To make a successful change, you need to follow the five stages of the transtheoretical model.

Pre-contemplation

Before any change is possible, you need to think differently about the situation. To do this, you need to receive some new information.

Contemplation

Next, you need to understand what this information means to you. How will it affect you? What might happen if you do not do something?

Preparation

Based on this information, you now need to decide what to do. What actions are you going to take in order to change?

Action

You now put the plan into action and start to make changes. Over time, you will start to see results.

Maintenance

The change has become normalised and is now part of your everyday life. You are no longer actively changing.

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