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The ONE Thing

221. Common Myths About Forming Habits

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Do you know everything that you need to know about forming a habit? More than 20,000 people have downloaded the 66-Day Calendar from the1thing.com and we’ve shepherded more than 4,000 people through a 66-Day challenge through our Time Blocking Mastery Course — and what we’ve found is that there are some very common myths around forming a habit. And if you aren’t aware of what these myths are, then you simply won’t be as successful. So, in this episode, we sit down with someone who’s embarked on quite a few 66-Day Challenges, Jeff Gray, and we dive into some of the mistakes he made and the lessons he learned along the way — lessons that were absolutely vital to achieving the success he has today. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, we will be kicking off a Living Your ONE Thing 66-Day Challenge exclusively for members. We will be pouring into our community so that everyone can start the new year with a power habit that sticks, and we invite you to join us. You can start for FREE at the1thing.com/community. In this episode, you will learn... -[10:45] Why it’s okay if you don’t knock every 66-Day Challenge out of the park -[12:55] What Jeff learned from his first 66-Day Challenge (that a lot of people miss) -[20:25] The importance of focusing on what you can do, and nothing more -[34:35] What you need to know before starting your first 66-Day Challenge Links & Tools From This Episode -Join the exclusive Living Your ONE Thing 66-Day Challenge at the1thing.com/community -Get a discount on multiple The ONE Thing Planners until the end of 2019 at www.the1thing.com/shop 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

I'm your host Jeff Woods.

0:11.0

FM Alexander says people do not decide their futures.

0:15.0

They decide their habits.

0:16.0

Their habits decide their futures.

0:19.0

It's why habits are at the core of the one thing.

0:22.0

When you go to the one thing.

0:22.8

When you go to the one thing.com

0:24.1

and you go to the free stuff page,

0:25.4

the number one most downloaded thing on our website,

0:28.7

the 66 day challenge calendar.

0:30.6

Because we know it takes on average 66 days to form a habit and so we created

0:35.6

this calendar that you download it it's got 66 days on it and every single day

0:39.4

you do your one thing you put a big red X on it pretty soon it becomes less about doing your one thing and more about not breaking the chain.

0:46.7

At this point we've had over 20,000 people that have downloaded that calendar. We have shepherded over 4,000 people through a 66 day

0:54.8

challenge through our time blocking mastery course and we have found something

0:58.0

really interesting. There are some common myths that people have about what it takes to form a habit,

1:06.0

about what this looks like. If you're not aware of what these myths are, if you don't

1:10.9

check your mind before you start your next 66 day challenge

1:15.3

you simply won't be as successful. Today we get to sit down with somebody who's been a

1:20.8

friend of mine for a long time.

1:22.7

Prior to even starting this company,

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