Positive Mindset Monday | Ep 19: The Habit Before The Habit
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
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🗓️ 22 September 2025
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Positive Mindset Monday, I talk about “the habit before the habit”, that crucial first step we often overlook on our journey to building lasting change. I share insights on why so many of us struggle to create new habits, and how simply getting started with an entry-level commitment makes all the difference. I get honest about the power of momentum, and how stacking small wins gives us the energy and belief we need to keep moving. Whether you’re trying to launch a new morning routine or break an old pattern, I encourage you to focus less on perfection and more on showing up consistently. Join me as we explore why simplicity, not complexity, kicks off sustainable growth. If this message hits home, share it with someone who’s looking to spark real, positive change in their life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John Gordon with your positive mindset Monday. I think we all agree that habits are |
| 0:08.6 | essential for creating a great life. Your habits decide what you do and ultimately what you become. |
| 0:16.2 | You are the result of your habits and the actions that you take. I believe in the power of positive habits. |
| 0:23.9 | Positive habits create great results. And I want to share with you a tip to help you be successful |
| 0:29.8 | in implementing great habits. And it's actually what I call the habit before the habit. |
| 0:37.2 | We must engage in habits that allow us to be successful |
| 0:39.9 | with our habits. For example, if you want to make working out a habit, exercising a habit |
| 0:46.4 | the night before, put out your workout clothes and your workout shoes. When you get up in the morning, |
| 0:51.7 | you will see your shoes, you will see your workout clothes, |
| 1:01.4 | you'll be more likely to put them on and actually go work out. Say you want to read more books. |
| 1:10.0 | A habit is putting out the book on your dresser or somewhere that you'll see it as a reminder to then read that book. So the habit of |
| 1:13.9 | putting out the book makes you more likely to actually read the book. Or perhaps you want to engage |
| 1:19.6 | members of your team or employees or you want to reach out to clients. A habit before the |
| 1:25.4 | habit would be making a list of the people that you want to |
| 1:28.7 | connect with that day or that week. |
| 1:31.8 | And just having that in front of you will make it more likely that you will engage in that |
| 1:37.2 | habit. |
| 1:38.0 | So the habit before the habit makes you more successful with your habits and allows you |
| 1:43.1 | to create more success and results. |
| 1:45.9 | Hope this helps. Have a great day. |
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