Is it better for our clients to stop doing things (eating Oreos, for example), or to start doing things (eating salad or going for walks)? When should we encourage inhibition of bad habits, or addition of good ones? Can we combine the two strategies? And how to we operationalize these ideas in coaching sessions? And - most importantly - what can Hoots the Owl teach us about achieving our goals?

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