When your mind tells you that you'll never change, and that you're destined to keep struggling forever with diet, or exercise, or any other bad habit, it's easy to convince yourself to give up.

But there's a simple “mind hack” that you can employ, to change your inner dialog, that can give you the tools you need to keep making progress.

It's counterintuitive, and you might resist it – but if you give it a try, you'll discover its power for yourself.