We like to think of the HP6 as “meta-habits” because they make all other good habits in life fall into place. By seeking clarity, you develop a habit of asking questions, looking within, observing your behaviors, assessing whether you’re on track. By generating energy, you’ll be better rested, you’ll eat healthier, you’ll exercise more. And so on.
What’s fascinating about our research into the HP6 is that each improvement in any one area improves the others. This means that if you increase clarity, you’ll likely see improvement in energy, necessity, productivity, courage, and influence. Our analysis also suggests that even though people who score high on one habit tend to score high on the others, each habit is giving them a little extra edge in increasing their overall high performance score. Improve just one of these habits, and you improve your performance.
Another fascinating thing we learned is that all the HP6 predict overall happiness, meaning the higher your score in any habit, the greater the odds you’ll report being happy in life. Taken together, then, the HP6 are a powerful predictor of not just whether you’re a high performer but also whether you’ll be happy.
* Source: High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard