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Figure out your unintentional behaviors and start breaking through with these easy steps: 1 Ask for an honest assessment. Since it’s so hard to get out of your own entrenched mode of thinking, ask people you love and trust—your mom, husband, boyfriend, best friend— to help you identify problem behaviors. 2 Don’t get defensive! It’s hard to hear constructive criticism, but if you do, you’ll be one step closer to making a positive change. 3 Live your ideal life—for 10 minutes a day. “In a perfect world, you don’t have annoying behaviors. If you picture yourself wanting to be in a loving relationship, practice being a loving person,” says author Amy Spencer. “Do something simple: Buy your friend a little gift, give a good hug, love and adore someone to establish the pattern of being who you want to be.” 4 Be patient with yourself. The brain will fold itself around an idea and take a long time to straighten out, says motivational scientist Heidi Grant Halvorson. “Too often, people think, I’ve been trying something new for a month and things are still the same, so I guess I can’t change.” Plan what you’re going to do differently in order to make a new behavior automatic. 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