Sources of toxins are:

1. the air,
2. your new car (it smells good but it is really bad!)
3. your furniture – the fabric is usually treated with flame retardant
4. fruits and vegetables are sprayed with chemicals so they ripen in transit
5. the water you drink
6. the water you shower with

 But what happens next can make or break you.  How do you counteract the rationalizations that lead to falling off your program?  It happens to everyone – we are all faced with choices every day.   You will face your alter ego regularly, maybe 50 times a day!  The work involved to change your internal programming may seem too hard, so you fall back to your old habits.

So,  here’s some advice:

1. Write down your goal – describe it in meaningful terms.  Capture the emotion that you felt when you made your decision.  Post it in the front of your notebook or beside your desk.
2. Find a partner or mentor.  A partner will follow beside you and work on what you are working on; a mentor is someone who has reached the goal you are striving for – he has been through it and succeeded.  The important thing is that YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN YOUR JOURNEY!
3. Accept the fact that you will take two steps forward and one step back.  You are human. Write an affirmation that describes where you will be in the future.  Describe how you will feel at that time – confident, proud, etc.
4. Create a plan of action, small steps with measurable end points.  Write them down and commit to review your plan every day.
5. Develop a strategy to reward your success when you reach each benchmark.