You must learn how to manage your time. Time is a finite resource. If you waste an hour scrolling on social media that hour is gone. It will never come back. You must figure out when you are at your most productive. This varies from person to person but statistically people tend to be more productive earlier in the day.Only you can achieve your goals. You have to take control and take action.

How To Develop Good Habits.

<img width="1024" height="1024" alt="Good Habits To Have" src="https://i2.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/good-habits.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/good-habits.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https://i2.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/good-habits.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i2.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/good-habits.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/good-habits.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i2.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/good-habits.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i2.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/good-habits.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https://i2.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/good-habits.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w">People often talk about habits, but normally in a negative sense. ‘I have to break that habit’ or ‘it’s just an old habit’. Talking about good habits seems somehow unfashionable. To many it is just another word for boring, routine or predictable. Good habits though are the bedrock of success in all areas of life.How often do you hear sports stars talk about the importance of practice or public speakers talk about the need to practice? Practice is just the physical act of a habit. It is something you do over and over again with the aim of getting better results each time.<div>Habit: a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.</div><h2>Why are we talking about habits?&nbsp;</h2>If December is the month for setting goals, and January is the month for starting them then February is definitely the make or break month for them. To achieve goals they have to become part of the fabric of your life. Goals are rarely achieved if you keep picking them up and putting them down. Forming good habits around your goals is crucial to building the momentum you need to achieve them.Read our recent article on how momentum helps you achieve your goals <a href="https://spurplanners.com/how-do-i-achieve-my-goal/" dir="ltr">here</a>.<h2>What are good habits?</h2>If you google what are good habits you will get a never-ending list of very sensible suggestions that will likely include;<UL><LI>Be thankful for what you have</LI><LI>Eat more fruit</LI><LI>Drink less alcohol</LI><LI>Make your lunch the night before work</LI></UL>All of these good habits will make small incremental improvements to parts of your life.What if you want more than small incremental improvements though? What if you want to create habits that will enable you to improve your life immeasurably? If that is you then the good habits you should be forming are different.Practice makes perfect as any great player will tell you.This rule is not just for sports stars though, it is for everyone.To achieve the things you want to achieve you need to build good habits and then practice them consistently.<h2>Good habits to transform your life.</h2><h3>Know your goals: </h3>This might be obvious to some but make sure you know your goals. We don’t just mean you are able to write them down, we mean really know them. Understand what they mean to you. Why are they so important? Where are they taking you? Why do you want to get there? Then understand the specific tasks you need to complete to achieve your goal. Regularly review both the goal and the tasks. If the tasks aren’t adding up to your goal, change them. If your goal isn’t adding up to something that is important to you anymore, change it. Do not set a goal and then just blindly pursue it for the next year. People change, the world changes, you need to habitually review what you are striving for a why.<h3>Time Management:</h3>You must learn how to manage your time. Time is a finite resource. If you waste an hour scrolling on social media that hour is gone. It will never come back. That doesn’t mean you must never go on social media again but you need to understand the trade off you make. Achieving your goals, especially those that can transform your life, requires you to use more of your time to achieve a high level of output. If you keep doing the same things you have always done you will always get the same results. Evaluate how you spend your time on a regular basis and make small changes that will help you be more productive.<h3>Productivity:</h3>You must figure out when you are at your most productive. This varies from person to person but statistically people tend to be productive from morning to just after lunchtime then there is a lull. Productivity then picks up during late afternoon into the evening. Manage your time so that you are able to use your most productive time to focus on your goals. Don’t waste your productive periods of the day on mundane tasks like shopping or paying bills. Get into the habit of using your most productive periods for your most challenging work.<h3>Focus:</h3>You must learn when it is time for play and when it is time to focus. Similar to understanding when you are most productive you must know what it is that enables you to focus and use that in your favour. When it is time to focus and achieve great things you have to get in the habit of shutting out distractions. Leave your phone in a different room, don’t have the TV on, get comfortable and focus.<h3>Take action: </h3>Another obvious one, but this cannot be over-stated. Only you can achieve your goals. You have to take control and take action. This can feel scary, especially at the start but it is essential. You must get into the habit of making decisions and taking action to keep progressing. Once your stop doing this your goal will sit and eventually wither away.<h2>Why are these habits so important?</h2>The secret to these good habits is that they are not singular actions. Yes, eating more fruit will make you slightly healthier, but if you also eat a takeaway every night the improvement the fruit will make will be minor.The good habits we have shared are wider than a singular act, they build personality traits. These are habits that will define how you live your life in a positive way and they can be applied to whatever goal you want to achieve.Eating more fruit won’t help you get that promotion at work. Managing your time better at work so you can be more productive, will.Making your lunch the night before work won’t help you learn how to build a website. Knowing how to focus on learning and put that learning into action will.If you can master these good habits and build them into your day you will see the results.<h2>Great, so how do I do this?</h2>If you are struggling to understand how to apply the good habits above to your own circumstances then don’t worry, we can help. In next week’s article we will cover the techniques needed so make sure you follow Spur Planners on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Spurplanners" dir="ltr">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spurplanners/" dir="ltr">Instagram</a>. If you just can’t wait you can join our mailing list and get the sneak preview that will be going out this weekend. You can subscribe at the bottom of the page.<h3>Share this:</h3>

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People often talk about habits, but normally in a negative sense. ‘I have to break that habit’ or ‘it’s just an old habit’. Talking about good habits seems somehow unfashionable. To many it is just another word for boring, routine or predictable. Good habits though are the bedrock of success in all areas of life.

How often do you hear sports stars talk about the importance of practice or public speakers talk about the need to practice? Practice is just the physical act of a habit. It is something you do over and over again with the aim of getting better results each time.

If December is the month for setting goals, and January is the month for starting them then February is definitely the make or break month for them. To achieve goals they have to become part of the fabric of your life. Goals are rarely achieved if you keep picking them up and putting them down. Forming good habits around your goals is crucial to building the momentum you need to achieve them.

Read our recent article on how momentum helps you achieve your goals <a href="https://spurplanners.com/how-do-i-achieve-my-goal/">here </a>.

If you google what are good habits you will get a never-ending list of very sensible suggestions that will likely include;

<ul><li>Be thankful for what you have </li><li>Eat more fruit </li><li>Drink less alcohol </li><li>Make your lunch the night before work </li> </ul>

All of these good habits will make small incremental improvements to parts of your life.

What if you want more than small incremental improvements though? What if you want to create habits that will enable you to improve your life immeasurably? If that is you then the good habits you should be forming are different.

Practice makes perfect as any great player will tell you.

This rule is not just for sports stars though, it is for everyone.

To achieve the things you want to achieve you need to build good habits and then practice them consistently.

This might be obvious to some but make sure you know your goals. We don’t just mean you are able to write them down, we mean really know them. Understand what they mean to you. Why are they so important? Where are they taking you? Why do you want to get there? Then understand the specific tasks you need to complete to achieve your goal. Regularly review both the goal and the tasks. If the tasks aren’t adding up to your goal, change them. If your goal isn’t adding up to something that is important to you anymore, change it. Do not set a goal and then just blindly pursue it for the next year. People change, the world changes, you need to habitually review what you are striving for a why.

You must learn how to manage your time. Time is a finite resource. If you waste an hour scrolling on social media that hour is gone. It will never come back. That doesn’t mean you must never go on social media again but you need to understand the trade off you make. Achieving your goals, especially those that can transform your life, requires you to use more of your time to achieve a high level of output. If you keep doing the same things you have always done you will always get the same results. Evaluate how you spend your time on a regular basis and make small changes that will help you be more productive.

You must figure out when you are at your most productive. This varies from person to person but statistically people tend to be productive from morning to just after lunchtime then there is a lull. Productivity then picks up during late afternoon into the evening. Manage your time so that you are able to use your most productive time to focus on your goals. Don’t waste your productive periods of the day on mundane tasks like shopping or paying bills. Get into the habit of using your most productive periods for your most challenging work.

You must learn when it is time for play and when it is time to focus. Similar to understanding when you are most productive you must know what it is that enables you to focus and use that in your favour. When it is time to focus and achieve great things you have to get in the habit of shutting out distractions. Leave your phone in a different room, don’t have the TV on, get comfortable and focus.

Another obvious one, but this cannot be over-stated. Only you can achieve your goals. You have to take control and take action. This can feel scary, especially at the start but it is essential. You must get into the habit of making decisions and taking action to keep progressing. Once your stop doing this your goal will sit and eventually wither away.

The secret to these good habits is that they are not singular actions. Yes, eating more fruit will make you slightly healthier, but if you also eat a takeaway every night the improvement the fruit will make will be minor.

The good habits we have shared are wider than a singular act, they build personality traits. These are habits that will define how you live your life in a positive way and they can be applied to whatever goal you want to achieve.

Eating more fruit won’t help you get that promotion at work. Managing your time better at work so you can be more productive, will.

Making your lunch the night before work won’t help you learn how to build a website. Knowing how to focus on learning and put that learning into action will.

If you can master these good habits and build them into your day you will see the results.

If you are struggling to understand how to apply the good habits above to your own circumstances then don’t worry, we can help. In next week’s article we will cover the techniques needed so make sure you follow Spur Planners on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Spurplanners">Facebook </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spurplanners/">Instagram </a>. If you just can’t wait you can join our mailing list and get the sneak preview that will be going out this weekend. You can subscribe at the bottom of the page.

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