Steveer Robbins here.

Welcome to the Get It Done guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

It's the time of year to make your resolutions come true.

Now, I'm sure you listened to my last episode on how to set the right goals,

so you know all about outcome and process goals,

and you have outcome goals and the process goals you hope will lead to those outcomes.

Now, you must make those process goals a habit.

Scientific American Mind magazine says it takes nine weeks to form a new habit.

Hogwash!

The answer to how to form a habit can be found in fairy tales.

The evil queen in Snow White is misunderstood. She just had an unhealthy obsession with an

unrealistic media-hyped body image. She would soothe her insecurity by asking her magic

mirror, mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? It said Snow White, who was, of course,

pretty fair. So the evil queen fed Snow White a poisoned apple. But having Snow White gone

gave the queen time for some serious introspection. She realized a more mature response

to her body issues would be exercising more, lowering her saturated fats,

and eating fewer empty carbs. Her cook didn't know South Beach, so the queen resolved to cook for

herself, but being a queen, evil or not, is a big job. Exercise and cooking take time, not

not including the time to read the cookbooks and exercise books. Right now, you fill 24 hours a day with activity.

Sleep is an activity.

You'll need some of that time for the new habit you're forming.

If your new habit involves adding something to your schedule,

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