Whenever you want to change your mind, repetition and consistency are key. One solution that has worked well for me was to temporarily treat my ego as a separate entity that was tricky, always trying to get one over on "me"—but I could see right through it. So, whenever I would make some mistake I had been trying to fix, I could just laugh at how obvious and silly my ego was being trying to trick me into old bad habits. I think the act of laughing out loud really helped to reinforce the positivity and it didn't matter that I didn't actually believe my ego was distinct. The internal roleplay was necessary to reinforcing the mindset that I want to do what I want to do, not what ego tells me sounds fun.

The above is a method of mindfulness. There are other mindfulness techniques as well. As you practice mindfulness, slowly you have realizations about your "mistakes" sooner and sooner after they occur. Eventually you will make the "mistake" in thought only, but your mind will catch it before your body can enact it.

To change your life, change your habits; to change your habits, change your behaviour; to change your behaviors, change your speech; to change your speech, change your thinking. To change your thinking, you must spend time practicing actively paying attention to every thought & feeling you have as it occurs; and also must spend time practicing actively clearing your mind of all thought & feeling. There are many practices to train the above modalities. Would you like a list of meditational & motivational techniques from various cultures throughout the ages?
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