Habit Check In

Today is day 5 of the Daily Habit Challenge.

By now, you should have all the details about your new habit worked out. You may need to dig in and answer a lot of questions about your routine, that way you can build you own habit process.

Things like, what time of day do I do this? But don’t just say in the morning, be as specific as you can - as soon as I get out of bed, or once my first cup of coffee is done, or as soon as the kids leave for school. Look for certain cues that can spark the habit. Something along the lines of; I’ll have a protein shake as soon as I get home from the gym.

Take a look at your calendar. What’s coming up in the next week to 10 days? Are the any disturbances to your habit? Traveling, dinner, things like that that may get you out of your routine. What can you start doing now to hedge against it? For most habits, just recognizing you’ll have some difficulty for a couple days is all the fine tuning you’ll need. Depending on your habit, obviously.

If you’re surviving off pure willpower, that will run out of gas soon. Create a routine by asking yourself lots of questions. Get specific as you can. That’s how you make it a permanent part of your life, no longer requiring willpower.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain