1735: 7 Steps to Developing a New Habit by Brian Tracy on How to Change Your Life Through Small Steps

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🗓️ 10 September 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Brian Tracy shares 5 steps necessary to develop a new habit. Episode 1735: 7 Steps to Developing a New Habit by Brian Tracy on How to Change Your Life Through Small Steps Brian Tracy's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. BrianTracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 70 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year. He has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 70 books that have been translated into dozens of languages. The original post is located here: https://www.briantracy.com/blog/personal-success/seven-steps-to-developing-a-new-habit/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1735, seven steps to developing a new habit
0:05.8	by Brian Tracey of BrianTracey.com and I'm Justin Mollick. This is the podcast where I act as a
0:11.8	personal narrator for you for free, usually from blogs, sometimes from books, but in either
0:17.1	case always with permission from the authors. We have five shows just search for Optimal Living Daily
0:22.4	to check out the other topics we cover, but for now let's get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:30.4	7 Steps to Developing a New Habit by BrianTracey of BrianTracey.com
0:38.7	How long does it take to develop a new habit? The time period can be any length from a single second
0:44.4	to several years. The speed of new habit pattern development is largely determined by the intensity
0:50.0	of the emotion that accompanies the decision to begin acting in a particular way. Many people think
0:56.4	talk about and resolve to lose weight and become physically fit. This may go on for years.
1:02.1	Then one day the doctor says that if you don't get your weight down and improve your physical
1:05.9	condition, you're in danger of dying at an early age. Suddenly the thought of dying can be so
1:11.8	intense or frightening that the individual immediately changes his diet, begins exercising,
1:16.8	stops smoking, and becomes a healthy and fit person. Psychologists refer to this as a
1:22.2	significant emotional experience. Any experience of intense joy or pain combined with a behavior
1:28.7	can create a habitual behavior pattern that may endure for the rest of a person's life.
1:33.7	For example, putting your hand on a hot stove or touching a live electrical wire will give you an
1:38.8	intense and immediate pain or shock. The experience may only take a split second, but for the rest of
1:44.4	your life you will have developed the habit of not putting your hand on hot stoves or touching live
1:49.7	electrical wires. The habit will have been formed instantly and endure permanently.
1:56.0	How long does it take to form a habit? According to the experts, it takes about 21 days to break or
2:02.4	form a habit pattern of medium complexity. Habits which are more complex or difficult to incorporate
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