seven little habits

7 Little Habits 7 Little Habits That Can Change Your Life, That Can Change Your Life,

and How to Form Themand How to Form Them

“We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence then,

is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle

IntroductionIntroduction• If you could just pick

one or two habits to create in the next few months, habits that will have the most impact on your life.

• What would they be?

Habits - DefinitionHabits - Definition• A habit is an activity

that is acquired, done frequently, done automatically, and difficult to stop.

• Most people think of behaviors when they think of habits, but thoughts can also become habits.

How to Develop the HabitsHow to Develop the Habits• Do a 30-day

challenge, focusing on just ONE habit.

• Write it out on paper, along with your motivations, obstacles, and strategies for overcoming them.

• Commit fully.

How to Develop the HabitsHow to Develop the Habits• Report on your

progress each day.• Have support for when

you falter.• Reward every little

success.• If you fail, figure out

what went wrong, plan for it, and try again.

“Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.”

Confucius

The Seven Little Habits The Seven Little Habits That Can Change Your LifeThat Can Change Your Life

• There are many strategies to set up habits and we are going to introduce a few of them.

Develop Positive Thinking. Develop Positive Thinking.

• It’s the keystone habit that will help you form the other important habits.

• Start by becoming more aware of your negative self-talk and avoid it. Soon you’ll recognize them, and you can squash them.

Exercise. Exercise. • Exercise is healthy and it

makes you feel better about yourself, and more confident.

• That leads to better success with other positive changes.

• It reinforces the positive thinking habit.

• It relieves stress and gives you time to think and it helps with creativity.

Single-taskingSingle-tasking• You’ll be more effective with

your tasks and get more done.

• It’s hard to achieve important things if you’re constantly switching tasks and distracted by other “urgent” things.

• You’ll be less stressed overall and happier throughout your day.

Focus on one goalFocus on one goal

• Just as focusing on one task at a time is more effective

• Break your goals into a mini-goal you can accomplish this month.

• Some goals are ongoing ones.

Eliminate the non-essential. Eliminate the non-essential. • First, identify the essential. • Then eliminate everything

else. This simplifies things and leaves you with the space to focus on the essential.

• This will change your life because it will help you to simplify, to focus on what’s important, and to build the life you want.

KindnessKindness

• Yes, kindness is a habit.• Focus on it every day for a

month and you’ll see profound changes in your life. You’ll feel better about yourself as a person. You’ll see people react to you differently and treat you better, over the long run.

Daily routine Daily routine • It’s so simple, but creating a

daily routine for yourself can make a big difference in your life.

• It’ll help you firmly root the productive habits you want to firm in your everyday life.

• It’ll help you focus on what’s important, not just what comes up.

“We first make our habits, and then our

habits make us.” John Dryden