Instead of just New Years Resolutions, let's make Daily ones (What, When, Where, Why, How)
Channel: George Kao
Date: 2017-01-09

Did you make a New Years Resolution?

Have you already discovered that it wasn't enough? ;-)

Instead, I feel that we need to make Daily Resolutions... for daily habits, or Weekly Resolutions... for weekly habits.  Here is a simple formula to make regular resolutions more effective:

What
When
Where 
Why
How

It takes only 1 minute to clarify the above daily, for whatever good habit you're trying to create... 

1. WHAT.

What is it you're trying to habituate? Exercise daily? Eat healthier? Read useful books more often? 

If you're trying to shed a *bad* habit, I recommend clarifying the better alternative. For example, instead of "I will stop eating so frequently" put something better in its place: "Each time I feel like grazing, I will drink  tea."

2. WHEN.

When will you be doing that good habit today? Get clear about this. If you need to schedule it in, do so now.

3. WHERE.

Where will you do the habit? If you can be clear about this, you'll be more likely to do it because going to that place will remind (or "trigger") you to do the good habit.

4. WHY.

Why is it important for you to do this habit? It may seem obvious to you now, but if you don't clarify this regularly, then over time, you'll tend to forget the motivation, and the habit will start to slip away.

5. HOW.

This may be the most important one. If you can take even just 10 seconds and visualize (imagine) yourself doing that good habit, you are much more likely to do it. Even better, do this 10 second exercise 3 times... a half-minute investment into your resolution is worthwhile time spent!

Essentially you are creating some muscle memory through visualization.

Give the above formula a try. If you'd like, let me know how it helps you. I always enjoy hearing about your progress and questions.

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