1047. How To Lock In Life-Changing Habits Now

Between traveling and stretching into new areas of my business, my habits have been so thrown off. In order to get back into the routine of reading in the morning and before I go to bed, I set up a few cues to make it easier to pick up a book – even if it’s just for a few minutes each day. 

Not only have I fallen back in love with reading, but I feel this sense of relief and satisfaction knowing that I’m making decisions based on the person that I want to become. Listen in to learn how you can apply this strategy to any habit that you’re trying to build or re-introduce into your life. 

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Episode Timeline & Discussion Questions

(0:31) Welcome back to Earn Your Happy.

(1:09) Lori explains why her habits and routines have been disrupted. 

(3:45) Lori shares how she’s getting back in the habit of daily reading. 

(8:32) Lori talks about shifting your internal dialogue so that you start to make decisions based on the person that you want to become. 

(10:36) Lori references James Clear’s bamboo analogy for breaking through the plateau of latent potential. 

(13:25) Lori asks listeners, “What do you have to do to become that person that is proud of themselves when their head hits the pillow?”