Productivity10th NovemberBy Jason Daly
We all want the best for ourselves, don’t we? And we are prepared to work towards that goal and to make use of positive habits to get there as quickly as we can.
When it comes to developing good habits, it’s often the small things that make the biggest difference. This is especially true when it comes to developing good habits that can lead to better health and success.
One of the best ways to develop good habits is to start with small, manageable goals. This is where micro habits come in.
Micro-habits are small, manageable changes that we can make to our daily routines. They’re easy to stick to because they don’t require a lot of effort or willpower. And they’re effective because they compound over time, leading to big changes down the road.
When it comes to making lasting change, small steps often prove to be more effective than big leaps. This is the premise behind micro habits—those tiny changes that you can make in your daily routine that can lead to major improvements over time.
While there are countless micro habits that you can adopt to improve your life, here are five benefits that you may experience from making even the smallest changes:
It’s no secret that productivity is key to success in any area of life. Whether you’re trying to advance your career, improve your finances, or simply get more out of your day-to-day, increasing your productivity is a great way to make it happen.
One of the best things about micro habits is that they can help you to be more productive without requiring a lot of extra effort. For example, if you’re trying to be more productive at work, something as simple as setting a daily goal or taking a few minutes to plan your day before you start can make a big difference.
If you’re feeling unproductive, there are a few things you can do to turn things around.
First, take a step back and assess what’s really important. What are your goals? What do you need to do to achieve those goals? Once you have a clear understanding of what’s important, you can focus your energy on those things and let go of the rest.
Second, simplify your process. If you’re trying to do too many things at once, you’re likely to get overwhelmed and end up not getting anything done. Break down your goals into smaller, more manageable pieces and focus on one thing at a time.
Finally, make sure you’re taking care of yourself. If you’re exhausted, you’re not going to be very productive. Make sure you’re getting enough sleep, eating healthy, and taking breaks when you need them. When you’re taking care of yourself, you’ll be able to focus more and be more productive.
It’s no secret that being healthy requires effort and dedication. Everyone knows that eating right and exercising are important, but sometimes it’s hard to stick to a healthy lifestyle
Well, another major benefit of micro habits is that they can lead to better health. This is because when you make small changes to your daily routine, such as eating a healthier breakfast or going for a short walk every day, you’re more likely to stick with it than if you try to make a major lifestyle change all at once.
Over time, these healthy micro habits can add up to big improvements in your overall health, including reducing your risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
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It’s a simple fact of life: happy people are more successful. They’re more productive, more engaged, and more likely to achieve their goals.
And while it’s easy to see how happiness can lead to success, it’s often less clear how to actually become a happier person.
And guess what? In addition to improving your physical health, micro habits can also lead to better mental health. This is because when you make positive changes in your life, no matter how small, you’re likely to feel happier and more fulfilled.
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If you’re trying to be happier, doing things like expressing gratitude, practicing meditation, or setting aside time for leisure activities can make a big difference.
Spending time with loved ones is another great way to improve your happiness. Whether it’s catching up with a friend, spending time with family, or simply spending time with your partner, close relationships are essential for happiness.
In fact, studies have shown that social relationships are just as important for happiness as financial security. So make sure to nurture your relationships and make time for the people you care about.
It’s no secret that the vast majority of us have way too much on our plates and not enough time to do everything we need to do. We’re constantly bombarded with new tasks and responsibilities, and it can be tough to find time for anything else. But what if I told you that you could have more free time?
Well, one of the best things about micro habits is that they can help you to save time in the long run. This is because when you make small changes that save you time each day, such as planning your meals in advance or batch cooking, you’ll find that you have more free time in the long run.
In addition, micro habits can help you to avoid time-wasting activities, such as watching too much television or spending too much time on social media.
When it comes to achieving your goals, it’s important to keep a few things in mind. First, you need to have a clear and concise goal in mind. Second, you need to be realistic about what you can achieve and how long it will take you to achieve it. Finally, you need to have a plan and stick to it. And this is where micro habits come in, because…
Last but not least, micro habits can help you to be more successful in achieving your goals. This is because when you make small changes that help you to move closer to your goals, such as writing down your goals and planning your steps to achieve them, you’re more likely to achieve them than if you don’t take any action at all.
In addition, micro habits can help to keep you motivated and on track, even when you’re faced with setbacks.
Making even the smallest changes in your life can lead to big benefits in the long run. So, if you’re looking to improve your productivity, health, happiness, or success, consider adopting some micro habits into your daily routine.
If you’re looking for ways to improve your life and well-being, consider implementing micro habits. Micro habits are small, manageable changes that can have a big impact over time. They’re easy to stick to and can be tailored to your unique needs and goals.
Some potential benefits of micro habits include improved mental and physical health, increased productivity, enhanced self-esteem, more free time, and the ability to reach your goals. So, what are you waiting for? Give micro habits a try today!
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Mindset3rd NovemberBy Jason Daly
Success leaves clues. If you look at some of the world’s most successful people, you’ll notice that they all share a few characteristics. It doesn’t matter what field they’re in or where they started… they all adhere to the five success principles listed below.
If you want to create your own business or grow your current one, you should follow the principles outlined below.
“Plans are nothing,” stated Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States. “Preparation is everything.”
He implies that you must lay out your goals and the path you will take to achieve them.
What are your plans? What resources do you require?
You must plan everything. Life, on the other hand, has a habit of tossing us curve balls.
You can’t foretell what is going happen, so you may have to change your plans… BUT… before you go into fight, you must have a strategy.
And, yes, reaching your objectives will be a challenge. So make sure you have a good plan in place and make changes as needed.
“You can have whatever you want in life if you simply help other people obtain what they want,” Zig Ziglar once stated.
This is particularly true in business, where you must sell something in order to turn a profit. If your items solve a problem meet a need, or satisfy a demand, you can bet you’ll sell a lot of them and make a lot of money.
It all starts with thinking about other people. You’ll have a profitable business if you help people (and charge them for it).
The most successful people are always willing to go the additional mile. They work more, train longer, and are continuously striving to surpass expectations. They understand the formula for success.
“Don’t wish it were easy,” motivational expert Jim Rohn once advised. “Wish you were better.”
And that is exactly what the best of the best do. They are constantly striving to improve.
If you want to be successful in life, you must concentrate on what is important. Your energy follows your focus, and you only have a certain amount of energy each day. Individuals with exceptional performance are usually extremely focused.
They are rarely couch potatoes that spend all day watching TV. You won’t find them wasting time Tweeting or screaming on Facebook. They have more important tasks to complete.
If you want to become successful, you must concentrate on actions that will lead to success. It’s really that simple.
People that are successful hold themselves responsible for all they do. They believe they are solely accountable for their own lives… and they will not cede control of their destiny to the government or anyone else.
A sense of entitlement is the last thing you’ll find in most great achievers. They understand that the world doesn’t owe them anything. So they attack their goals with a desire and drive that millions of people lack because they expect success to be delivered to them on a silver platter.
The five principles listed above are only the tip of the iceberg, but they’re as good a place to start as any. Learn the fundamentals and gradually enhance both your life and business by eradicating procrastination, adopting healthier habits, and setting even larger goals.
“Achievers – whether in business, sports, or the arts — are committed to continual improvement.”
– Jack Canfield
Grit is a character trait that reveals itself when one is faced with challenges, obstacles, etc. and he/she perseveres with steely resolve. It’s almost a stoic type of heroism that keeps you going despite all odds.
Grit is what you see in a Rocky movie when he keeps standing up despite getting beaten and knocked down repeatedly.
When Greg Louganis hit his head on the springboard during the 1988 Olympics diving preliminary rounds and injured himself, he did not quit. Instead, he pressed on and won the Olympic gold. This is grit.
In order to succeed in business, you’ll need grit. Anyone can decide on a goal. Anyone can come up with an idea or start a project. But to go from conception to completion will require grit.
The good news is that grit can be developed. While some people are naturally born with such a trait, most of us can learn how to stay true to ourselves and fight for what we want.
Like they say, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
Here are a few ways to muster up that grit…
If you hate starting over, then you should not quit. When the situation you’re in seems to be wearing you down, it’s important to know why you started.
In business, there will be times when sales may slow down to a crawl. Or maybe a marketing campaign does not work. Or you took a financial hit because you misjudged a situation.
All these setbacks are merely set ups for a comeback. But if you let these situations get the better of you and quit, that will be the end of it. You won’t progress further and your goals will never materialize.
So, spend time rewriting your goals and know why you’re doing what you’re doing and you’ll develop the grit to persevere.
Grit is like a muscle. The more you train it, the stronger it gets. The more obstacles and struggle you overcome, the more grit you’ll have.
You’ll have more confidence that arises from the knowledge that you’ve overcome previous difficulties and will have no problems steamrolling over the current obstacles in your way.
Set bigger goals. Take on more daunting challenges. The more adversity you overcome the more determined you’ll become. The toughest steel is forged in the hottest fires.
When you’re on a quest to achieve a goal, there will be a plethora of tasks you’ll need to complete. You’ll often find that you tend to want to shirk the most important tasks.
This is your mind trying to protect you from ‘hard work’. It’s a form of self-preservation. This is why millions of people procrastinate and don’t do what they need to. Their minds don’t want them to be outside the comfort zone.
Make it a point to complete your most important tasks of the day first. By stepping outside your comfort zone on a daily basis, you’ll develop a stronger resolve and more grit.
After a certain point, you’ll have more self-discipline and will be unstoppable.
Kaizen is a Japanese practice of continuously seeking improvements regardless of how small the improvement is. It could be a 0.1% improvement daily, but that’s fine too. It’ll all add up over time.
You’ll be raising your standards and asking more of yourself. You’re ‘sharpening your sword’ daily. A few months from now, these daily improvements will transform your life for the better.
Finally, grit might mean just NOT quitting no matter how tough it gets. There may be times when success in business may come down to you withstanding the constant onslaught of obstacles that life throws at you.
When you can’t withstand and you’re tired of fighting, then just stand. Sometimes doing nothing and just staying calm is all you need to do – instead of quitting.
When you collect yourself, you can summon the courage and fortitude to keep going. That’s what grit is all about.
Just take one step after another gingerly no matter how steep or precarious the slope may be. Progress may be slow… but it’s still progress. That’s how you do it.
“True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.” – John Wayne
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Habits are a powerful way for our brain to increase its efficiency. Making regular actions and behaviours into habits allows us to focus on more essential tasks. They are our life management system on autopilot.
Even bad habits can be beneficial to our health. An improved mood and less tension are the short-term effects. However, they frequently have a detrimental long-term effect on our health and well-being. We create habits even without our knowing, and these can be success habits or bad habits, but us humans tend to accumulate more bad habits than good!
But why is it so difficult to put an end to something we know is harmful for us?
We are receiving a benefit, such as a good mood or reduced stress levels, when we partake in the bad habit, e.g., smoking. As a result, anytime we are in a particular scenario (for example, when we are worried), our brain builds a desire to engage in this behaviour in order to reap the benefits.
Our mind keeps us desiring the things that we are trying to avoid, creating a vicious cycle. This understanding helps us to devise ways for breaking and eliminating bad habits.
Bad habits harm us in a variety of ways. They have the potential to adversely affect our health, our emotional well-being, and even our intimate relationships. It will not work to try breaking a bad habit simply by telling yourself you’re not going to do it. The habit, such as the desire to drink or smoke or being incredibly disorganised, is hardwired into your brain.
Getting rid of bad habits is similar to creating a goal. If you have a precise goal in mind, you have a better chance of succeeding. It’s also crucial that you are the one who wants to break the habit (intrinsic motivation).
Identifying the bad habit and why you think you persist in it is the first little step to take. Make a note of it on a sheet of paper.
Once you’ve figured out what’s causing the bad habit, make a plan to change it immediately. If you smoke every day, for example, you will figure out what makes you want to smoke. Is it anxiety or stress? Do you smoke when you have a cup of coffee purely out of habit?
When you smoke when you’re stressed, you will need a plan of action to minimise stress throughout the day. What minor things in your life can you get rid of that are causing you stress? Make a note of it in your action plan. If you’re tempted to smoke because you’re drinking coffee, consider switching to a different beverage.
You can then write it down and commit to smoking one fewer cigarette per day until you reach your goal of no cigarettes.
Many bad habits can be replaced by alternatives. If you always have something sugary for dessert, for example, your blood sugar levels are likely to suffer. It’s also possible that you will gain weight. Because we know that refined sugar causes a myriad of health problems, you should swap out your desserts for healthier options.
If you need something sweet after supper, cherries are a good choice. They provide the sweetness you crave, plus lots of health advantages.
You must make the choice to take a step back and not succumb to peer pressure. Refuse and walk away when pals insist on spending their Friday nights drinking from 5 p.m. till the wee hours of the morning. Replace it with a healthy habit, such as going to the gym or spending time with your family.
Some habits are inextricably linked. If that is the case, you can work on all of them at the same time. You already know that watching too much tv and overeating is bad for your mind and body. By turning off the tv and going on a bike ride, you can get rid of both habits at once. Bring some healthy snacks and plenty of water.
Another little step toward easing bad habits is to remove or replace them. We all realize that drinking soda is bad for you, and some individuals drink a litre or more every day. Replace soda with water or freshly squeezed fruit juice in your fridge and on your grocery list.
If you like a burger and fries every now and then, bring a water bottle with you when you order. Order individual burgers and fries instead of the combo, which includes a drink.
Another bad habit such as continually using your cellphone can be controlled by putting your phone out of reach at different times of the day. Put y our cellphone in another room when you’re eating meals with your family.
Another bad habit is bringing your phone to bed, and you should keep it in another room nearby in case of an emergency. If it is next to you, you will be more inclined to watch news or scroll through social media before going to bed. Both are full of bad news, which will make you lose your optimistic outlook on life. In bed, replace your cellphone with a good book about positivity or some other form of self-improvement. If you are spiritual, read some Bible devotions and spend time in gratitude before going to sleep.
The quick answer is that it varies.
According to a study published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, it takes between 18 and 254 days for a person to develop a new habit. These numbers are similar regarding breaking a bad habit.
There are so many factors in the question “How long does it take to break a habit?” that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. For example, it takes a lot longer for someone who has been smoking for 20 years to quit than it does for someone who is attempting to break the bad habit of forgetting to brush their teeth in the evening.
To have the long-term drive to stop or replace your habit, make sure you have a strong “Why” (purpose or goal) because this will keep you going if/when things get tough.
Creating habits requires self-discipline and many people do lack in this area. If you want to gain more self-discipline, check out the featured resource below where you can get a free detailed report about the Power Of Self-Discipline; download, read it and take action 😊
Our habits start at a young age, and sometimes they are copied from our parents. For example, when you grow up with a parent who eats emotionally, it is possible that you may develop the same habit. As you move through life and have daily issues, you may reach for junk food or what you call comfort food that causes weight gain.
To change a habit that has been hard-wired into your brain, you must take tiny steps. Changing a habit overnight or in a few days is a daunting task. Making a big lifestyle change will put many people into fear.
They fear the work; they fear that they will fail, and with that, they decide not to start on any new habits. Tiny habits removes this fear of big change and the need to become a new person overnight.
Using tiny habits means that you also need to change your priorities. You may think your priority is to lose weight fast or stop procrastinating overnight. Tiny habits puts the spotlight on the priority of making the change fun and simple to do.
You will enjoy changing your habit instead of dreading each day and wondering how you will accomplish a big task.
Tiny habits also help remove other roadblocks to success, such as feeling guilty when trying to make a big lifestyle change, and it falls flat. We also try to change a big bad habit by setting very unrealistic goals. Those types of goals require the sort of willpower that most people do not possess, and they give up easily.
Tiny habits are easier to work with because they are so simple. In his book Atomic Habits, author James Clear states that if you make just a 1% change per day, you are stacking new habits that will stick. Motivation to create big changes is something that is difficult to create. You set the bar so low; it doesn’t require you to work on motivating yourself into action.
To illustrate just how small a habit you need for weight loss, let’s look at the top ideas. We already talked about a green apple at breakfast, but there is so much more.
– Decrease the portions on your plate or switch to smaller plates.
– Chew your food slower. You can time yourself and chew a bite for 20 to 30 seconds or at least put the fork and knife down each time you have a bite in your mouth.
– Switch your snacks from sugar-based to fruit or vegetables.
– Drink sips of water constantly during your day. Rehydration in a simple form.
– Journal what you eat and why. You will then understand your eating motivation.
Any habit you want to change or start has to have a big why. Why do you want to do this, and what does it mean to you? Once you understand that, you pick a tiny habit and do it repeatedly. Make it fun to do the habit, which means you will keep working it in tiny steps.
We can use healthy eating as an example. You can buy a water bottle with a funny saying and always carry it with you. Try putting fruit out where you will see and arrange it in a fun pattern. If you have kids, involve them as much as you can to make it fun for you.
Using tiny habits will change your life for the better, and the road to change will be enjoyable rather than a big daunting task.
Creating habits takes thought and focus. As you work through your day, using an app will be a huge benefit to you.
There are many apps to consider, from micro habits, daily habits to the habit tracker.
Here is a list of the best apps for you to consider.
It doesn’t matter what habit you want to create. Habit stacker can help with self-confidence, fitness, or losing weight. This app allows you to build a morning or evening routine that will boost your success.
You start with a tiny habit and then stack new habits on top of each other. Think of it as building a scaleable wall brick by brick.
The habit stacker idea for success is to get up earlier than you did before and begin a habit. Once you complete the first one, see how many more you can stack one by one during your morning routine. This has a free version that allows you to work on two habits, and you can upgrade to building unlimited habits.
This is an in-depth app that will ask you the right questions to help determine where you need to focus. It requires you to think about and answer how you sleep, which affects your ability to be motivated and productive.
You have goals, and the productive tracker will make sure your motivation matches your goals.
Being prompted will keep you on track, so be prepared for those types of notifications as you go through your day. Productive habit tracker has calendars, advice on health and productivity, with some challenges to keep you motivated for success.
This habit tracker is for you if the idea of putting your results into an excel spreadsheet gets you excited.
You can easily view how well you are doing in creating and maintaining habits. Also exciting is the idea of having weekly targets you can set and achieve.
Momentum tracker is only for iPhone at this point in time.
Studies have shown it takes at least 21 days to permanently install a new habit that your brain recognizes and will work to make it happen.
This app is set up on that idea and is perfect for those who feel they can only create one new habit at a time. You will need to think long and hard about what habit is most suitable for you to start with.
Once you get that habit installed, you move to another 21 days to a new habit.
This app is perfect for people with hectic careers. It notifies you of the habits and related items you need to do first, which is similar to do your most challenging task first thing in the morning.
It works with graphs and statistics to analyze your progress and keep you moving in the right direction.
This app will appeal to people who like awards or progress reports. As you work on a habit and do not backtrack, a chain grows to keep you visually motivated.
If you are on the go a lot, you may also like this app because it works offline and online to perform consistently during your day.
Gamers will love habit hunter. It is a goal and habit app that turns your information into an RPG game.
As you do your goals and habits, you earn coins, weapons, and armor for your hero game.
Quirky, but still an effective app to use if gaming’s your thing.
This app makes connections called chains that are linked to routines you are already doing.
You pick a micro habit and incorporate it into an already established routine.
This app will show you a full year of daily habits. It calculates your progress along the way as you use tiny habits to change your life.
Super Habit shows you your progress on a yearly calendar, your current and longest streak for each habit, as well as your yearly and all-time completion rates.
This is another IOS only app.
This app is for those who love accountability. It has a social network where you can share your habit tracking and progress.
You can motivate others while you get some love back and move into creating habits for a successful life.
Creating habits requires self-discipline and many people do lack in this area. If you want to gain more self-discipline, check out the featured resource below where you can get a free detailed report about the Power Of Self-Discipline; download, read it and take action 😊
If you haven’t heard of mini habits, you’re in for a treat. Imagine making only small adjustments in your life, and still managing to create impactful and meaningful change.
The mini-habit is just what it sounds like – it’s taking the premise that doing a whole lot of small things will eventually add up to something amazing. Think, for example, of what would happen if you only read a couple of news articles every day?
Mini habits don’t stop there though. Not only can your mini habit change how you get things done, but they impact your mind and body as well. Read on to discover the powerful benefits of mini habits.
By setting small goals, you’re much more likely to meet them. So instead of telling yourself that you’re going to return all your phone calls promptly, you instead focus on returning the next phone call on time.
What’s even better is that meeting these small goals means you get to where you start expecting success, which leads to the mindset that will generate that success you’re expecting.
By accomplishing mini-goals, you start to realize that you do have the ability and power to accomplish things. Your confidence grows, and you gain a better, more positive sense of your abilities.
And this becomes a cycle of success which can be really powerful in helping you to achieve your goal.
Many people underestimate what they can achieve or are capable of; don’t be that person! If you put your mind to it, you can achieve far more than you ever thought possible.
Motivation is sometimes hard to come by and gets used up quickly. That’s why mini habits are important as they don’t rely on motivation to accomplish things, they grow from willpower instead.
The more you achieve, the more you believe and that can be incredibly motivating.
Yes, you really do create a series of changes that you will carry with you your entire life.
Mini habits done daily will build up those larger habits that you’ve been trying to build all along. Like starting with a single push-up every day and creating almost as a by-product that habit of daily exercise that had seemed so daunting not all that long ago.
So, now you know the importance and benefits of developing positive habits, let’s look at a really powerful but simple morning habit that can get your day off to a great start, and it only takes 10 minutes.
Most morning routines you find online take hours to complete. Thirty minutes of physical activity, three pages of Morning Pages, or twenty minutes of meditation.
Read below to learn a few time-saving practices you can incorporate into your morning.
Minute 1 – Drink Water
Start keeping a large glass of water beside your bed. Before you even get out of bed, drink the dang water. Your body is dehydrated after a long night of repairing itself, and you need to replenish that.
Drinking water will also help reduce the morning fog and grog that follows so many into their workday despite multiple cups of coffee.
Minutes 2-3 –Breathe
Now that your body is rehydrating take a few minutes to do simple breathing exercises. This is as easy as timing your breaths to take six to ten deep breaths through one minute.
Timing your breaths will force you to focus on your breathing and your body. Helping you to wake up and calm yourself for your day.
Minutes 3-6 – Stretch Your Body
Gentle stretching will get your blood flowing, and your body has woken up. This will also help to ease you into the process of getting ready and the day ahead.
Stretching has long term benefits as well including better circulation and flexibility overall.
Minutes 6-9 – Give Thanks
Take a few moments to reflect on what you are thankful for. You don’t have to write these down or keep a record on your phone.
Just take a few moments to single in on aspects of your life you are thankful for and why. This will put a positive spin on your day and keep you present through the difficult moments.
Minute 10 – Visualize Your Success
Visualizing the successes you wish to have through the day will cement them in your mind and help you to become more confident. These can be successes for the day (a successful meeting) or long-term successes (finishing that half marathon or saving up a down payment on a house).
Try this simple routine tomorrow morning and see what kind of a difference it can make to your day.
Creating habits requires self-discipline and many people do lack in this area. If you want to gain more self-discipline, check out the featured resource below where you can get a free report about the Power Of Self-Discipline; download, read it and take action 😊
