{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F915580b7-2986-4e0b-8cad-3cf31ed9c2fd","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"EAP 56: Are You Truly Ready to Change Your Behaviors & Bad Habits?","description":"The topic of this episode of the Early Accountability Podcast is readiness to change, and Kimi outlines the 5 phases in the transtheoretical model or process of change. This change could pertain to your personal or professional life, likely involves something you want to stop or start doing, and is a necessary step in achieving your goals.\n\nThe 5 phases in the change process are:\n1.Pre-contemplation \u2013 This is a fancy way of saying that you are not ready for change: you do not see the need, benefits, or the problem that would require change. Even if people around you are telling you that you need to change, you aren\u2019t even considering it.\n2.Contemplation \u2013 During this phase, you are thinking about the change and processing how it would look in your life. You may ask yourself the questions: \u201cWhat happens if I do change?\u201d and \u201cWhat happens if I don\u2019t change?\u201d\n3.Preparation \u2013 This phase is characterized by the intention to take action in the near future, meaning that you have a timeline, an action plan, and an organizational system in place.\n4.Action \u2013 Finally, you are implementing the change, actualizing the change that you have thought about and prepared for. \n5.Maintenance \u2013 The final step in the change process is maintaining sustained action without losing momentum. If you begin to lose some of your fire or slip into a relapse of your previous behaviors, pick yourself back up and refocus on your goals, then consistently act on them.\n\nAfter hearing this episode, as yourself these questions:\n\u2022Where am I in the process of change?\n\u2022How can I apply this awareness to my situation?\n\nTopics Covered in this Episode:\n\u2022Readiness to change\n\u2022The 5 phases of the change process\n\u2022How to handle relapses\n\u2022Being self-aware and focused on your goals","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a28c6ec8-f920-4dd7-998c-53abcd067169/0b8f312bda6cfb626e004797ebccaaf4.jpg"}