What stands between you and your goal is your behavior. Do you need to stop doing anything so the Compound Effect isn’t taking you into a downward spiral? Similarly, what do you need to start doing to change your trajectory so that it’s headed in the most beneficial direction? In other words, what habits and behaviors do you need to subtract from and add to your life?
Your life comes down to this formula:
YOU → CHOICE (decision) + BEHAVIOR (action) + HABIT (repeated action) + COMPOUND (time) = GOALS
That’s why it’s imperative to figure out which behaviors are blocking the path that leads to your goal, and which behaviors will help you accomplish your goal.
Five Strategies for Eliminating Bad Habits
- Identify Your Triggers
- Clean House
- Swap It
- Ease In
- Or Jump In
Six Techniques for Installing Good Habits
- Set Yourself Up to Succeed
- Think Addition, Not Subtraction
- Go for a PDA: Public Display of Accountability
- Find a Success Buddy
- Competition & Camaraderie
- Celebrate!
* Source: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy