay out of habit.

Have you ever been overweight and knew you needed to lose weight, but you simply couldn´t put that piece of extra, crispy, fried chicken down? (smile.) But I continue, out of habit. I mean, you continue out of habit. Ok, Ok, I´m guilty too.

We do all of these things even though we know that we should not. We do it because it´s simply a habit. In our minds, it´s easier to continue our bad habits instead of creating new habits, which will bring about changes that will make us a better person.

The truth is, you are extraordinary. That´s the truth. I´m not just saying that to butter you up. You are SPECIAL. AND, you can do anything you want to do. There really aren´t any limits to what you can accomplish with your life. The only person that stops you from living the life you were intended to life is YOU. And the fact that you continue with your bad habits instead of creating new, positive, uplifting habits.

God made you a unique individual with incredible talents and gifts. And you know what you did? You decided to hide your talents and not use them to their fullest potential.

Your talents were given to you to help you make a living for yourself and for your family. How much better will you be for you and your family if you were able to break those old negative habits and replaced them with positive habits that bring you closer to living your dreams, your desires and your purpose.

PURPOSE stands for Perfecting the Uniqueness that will Reveal and Propel your Omnipotent Soul and make you Extraordinary.

I want with all my heart, to help you become the person God intended for you to be. To help you break those habits let´s try and development new habits. Here are a few tips that will help you break those old habits so you can start living your life with purpose.

1. Pray to God and ask Him to help you discover your purpose, your talents and your gifts. Pray to Him everyday, all day. Get in the habit of saying a little pray to God each morning the minute you wake up. Thank Him for allowing you to see a new day. Ask Him for His guidance throughout the day. Ask Him to show you your purpose and what it is He wants you to accomplish that day.

2. Write down your purpose and talents as they are revealed to you. Ideals will pop in your head or in your heart during the course of the day. They will probably start coming at you as soon as you finish asking God to reveal them to you. The more practice you have, the better you will be at listening and receiving your instructions from God. Make sure to write them down immediately. If you do not write them down at once, chances are you will forget them.

3. Vividly visualize yourself living your life´s purpose. I do not know of one successful individual who does not use this exercise. It´s a simple and enjoyable exercise and brings about amazing results. Simply visualize in your mind, what you want to accomplish. Picture yourself accomplishing that goal. Be as vivid as you possible can. What is happening at the moment? What is going on around you? What do you see, hear, and smell? Get into the habit of visualizing your goals and dreams as often as you can during the day.

4. Write down your goals, your dreams. Make sure you are clear and concise about what you are trying to accomplish. Get in the habit of writing your goals down every single day. For example, if my goal is to buy a home by the end of the year, that is what I would write down each day.

5. Each day, write a TO DO list of what you need to do today that will bring you closer and closer to your goals. As my example in the previous number, my goal was to buy a house by the end of the year. Now, I will have to write down what I will have to do to obtain that goal. What can I do today that will bring me closer to that goal? For example, today one of my goals may be to write a letter to my TRW and request a copy of my credit history.

6. Find a mentor, someone who is actually doing what you wish to do and get to know them. Pick their brains to find out how they started and what steps they took to get where they are today.

7. Find a group of positive people who think the same way you do and network with them. Hang out with them. Break the habit of hanging with negative folks who do not have drive or ambition.

8. Keep God close to you at all times. Ask for His guidance on a daily, hourly basis. Take everything to Him and the path to your life´s purpose will become crystal clear.

9. Whatever you are to do today, DO IT. Don´t procrastinate and fall back into your old “bad” habits.

10. After you discover your life´s purpose, and are living the life God intended for you to live, than reach out to someone else and teach them how to discover their purpose. Be a mentor to someone else. Show them how to break the old habits and start life anew, with God by their side the entire way.

If you follow these tips, you will be able to break those old habits and live life with a PURPOSE.

Dawn Fields is a motivational speaker and trainer who teaches church and youth organizations how to discover God´s purpose for your life and how to incorporate it into a lucrative career. Subscribe to her FREE newsletter by sending a blank email to mailto:yourlifespurpose-subscribe@topica.com and visit her web site at www.yourlifespurpose.com.

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Written by: Dawn Fields
 Dawn Fields is a motivational speaker, purpose coach and author of "How to Discover Your Life's Purpose." Get a FR*E eCourse on "How to Get Everything You Want Out of Life" by sending a blank email to mailto:askandreceive@sendfree.com.
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