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There are now two instructional videos on this page. The one above is a walk-thru of the PDF Habits to Goals tracking template. It provides a cursory overview about how to harness the force of habit and how to employ the P.A.R.R. methodology to improve habitstrength™ of any particular behavior; Plan, Act, Record & Reassess.
The other video (below) provides illustration how you can customize the Excel Spreadsheet.
You may find both resources/courses helpful and you can always email:
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Get after it —enjoy the process!
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You should have the habit-building and goal achievement template in your inbox by now!
Please know, this template is completely customizable!
This is the exact template I used to complete multiple “bucket-list” type goals (at first); the Catalina Classic (4x) paddle-board race (32 mile open ocean paddle) and an Ironman triathlon (3x), not to mention a write a couple books.
The short story; THIS template was a complete breakthrough for me.
After wasting years and thousands of dollars following various “best practices” (like SMART Goals) buying books and courses, etc., all with the hope of achieving my most important goals, I was left frustrated and a bit (or a lot) angry.
One year after the next would come and go and I would be no closer to my goals.
Then, once I followed THIS exact process, using THIS exact spreadsheet and (to my total surprise) it WORKED—I actually achieved my goal (!)— I had to test it again and it worked again and then again.
I was so surprised, I had to know if it was a fluke or repeatable?
Then, I was asked to share this exact process and spreadsheet with a group of entrepreneurs (this is before the smart phone and apps existed). So, I was repeatedly teaching and coaching other entrepreneurs (at first) and they had great success with it!
The rest, as they say, is history.
Today, we have all sorts of professionals from Sales Managers to General Managers to Teachers and Principles to Lawyers, Doctors (psychiatrists and psychologists), Therapists, professional coaches and athletes, etc. The list is long at this point.
Ten years-plus and 300,000+ app downloads later…
Bottom line, this simplified process for goal achievement works!
More backstory.
Once I realized I had to share this process and the related success stories, I knew I ‘had’ to write the book. Then, I wondered for about two minutes… “How am I going to write a book? I’ve never written a book?” Then, it occurred to me, “Duh! You need to follow this same process!”
Not to over-simplify it, but that is all I did, followed the P.A.R.R. (Plan, Act, Record & Reassess) as explained in the videos above and not only completed the book but strengthened the behavior/skill and habit of writing.
The entire story and background is chronicled fairly well in the book, The Habit Factor®.
Video Controls (for second video)
-You can press “pause” on your keyboard to stop/start the video
-You can EXPAND the video at any point by clicking the icon in the lower right, next to the video time indictor
-Pressing ESC (escape) on the keyboard will make the video regular size again (non, full screen).
Are you thinking this is going to take too much time to setup this template?
My two cents / an observation: The people who aren’t willing to invest 10-15 minutes to setup the template properly/the tracking sheet (or watch this video) don’t REALLY want to achieve their goals.
Investing a little time on the front end (the PLAN) will go a long way toward you realizing your goal and better understanding why The Habit Factor method works so well not to mention, the following basic concepts:
>>>What is a “tracking period”?
What is “the minimum success criteria”?
What is a “target” day?
Why do we only use 1’s and 0’s to setup and track?
Want some more PROOF that this really works ; )
Here is an excerpt from a blog from a woman named Tanya.
You can read her entire story here. Tanya read The Habit Factor® and had the goal to regain her pre-pregnancy body/weight. This is part of what she wrote…
For instance, one of my most recent goals was not just to reclaim my pre-pregnancy body (I just had a baby on May 3, 2013) but to have a healthy lifestyle. So I first determined what habits would put me on the right path and began tracking how consistent I was. Rather than saying, I am not going to eat
junk food, I thought about what I was going to do, such as meditating, drinking a minimum of eight cups of water a day, eating a minimum of seven servings of fruits and vegetables per day, and walking and exercising five to six days a week.I can be quite competitive, especially with myself, so tracking my habits makes me want to push myself even further. If I see that I had seven servings of fruits and vegetables all last week, I will try to make it eight for the following week. Also, the accountability is there. Sometimes we all get so busy and do not realize how much time has passed since we have last worked out after we set forth the goal. Logging the information gives me the data I need to have tangible evidence on why I have or have not achieved my goal.
Since I started tracking my habits with my healthy lifestyle back in July of this year, I lost 16 1/2pounds, putting me about three pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight and lost a total of 18 inches from my waist, hips, thighs and arms. I feel more energized and am motivated to keep up these good habits.
Many of us question why our lives have or have not taken certain courses but do not always look at our habits (actions) to determine how significant they are in why we are where we are. Even though there are instances where circumstances arise that are out of our control, our habits are not. We typically control those. The next time you question why you are struggling to reach your goal, consider your habits. They truly can reveal a lot and certainly did for me. All the best,
Tanya
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Enjoy the process!
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The Habits to Goals MASTERY, 2-DAY Challenge
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