3 Steps for Creating New Habits

Everything we do is from habit.

Everything we don't do is from lack of habit.

You want to change something in your life?

Simple...

Change your habits, or make a new one.

This weeks article looks at a bunch of Stanford University psychologist's and how have narrowed habit forming down to 3 tiny steps.

If you hate the monotony of running on a treadmill but you continually make yourself do it, then you're setting up yourself up to fail.

In actual fact, it can make reaching that goal even harder then not doing anything at all!

For lifelong habits, look to make small but consistent wins, to gain confidence from each success which is derived from designing behavioral changes that are easy to do, and implement into your everyday activities.

Aim for automaticity.

One simply needs to look at social platforms and how they get us to use their products without thought, through they're constant testing.

One of the Stanford researchers, B.J Fogg, has developed the,  wait for it - Fogg Method, which is comprised of 3 key steps:

STEP #1 - Identify Your Desired Outcome
 - do you want to feel less stressed at work?
 - do you want to lose 10% of your body weight?

STEP #2 - Identify the Easy-Win Behaviors
 - tiny habits that put you on the path to your goal
 - be aware that the method for say, reducing stress, might not be the behavior that will work for you e.g jogging with your dog might sound far more achievable then that high intensity spin class after work

STEP #3 - Find a Current Habit and Graft a New Habit Onto It
- putting an apple next to the coffee machine

Fogg also has a Tiny Habits program for free that can help out immensely with habit forming.

One insignificant action could result in more insignificant actions which can then result in significant actions. For example your goal might be to simply put on your sneakers when you put the dishwasher on, and and one day you'll start walking because hey, I just put my shoes on so I might as well do something with them!

SPECIAL STEP #4 - Give Yourself a Pat on the Back
- you re-writing your identity as someone who succeeds over and over again

The ripple effect is that thanks to small victories, you can break down other barriers in your life.

In the studio I set my programs up for you to succeed 95% of the time. I want to breed that type of confidence in you that you can do something you haven't done before, such as a load you've never thought you could lift, or an exercise that looked too hard the first time you saw it.

I set my own training up like that as well.

If you want to make actual strides in 2017 then give the tiny habits program above a try - the 5mins out of your day could turn your life around by 2018!

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