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The ONE Thing

158. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

If habits decide your future and you decide your habits, what are the habits you can acquire today that will help you create your ideal future? We want to help you form the power habits that will help you achieve extraordinary results, in every area of your life. That’s why we wrote The ONE Thing, that’s why we created the Living Your ONE Thing Community, and that’s why we’re sharing this conversation with someone who has built a career focused on helping others create better habits, make better decisions, and live better lives. Our guest is James Clear, author of the upcoming book Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones (releasing 10/16/18), and in this episode, he will share how you can become the architect of your habits, rather than continue to be a victim of them. We recorded this conversation as part of our monthly ONE Thing webinar series. Every month, we feature an incredible author so that you can learn directly from them and ask questions. If you want to sign up for our next FREE monthly webinar, head over to the1thing.com/webinars. In this episode, you will learn... [3:45] How you can leverage the compound effect of getting just 1% better every day. [10:05] ONE thing you can do to make forming good habits easier or unnecessary. [16:40] When you fall off the habit wagon, do you have to start over? [20:35] How you can utilize habits as an entry point to positive rituals & routines. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: What is that two-inch domino you CAN knock down that will help you form a power habit? Sure, putting on your shoes and going out the door will not give you washboard abs – but does it make going for a run easier? It sure does! And if you set yourself up for success by focusing on that ONE, small, two-minute action, then you will start experiencing the cumulative benefits of getting just 1% better every day. If you want more help on your journey, we have some FREE resources that can help: download a 66-day calendar and/or try out a PDF version of the upcoming The ONE Thing Planner. Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more at atomichabits.com Connect with James: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Want to hear the rest of this interview? Head over to the1thing.com/webinars/atomic-habits-with-james-clear AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Get more support & accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

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0:00.0

This is the One Thing Podcast where we teach you the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.

0:08.0

My name is Jeff Woods. I'm the Vice President here at the one thing team.

0:14.0

One of my favorite quotes in the one thing is from FM Alexander.

0:17.3

People do not decide their futures. They decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.

0:24.7

One of the blessings of being in business with Gary Keller and you getting to listen to this

0:29.1

podcast is you tap into the minds of people who have just achieved extraordinary results.

0:34.3

And I remember looking at Gary and going, wow, if people don't decide their futures,

0:40.0

they decide their habits, and their habits decide their futures.

0:44.1

What are the habits that Gary Keller acquired that made Gary Keller?

0:49.5

Gary Keller.

0:51.1

When you think about your life someday from now, what do you want your spirituality to look like?

0:57.0

How about your physical health, your personal life, your relationships, your job, your business, your finances, what would extraordinary look like

1:06.0

in each of those areas.

1:08.0

And if people do not decide their futures,

1:10.0

they decide their habits and their habits to decide their futures.

1:13.2

What are the habits that you can't acquire today?

1:16.9

That if you did acquire them would make that future

1:21.0

your reality. The purpose of this episode make that

1:25.0

make that future your reality.

1:23.0

The purpose of this episode is supporting you

1:26.0

in forming power habits that could help you achieve

1:30.0

extraordinary results in your life.

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