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Creating Habits that Work

Published on Nov 29, 2015

New Year New You New Habits

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Creating Habits that Work

New Year, New You

new year new you?

How are those new years resolutions going?

we are creatures of habit

we spend most of our lives on autopilot

40-45% of our daily decisions are automatic

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Its your brains fault!

Your Basal Ganglia to be specific
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Your Superhighway

Practice makes perfect
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Which is great if life is picture perfect....

but if you would like something to be different...

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it makes it kinda hard to change

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Too Much

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Too Vague

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Not written down

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No Plan

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Not Accountable

A habit is a learned pattern of behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes automatic

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Structure of Habit

What Rats can Teach us

Almost Asleep!

So What can We Do?

What are your cues?

  • Identify
  • Whats the Reward?
  • Insert new routine
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Navigating Barriers

What will you Gain?

Identify with the Behaviour

Keystone Habits

Keystone habits

  • Exercise
  • Gratitude
  • Meditation
  • Getting up earlier

Keep it Small

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Write it down

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Be Specific - SMART

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Frequency - Daily

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Schedule it in

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Celebrate small wins

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Share it with someone

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Excuses

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The Happiness Project

Gretchen Rubin
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Who do you want to be?