108. Why Your Habit Building is Failing

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

How many times have you told yourself at the start of a new year that you are going to work out more, leave school on time, drink more or any other goal/habit that you have wanted to build? And how many times have you found yourself failing at building those habits? Have you ever wondered why? This week’s episode is the next installment of our mini-series on habit building for the month of January! In the first episode, we share the habits we are trying to build… don’t worry, you will get an update on how it’s going in next week’s episode! In the second episode, we shared tiny changes that give you BIG results and reviewed the book Atomic Habits. In today’s episode, we are getting down and dirty with why your habit building is failing. In this episode we share: 3 Misconceptions around building habits. Instead of asking “How long does habit building take” you should be asking “How many times does it take to build a new habit.” Your habits are failing because you do not have the systems in place to help you. If you don’t change these current systems and routines, then your habit will fail. You have to start small and build easier habits in order to later build more difficult habits. SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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0:00.0	Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your hosts, Michelle Emerson and Bridget Spackman, and we are here to make your life easier by helping you master your time, organization, and productivity as a teacher.
0:12.1	This week's episode is the next installment of our mini series on habit building for the month of January. In the first episode, Bridget and I shared the habits we are trying to
0:22.5	build. Don't worry. You are going to get an update on that. Next week's episode coming soon.
0:27.8	But in the second episode, we shared tiny changes that give you big results. And really,
0:34.6	that was a book review of atomic habits, which we absolutely loved.
0:39.1	Like, might be my new favorite book. So in today's episode, we're getting down and dirty
0:44.7	with why your habit building is failing. Ooh, that's tough.
0:52.0	One of my students said that a lot. Well, we are no for our tough love. Yeah, that is so true. But first, let's hear a TSA from Holly. Holly says, resetting my room at the end of the day. So returning all the materials that got used and not returned, painting supplies needed to be cleaned, art supplies brought in from another room, usually things that migrate all
1:11.5	over my room. This usually leads me to becoming inspired to organize an area shelving cupboard,
1:17.6	which then leads me to not preparing fully for the next day before I leave, which then leads me
1:25.0	to working at home after my kids are in bed and missing out on a personal
1:29.1	things that I need to be doing at home.
1:32.4	Ooh, Holly, that's a lot.
1:34.7	I felt overwhelmed.
1:36.2	I know, just listening to it.
1:37.6	I'm assuming that you're an art teacher because you mentioned paint supplies.
1:41.8	I could be wrong, but go with me on this.
1:43.6	If you are an art
1:45.2	teacher, I would suggest recruiting help from a few students at the end of the day to help you reset
1:51.4	your room. That way, you're not trying to do it all yourself. So maybe these could be students from
1:56.9	the last class of the day, or if your last class of the day is like a younger grade,
2:01.7	maybe you could get help from whatever the highest grade level is in your school. So if your
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