Making good habits, breaking bad habits [unabridged] [14 new behaviors that will energize your life

Nearly everything we do in life is the result of our habits. The good ones bring peace, joy and power into our lives, and the bad ones steal our peace and joy and prevent our success. In this book, Joyce Meyer explains how to develop good habits -- the things you really want to do -- and break the bad ones, putting an end to frustration, discouragement and stress that drains your energy. The most important habit comes first: the God habit. Next comes a willingness to work for the results you want. Joyce reminds us that, "if we don't pay the price for freedom, we will end up paying the price for bondage". Next comes the power of our words. Our words and the thoughts that propel them have tremendous power over our actions, and repeated actions are the basis of our habits. There are eleven more habits that Joyce discusses in depth, including the habits of happiness, faith, excellence, responsibility, generosity, discipline, decisiveness and confidence. "Choose one area and begin," she urges. "Don't feel overwhelmed by all the changes that are needed. One thing at a time, one day at a time is the best plan. Celebrate every day of success, and when you make mistakes, shake off the disappointment and keep going forward." You can transform your life, one habit at a time.

From nail biting to cell phone addiction, procrastination to overspending, bad habits seem to outnumber the good ones. Unfortunately, we pay a price for bad habits that outweighs the immediate gratification that they bring.

In this book, Joyce Meyer starts by examining the nature of habits. The first habit - and most important one to have - is the God Habit. By making it a habit to start your day by reading the Bible and communing with God, asking for His help in your efforts and His strength and sustenance, the stage is set for overcoming the habits you want to break and establishing new ones in their place.

She then explores how to break bad habits by examining the destructive negative behavior patterns.

The author moves on to discuss fourteen good habits and devotes a chapter to each. By the end of the chapter, the reader has a specific roadmap to follow until the behavior has become automatic (the definition of a habit). It's like following a GPS to get you to a new place. After traveling the same route several times, the GPS isn't needed for you to find your destination. The 'habit' of following the right route is ingrained.

Among the habits discussed are:
The God Habit The Habit of Being Decisive The Health Habit The Happy Habit The Habit of Faith The Habit of Excellence The Habit of Being Responsible The Generosity Habit The Hurry Habit The Discipline Habit The Confidence Habit

Anatomy of a habit -- Get started now! -- God habit -- Breaking bad habits -- Thoughts, words, and habits -- Habit of being decisive -- Healthy habits -- Happy habit -- Habit of faith -- Habit of excellence -- Habit of being responsible -- Habit of generosity -- Hurry habit -- Emotional habits -- Confidence habit -- Habit of adding value to others -- Habit of discipline.;In this work the author examines the nature of habits and provides guidance for listeners seeking to break bad habits. She argues that any immediate gratification gained from bad habits is outweighed by the spiritual toll they take on an individual. Here, she introduces fourteen fulfilling habits that she suggests using to replace the bad ones. She explains that by implementing the good habits, listeners will become spiritually fulfilled and will have no use for bad habits. Casi todo lo que hacemos en la vida es el resultado de nuestros hábitos; quizá sea ese el motivo por el que la mayoría de las resoluciones del Año Nuevo se tratan de formar hábitos buenos y romper hábitos malos. En este libro, Joyce Meyer explica por qué es tan importante ser conscientes de nuestros hábitos, y luego nos guía por el proceso de abandonar aquellos que roban nuestra paz y nos quitan la energía, y de adoptar hábitos que harán nuestras vidas más productivas, satisfactorias y gozosas Joyce Meyer examines the nature of habits and provides guidance for listeners seeking to break bad habits. She argues that any immediate gratification gained from bad habits is outweighed by the spiritual toll they take on an individual. Here, she introduces fourteen fulfilling habits that she suggests using to replace the bad ones. She explains that by implementing the good habits, listeners will become spiritually fulfilled and will have no use for bad habits