4. Keep a journal of your thoughts to note where harmful thinking is creeping in. Do your best to acknowledge these thoughts but brush them aside to keep going.

5. Practice thought exercises. Play out in your mind an intellectual scene of how you would love to behave or how you would wish a conversation or interaction will go.

6. Take walks. Being outside is proven to help relax the mind and make it easier to practice self-improvement. Physical activity is a great way to get the blood flowing.

7. Visualize your thoughts the way you would really like to act and behave. Constantly, remind yourself of the changes you choose to make, and attempt to act in line with them. Each time that you find you’re falling into your old habit, don’t forget your choices and act with conviction.

8. Do not be upset if you do not see fast results. It does no longer remember how often you fail or forget to behave as you preferred. Persevere together with your efforts and never surrender and you may begin to see how you and your lifestyles will change.