How to Build and Keep Good Habits 

My habit is being on youtube too much and I'm on youtube looking at how to change my habits ugh

Tip: if you have a bad habit I.e. Running late, binge eating etc. Try not to identify yourself by that habit "I'm the kind of person who runs late to everything", instead say something like "I used to be the kind of person who ran late to everything" - even if it's aspirational. Otherwise you're at risk of accepting your bad habits and letting them own you. I learned that from PickUpLimes!

My habit in the morning was checking social media, first thing. It took me roughly about a month to change and now the habit is making a cup of tea in the morning and going for a walk. That time I used checking social media was taking such a huge chunk of my morning 🙄🙄 and I didn't even realise. I thought I was being productive!

When I hear a negative voice in my head I like to pretend the noice is coming from my big toe, then I give the voice a funny voice it helps me not take the bad voices soo serious and it totally works for me lol

I broke the habit of working out every day. It was easy.

you are truly one of the greatest youtubers around! you're so concise, intelligent and just a breath of fresh air! thank you!

How on earth don't you have a million subscribers already?! You are honestly one of the best influencers on RU-vid. Your videos are so useful and motivating! Your videos are always a reality check for me and a reminder of what I'm supposed to be doing! It is actually exactly after your videos, that I close my RU-vid tab and start doing work. I hope you realise the amount of influence that you are having on so many people! :) You should write a book

I improved my outlook on pretty much everything, by changing the words I use on a regular basis. Instead of "I have to..." I say "I want to" or "I'm going to." I made a whole list of negative statements I found myself making and flipped them into positive statements & I'm amazed at how effective it's been!

Just starting a new habit! I'm going to bed about at 8:30pm and waking up at 5am so I can do my workout before school and I don't have to do it later. :)

You look like Perrie Edwards👀👀

Girl you are amazing but that background music is literally a 7 second loop!! its killing me i couldnt watch the video to the end :(

It's 2017 and already have build a habit..the habit of going back to sleep as soon as I wake up

the ONLY reasonable and down to earth person i've ever seen talking about building habits! seriously.

I just love videos about habit forming so much haha ! Thank you for your super useful tips ! The other day I watched a video from a youtuber and she said : what do you want to future self to be like ? For instance, if you want your future self to be a bookaholic, you need to start building the habit of reading regularly NOW. If you want your future self to practice the piano, start now. And I just love the idea of building your future self NOW.

I like the fact that you're really synthetic and concise so your videos are not excessively long

I really want to change my entire life and become the best version of myself as possible.Waking up early actually following a study routine keeping my room tidy eating better and in moderation and hitting the gym to be healthy and feel good are all things i want to start and keep on doing. You've really motivated me yay subscribed!

I'm genuinely confused as to how you don't have a million subscribers xx

Thank you so much MuchelleB for your videos ! I think I found your channel around the new year, looking for videos on new years resolutions. Since then, I've decluttered many things in my home (clothes, electronics, papers). You're the start of a healthier life for me :D Thanks !

i was having a very shitty day at work, and your video just made me chill and accept things as they are and get my smile back on.

I love the aesthetic of your videos.

In terms of listening to negative thoughts, sleep works wonders for me. If I haven't gotten enough sleep or it's the end of the day and I'm tired, my mind tends to go to a negative or harassing place. Proper sleep is key for me.

Making your habits a part of your identity is incredible advice and immediately clicked with me! Thank you so much lovely, so glad I just stumbled across your channel x

your videos are so good and helpful I want to watch them all right now!

Great video! I started waking up early about a month ago and it's amazing for me. One of the things I did to make the habit stick was on the days when the bed was soooo warm and I did NOT want to get up, was to take ONE small step (in this case, very literally). "Just put your feet on the floor, Tawny". One small step in your habit forming routine will get the whole ball rolling. Wanting to run? The first step is to put your running gear on. Once it's on, why not go for that run? Just my thoughts on those hard days!

I seriously RESONATED with this video so hard! When you talked about habits becoming your identity, and how you haaate when people make assumptions about you I thought, "Hey! That's what I'm stuck in right now!" But I've let it dictate my decisions a little too much. Thinking I can't "do it". But I can and I decide what my identity is! Thanks babe!! xox

your videos are instantly making me feel calm and happy! thank you so much! ♡

Happy to discover your channel! So much good advise! I'm working on building new habits in my life, and your tips are exactly what I needed :) Thank you!

I am trying to change my habits right now! I am glad I stumbled upon this video (it was a suggestion on my video) because breaking those myths are very helpful and motivating. I hadn't thought about pre-empting situation that could break my habit! I am definietly going to work on that.

Just found you and your channel. Loving it! Very relatable, no fluff, no “extraness”, just practical little steps 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Love the planning for the obstacles tip! That has been very helpful in my journey. Thanks!

could you make a video about how to stay motivated and focused on your goals?

I just found your channel yesterday and now I’m binge watching! Lol Super great videos! Great advice!

I just found your channel and it's literally exactly everything I'd want to watch on RU-vid. V inspiring and helpful, thank you! 🌿✨

I feel like we're in sync.. we uploaded habit videos within a day of each other. Loved this video and as always, your filmmaking is on point with your look and feel.

gosh i just stumbled upon your channel and it's already one of my favs!

you're so positive i love your videos

just subscribed ! I love ur videos, they are so original, creative and inspiring!

new favorite youtuber!❤

just discovered you and i'm so glad that i did :) these kind of videos is what i actually need!

So glad I’ve found your channel! Adore! ♥️♥️

I am SO glad I found your channel today!! ♥

WOW! Blown away by your videos! So inspiring and so what I needed in my life right now.

This was the most genuine video I ever saw! No blabbering around...simply amazing!!! Ps.: you just got a new subscriber!

This is great advice! Thank you soo much. I've successfully broken the habit of being a people pleaser. It was the hardest habit to break and made the most difference in my life. I started by basically saying no to everything which is a big extreme I know! Lol and I don't know if it will help everyone. But I was so used to the knee jerk response of yes that this I think was helpful. I could always go back and change to a yes which allowed me freedom. Going from yes to no was very difficult and I almost never did it. Anyway the main way I rewarded myself was to tell my sisters or a friend about it after. Feeling their support made me feel better about the choice. Instant gratification. I think the reward part is the most important for our brains.

I'm so happy I found your videos, love your positive vibe 💚

What a nice channel, havent heard of it before, subscribed right away! Your makeup looks beautiful!!

I watched so many videos about healthy habits and morning routines etc but wow your video is just amazing!!! You re so damn right! Thanks for sharing, you inspire me!:)

i watched your motivation video and now i'm watching this. this has been inspirational for me to continue to do my homework. i've been lacking motivation in this area and i've been falling behind, and i feel like a failure. but i'm ready to turn things around and this has been educational and motivational for me. thank you :-)

Hi Michel, I broke a few bad habits in the past 1,5 half and created new once. I used some of the techniques . you described. For example, I quit drinking alcohol. This was something I wanted to do for a while, and tried a few times, but failed several times, because i was relying only on my willpower and I also did not change my surroundings or environment, where everyone was drinking alcohol all the time (I live in Berlin, Germany, you have been there, you know what i am talking about...). So I listened to the speech of Anthony Robins about habits and identity, and applied that. I just decided that I am not a drinker, I am somebody who does not drink alcohol. I just started thinking this way about myself, and suddenly this (combined with my real desire to quit drinking for many healthy reasons), really worked. Another habit that I started is doing yoga every day. I tried that before as well, but it never worked, until I told myself that i am making a 90 days yoga challenge. I am very competitive, so when I had to actually track my progress and put a 'done' button on my phone every day for this, it really worked. After about 20 days I was so into it, that I did not have to force myself anymore. I just wanted to do yoga. After 30 days, I saw that my body was changing and I was gaining some serious lean muscles so it kept me motivated even more.

I loved this video you just got yourself a new subscriber! This is so motivating!

Wow! I just found your channel and I'm hooked! Thanks for the inspiration :)

This is insaaaanely helpful. I really needed to hear this. Love it. Thank u for doing what u do💜

Starting new habits should be very similar to setting new goals. Find your "Deep Why" AKA The realest, deepest, most authentic reason as to why you want to accomplish this goal/habit.. Write it down, and develop a form of self accountability. (ie. how do you remind yourself of this goal/habit.. Putting in on a calendar you see everyday? Setting a reminder in your phone? Finding a friend with like minded goals and using a buddy system? It doesn't really matter, just find what works for you.) More importantly on the self accountability note, set a reward, which Michelle did mention, and set a repercussion. I was actually really inspired by both of your channels, and I'm in the process of writing my first three episodes, one of them is going to be about staying motivated and goal setting! So, thank you, and keep being awesome!

I'm so happy I found your channel a few days ago!!! favourite youtouber.💘

You give off a good energy, subscribed , keep it up !

Really loving all your videos. I have finished reading The life changing magic of tidying up, and that book has led me to your vidoes and I really love what you talk about.

You are such an inspiration! One of my new habit and I have been enjoying a lot recently is listening to podcasts while I am getting ready, waiting, or in the car. And this is because of you! Thanks a lot Muchelle! Love from Indonesia ❤

I love you and your videos, so inspiring!❤️️

This is a fantastic video, I really appreciate the amount of research you put into the topic! I definitely subscribed as soon as the video ended =)

I love her content and video quality. Subscribed!

I just discovered your vids and am thoroughly inspired! Thanks for doing what you do!

Besides your content.. I love the color grading of your videos! It´s so soft and beautiful :3

The production is on point in this video! killing it x

My second time watching this just to refresh my memory and secure my strength in building new positive habits🙃 thank you again!!

Is it weird that your voice relaxes me so so much?

I love love love your videos, keep them up!

Could you make a video on your workout routine?

Just found this video randomly, and I'm super impressed. Nice content and well researched too. Gonna check out some more

Hi Muchelle, I found your channel recently and really love your videos!! Finding them super helpful for starting to exercise more and generally be more positive ing my life, thank you!

I'm obsessed with your channel and it's content! So happy I stumbled across yo

You're so amazing.. I'm always so happy to watch your videos!! You're helping me take a useful break from studying 😊🐼

i just find your channel and i love it! keep it going girl!

thank you so much for these types af videooooos!

This was so gooooood🙌🏻 so many good nuggets 💖💖💖

in a horrible headspace atm, thank you for your quality content, incredibly grateful right now!!

Your videos really gives me a warm feeling inside :)

You get it! I'm so glad I found you! I'm so sick of all the snide superior remarks like, "oh yes, I've always been a morning person" as though people who aren't morning people are useless lazy bums. I'm from a family of morning people and I worked most of my life having to get up in the morning and hated it! Now, I can sleep late and I love it but now I have a good reason to get up early. I will keep watching your Vids because you have the best and most realistic tips I've heard so far. Thank you for you!

Wow I really like these tips. Some of them I knew but I didn't think of them because they're so simple.. but you really helped me. Thanks !!(:

so great, totally needed this

Yes love your videos and watching your channel grow!

Also to avoid negative thoughts what I do is recognize what is happening and to prevent the spiral I visualize two camps of thought: positive sunny side and a stormy dark side. Then I slowly transport myself the sunny side and continue on my day!

I wrote that all down, I think this is really useful for combatting depression and laziness

What you have to say is really interesting but the background music is so annoying! Please consider using less intrusive music.😬

One of the things I have done that works very for me is whenever the negative thoughts enter my mind I respond to it in a positive way as if speaking with a negative person. Usually my negative thoughts are in response to something that has happened so I choose something good that has happened from the occurrence that created the negative thoughts.

just subscribed I love your videos! 💜

Just want to say thank u so much for u videos!!

I know that for me when I get negative thoughts I realize that I am having a negative thought and pray to God to take it away. I find that really helps me. I know that for me I want positivity and peace I go to the one place (in this case God) to get that.

You are so, so, so inspiring & your videos feel like a breath of fresh air!!!!!! I LOVE YOU! xxxxx alexandra

You are so awesome and matter of fact! Thanks a tonne for keepin it real :)

I wouldn't say I'm a super competent human being but - in terms of the negative thoughts thing, anything written or made by Brene Brown or Lisa Nichols (can be found on RU-vid) has really helped me on my journey in this :) I'm like you, super interested in self growth and behaviour change! Love your videos! xx

not skipping my workout today :) thanks for the inspiration :)

ur so awesome and inspiring, i love listening to you

Muchelle, you are such an inspirational person/badass babe ;) to watch and to listen to! So calming, stable, yet so purely beautiful :)) ... can't stop watching your videos! You go girl! xo :))

I definitely dismiss negative thoughts well. I started that practice my not associating them as coming from myself in the first place. I named the critical voice Linda I'm pretty sure, and then I would tell Linda to shut up. I remember a night where I couldn't get the negative thoughts out of my head, so I called a help line and they helped me talk through why the thoughts were wrong, why I didn't believe them. Really it's just a habit of having faith in myself and being kind to myself. On days where I feel gross, I look myself in the mirror when I wake up and say hello. I'm instinctively far nicer to my friends than myself, so I treat mirror me like a friend and that gets the ball rolling.

I live by the path of most energy-efficiency, for example: if I do not respect a person or value their opinions their negative thoughts are not worth my energy, and if I do respect and value them then I may want to reflect on the things they are telling me I may need to work on. This extends to almost every single area

Just have a waterbottle next to you when you go to sleep. I find it super helpful whenever I'm thirsty and honestly don't want to walk downstairs to the kitchen to get myself something to drink.

Your videos are so inspiring.

Thank you. Great tips!

Love your videos! Your skin is so beautiful, can you share what foundation you use? Any moisturizer you'd recommend? Thx!

Music is a little too loud. I don't speak English naturally but I understand almost everything and I think the music in this volume made your words sound less clear, for someone in my situation of course. Just a little tip. Anyway I loved this video, it's super complete. My habit is drinking a cup of green tee everyday