Maintenance Maintenance “Life is not merely being alive, but being well.” – Martial, Poet Introduction Arranging Your Environment Self-Monitoring Rewarding Yourself Change & Challenges Resources Introduction In this workshop, you set goals to help yourself change and grow. Change is unavoidable when striving to live well Change can lead to growth or decline If you notice your healthy behaviors are declining, pay more attention to them Your new behaviors will become habits with time and consistency by staying on track, and you will have a healthy lifestyle Setting new goals helps you continue to grow after you meet previously set goals New Behaviors Return to Tabs Arranging Your Environment One way to successfully maintain healthy behaviors is to arrange your physical and social environments to support them. First, remove whatever triggers you to act in unhealthy ways Then, increase the cues that support healthy behaviors Physical Cues Social Cues Return to Tabs Self-Monitoring Another important skill for creating new habits is staying aware of your environment and tracking your progress. Paying attention to yourself and your daily routine can help you see when healthy changes begin to slide back toward old habits It is normal to ignore sliding backwards toward old habits Being willing to continue paying attention to your behavior is important for creating new habits Monitor yourself both when you are successful and when you are not Track Your Progress Stay Cued for Success Return to Tabs Rewarding Yourself We are more likely to make changes into habits when they are rewarding New changes can be hard and are not always rewarding You can reward yourself to help make changes into habits Why Rewards? Rewards Build a Reward Schedule Return to Tabs Change & Challenges Remember that changes in life can bring about new challenges when working on goals and maintaining your new behaviors Here are a few ideas that might help you maintain your new behaviors when you feel like giving up Staying Motivated Motivational Reminders Back to Problem Solving Review Return to Tabs Resources Session Worksheets My Physical Cues My Physical Cues.pdf My Physical Cues.docx My Physical Cues Spanish.docx My Rewards My Rewards.pdf My Rewards.docx My Rewards Spanish.docx My Social Cues & Supports My Social Cues & Supports.pdf My Social Cues & Supports.docx My Social Cues Spanish.docx Post navigation Previous Previous post: AdvocacyNext Next post: Health Coaching Overview
