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Transform Your Life By Transforming Your Habits - Darius Foroux
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Habits and success
Habits change your life, but they don't guarantee success.
Waking up early, working hard, and taking cold showers do not cause success. They contribute to it, but they may be insufficient.
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Decide what habits are worth it
It's up to you to define what a good habit is. This critical to forming new habits.
To find your why, your reason to change, just ask yourself this: “Will habit x improve the quality of my life?” Answer that. And then, adopt habits that bring you closer to the things you want in life.
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Focus on one habit at a time
We overestimate ourselves most of the time. And that's one of the reasons we try to do so many things at the same time, in a short period.
We can achieve a lot over a long period. So focus on one thing at a time. Stack one habit on top of the other, one by one.
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Set the bar very low
Focus on small things. Build a strong foundation. Without it, we can never achieve anything meaningful:
- Want to run daily? Start by walking.
- Want to write a book? Write once sentence.
- Want to start a business? Get one client.
- Want to read two books a week? Read one page a day.
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Use checklists
When you want to do something, you start doing it and then you forget about it. We must use checklists to remind ourselves of what we’re trying to achieve.
Check off your habits daily. One day, you’ll be surprised by how much your life changed by such, seemingly, small habits.
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How to Develop Habits
- Focus on just one habit, for 30 days.
- Put it on paper, together with your motivations, obstacles, and strategies for overcoming them.
- Commit fully, preferably in a public way.
- Track your progress.
- Remain publicly accountable — report on your progress each day.
- Have support for when you falter.
- Reward small wins.
- If you fail, figure out what went wrong, plan for it, and try again.
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Great Results
... are built from small actions that you take every day.
It is your habits that will determine who you are and what you can accomplish in the future.
Start Your Day Early
Wake up early and you can spend some undisturbed time alone and do your most important tasks or get ready for what is coming during the day.
You may feel uneasy and uncomfortable at first, but you need to overcome it and turn it into a habit. Wake up 15 minutes earlier and gradually improve from there can be a good strategy.
Spend 30 Minutes Into Reading
You can do this either in the morning before you start your day or before you sleep at night. Read relevant books that will improve your knowledge or just read personal development books.
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New Year Resolutions that Stick
Whether it is a resolution to lose weight, to do more exercise, or to consume less sugar, we all have encountered hardships trying to stick with them.
Health-related New Year Resolutions are ...
One Thing At A Time
Making resolutions requires no effort, but if we decide to suddenly shift towards improving too many of our behaviors at once, it can backfire.
Focus on one thing that you want to change, at a time, and commit to it.
What You Can Control
You may not be able to change the external circumstances, stressful situations, or work environment. What you can do is control how you react to negative forces and stressful situations.
For example: If you get unhealthy food at your home, you can control how or when you eat it.