It takes on average around two weeks to form a new habit. Whether it’s a fitness goal, journaling or something else you are trying, sticking with it is the best way to turn that into a habit. Sometimes that is easier said than done.

Some changes we want or need to make in life are not necessarily ones we are enthusiastic about. When I first hard to start taking medication everyday for a medical condition, it was a tough one to get used to. Not only remembering to take the medication, but also for the idea to sink in that I would be on this medication for the rest of my life. For that to become a habit, it took quite a bit of personal work.

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