Habits 2 Goals: The Habit Factor® Podcast with Martin Grunburg

"Practice!? You talking about Practice!?” ~Allen Iverson In today's MBM, yes, we're talking about PRACTICE ! Practice, the art of strengthening a habit or skill is in itself, an overlooked skill . The question for you is, "What are you practicing today?" Practice precedes results in all areas of our lives. The more often and better we practice with intention, the better our results. The problem is...

"Worrying is like paying interest on a loan that may never come due." Today's Frequently Asked Friday (FAF) attempts to grapple the all-to-common problem over chronic worrying. It makes sense to worry, right? Pick your topic; government, climate, work, the economy, family, friends, etc. The list of valid things to worry about is endless. The reality though is worrying about things we can't control...

"The wave of change is coming. It's time to get on your 'New Habits' surfboard and surf with intention. ” With the New Year comes a great opportunity to leverage the air of change and harness the force of habit for our benefit. This five-part Vision & Wellness series is designed to help you do just that! Today's episode, Part 4, is all about the great constant of CHANGE! Some of us hate change, an...

"You become what you think about all day long.” ~RW Emerson Where your attention goes, new habits and skills are developed. Obsession, by definition, is "an idea or thought that constantly preoccupies one's mind."  Obsession is arguably your greatest ally when it comes to goal achievement, as well as skill and habit development. Obsession is simply Desire 10.0 . The question for you is, "What are...

"A wise man rules his habits, a fool obeys them." Today's Frequently Asked Friday (FAF) poses a classic question:  "How can habits help me achieve my goals?" This may be one of the most basic and fundamental concepts of the entire Habit Factor® ecosystem. First, the subject of habit is often confusing. Most people, sadly, only associate the word habit with negative actions, such as smoking, drinki...

"The Habit Factor is always, always working! The question is, is it working for you or against you?”  With the New Year comes this five-part series to be released each Wednesday in January: 2020 Vision & Wellness. Today's episode helps us to step back, assess our current results, and then ask a few key questions with the understanding that what we've done in the past has led us to the present. Thu...

"The man who moves mountains begins by carrying small stones.” ~Confucius Overwhelm by definition is to "bury or drown by a large mass". This is a topic we covered in Season 3, episode 10 when Martin invited Cathey Fisher to join H2G to share her experience with The Habit Factor and discuss the topic of being overwhelmed. Cathey and Martin review the Focus & Discipline webinar where the topic came...

"A miracle is an event so unlikely as to be nearly impossible. It's probably worth reminding you right now that the probability of your existence is estimated to be 1 in 400 trillion." Today's Frequently Asked Friday (FAF), "How can I stop overthinking?" is the natural follow-up to Monday's Mind-Bullet, Overthinking . When it comes to our goals and ambitions, chances are good  that overthinking is...

"Don't die with your music still in you.” ~Dr. Wayne Dyer With the New Year comes a five-part series to be released each Wednesday in January: 2020 Vision & Wellness. Today's episode helps us to get clear about our goals and ambitions for the new year. We "begin with the end in mind", by identifying what we want to create in 2020 and beyond. To do this we review several vision and clarity exercise...

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. Overthinking is often the biggest hurdle most of us encounter on the path to goal achievement. The irony;  it's a hurdle we create! Overthinking not only creates stress in our lives, it creates inaction, increases doubt, anxiety, fear and limits our potential. Overthinking impedes the very 3 P's MG write...

"There are no accidents Shifu."  ~Oogway   Deepak Chopra likes to say, "There are no accidents . . .  there is only some purpose we haven't yet understood. Einstein said, "God does not play dice with the universe." Even the wisdom of the movie Kung Fu Panda asserts that everything happens for a reason.   But this line of thought leads us down a path of dichotomous thinking. Are there really NO acc...

"What could you be doing if you were operating at your full potential? If you're not, it's going to show up in your business and relationships.” ~ Luke DePron As 2019 draws to a close and we're poised to welcome a new year, it's a great time to present this inspiring and insightful conversation with fitness and lifestyle coach Luke DePron, who's also the host of the Live Great Lifestyle podcast an...

"It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.” ~Zig Ziglar Today's Mind Bullet focuses on a topic of great importance in many Habits2Goals episodes, but it's time to look at it in-depth, by itself: attitude . Attitude is defined as a "settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior." Attitudes are ingra...

" The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman. "  ~ Jonathan Swift   Today's Frequently Asked Friday tackles an important question: What are the habits that make the biggest difference in life?   When thinking about the habits that have the biggest ROI, focus on the four, core quadrants of well-being: Mind, Body, Social, and Spiritual.  Mind habits include medi...

"Without the luxury of planning, preparing and practicing, pressure can be the enemy of success. " Henry J. Evans joins Habits2Goals this week for an insightful discussion of a multi-faceted topic: how to deal with pressure.   No one gets out of dealing with pressure. We all experience pressure, whether it's related to family, relationships, health, job, or finances. It starts early and never lets...

"Feast upon uncertainty. Fatten upon disappointment. Enthuse over apparent defeat, and invigorate in the presence of difficulties.” Today's Mind Bullet is about setting a new mindset: Start clapping ! When misfortune hits, we tend to think in extremes. Didn't get the job? I'll be homeless in three weeks! It's easy to spin out into the worst scenario. But there's an infinite spectrum of possibiliti...

"When coaching kids, above all, be kind, and focus on giving them constructive, positive labels about themselves."    Today's Frequently Asked Friday seems to come out of left field, but it has deep implications: How do you coach kids ?   How to coach kids is a frequent Google search, so plenty of people are wondering about the best way to coach, teach, and guide the children in our lives.  The si...

"Are you willing to jump through the painful practice 'hoop' of conscious competence to truly become your best?" Henry J. Evans joins Habits2Goals this week to discuss an important topic in every aspect of life, including habit development: the four phases of learning .  To recap, the phases are: Unconscious incompetence. (You don't know what you don't know. ) Conscious incompetence. (You know you...

"Procrastination is the most common manifestation of resistance because it's the easiest to rationalize.” ~Steven Pressfield Today's Mind Bullet builds off last week's powerful episode, E-Brake , which explored the idea that our personal emergency brakes are holding us back from true success. Today we explore more about resistance and its profound effect on our goals. We often think our biggest pr...

"Invest the first hour of the day, the 'Golden hour,' in yourself." ~Brian Tracy   On this Frequently Asked Friday, we tackle the question: What is the best way to start the day?  While everyone has their preferences, there are a few helpful habits everyone can benefit from. First, the prep for a great day tomorrow starts today . Set up your success for tomorrow with your choices today. Some swear...

"The universe is absolutely perfect. Everything you could want or envision already exists. But until you start out on the path, you won't see any evidence of it.” ~Brian Smith Habits2Goals is honored to present an inspirational and fascinating conversation with UGG® Australia founder, speaker, entrepreneur, and sought-after business leader Brian Smith.  Brian Smith was born in Australia, where he...

"When your personal emergency brake is on, you're not going to go as fast, as far, or as efficiently as you should.”  On today's episode, we greet the week with a powerful Mind Bullett: Find your e-brake .  If the emergency brake is on when you drive your car, the vehicle will feel slow and sluggish, held back by some unseen force. When you realize it's the emergency brake and release it, your car...

"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will." ~Suzy Kassem "Life is risky! As soon as you were born things got risky. Just how risky? Nobody gets out alive." ~Jim Rohn   On this Frequently Asked Friday, we tackle the question: How can I kill my doubt?  Leading with Suzy's brilliant observation above, MG reminds us that failure is really a prerequisite for success and since that is the case, it...

"You can be the strongest, most limber guy in the world, but if you don’t know how to go with the flow, you’ll get rejected every time.”  ~Greg Rex Habits2Goals is proud to welcome author, wellness coach, speaker, and lifestyle entrepreneur Greg Rex. With a background in sales and marketing, Greg went from training and coaching sales professionals to becoming a health coach with OPTAVIA (the profe...

"When you find an upstream solution to the problems in your life, you change the downstream effects.”  Today's Mind Bullet is a powerful concept: Upstream .  In relation to problem-solving, "going upstream" means addressing the issue at its root cause, rather than just treating the ensuing symptoms. For example, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America goes upstream with the problem of incarcerated you...