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I frequently visit the website and blog of Steve Pavlina, and rediscovered an older post of something I found interesting. The blog post titled 30 Days to Success explains a great way to form new habits. Perform your new habit for 30 days straight, and then decide whether you would like to continue the habit or not after. The great thing is that after 30 days the habit will obviously be easier to maintain than starting it again. Pavlina also writes that you will not only break the addiction of the old habit during the 30 days, but the 30 days of success with the new habit will give your more confidence to continue the streak.

While working the closing shift at the gym I work at, I noticed a Sunday night regular come in with a huge gallon, maybe 2, of water. Already having drank at least 3/4 of the bottle, I asked him about it. While playing collegiate tennis a few years back at a nearby university, he started a competition among his friends of who could drink the most water each day. Turns out its a habit he has continued today, as he is now a tennis coach at another college. He also explained the numerous benefits of the habit as he admits feeling like his body is cleansed out each week by drinking the amounts of water he does.

So incorporating the 30 days to success program Steve Pavlina promotes, I will start tomorrow by drinking as much water as reasonable while breaking the habit of wasting a couple bucks a day on buying Sobe or energy drinks. I will buy a gallon or so container of water each Monday, then refill it daily for the rest of the week. I will track my progress on this blog while I also encourage you to try out the 30 days to success/New habit program for yourself.