In my 16 credit hours of graduate studies, this is one of the few things I actually learned. TMC is a change process involving progress through a series of 5 steps.
Precontemplation-you have no intention to take action in the next 6 months.
Contemplation- you start to think about change and may start to take action in the next 6 months.
Preparation- you have a plan of action to make a change in the next month.
Action- modifications have been made in your behaviour and you are taking action not to relapse to old behaviour patterns.
Maintenance- you work to prevent relapse although temptations are not as hard.
This is obviously a scaled down version of a study conducted by some very smart people so it may be somewhat elementary. However, I felt this is a good time of year to relay this information to those who may have made New Year's resolution. Although, I don't see how this is going to help me find new friends with villas in the country.
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