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

“Before fear becomes fear it is pressure.” ~Grunburg Martin and Henry have a blast (so to speak) with this topic! How do you get unstuck? What should you do when you feel like your life is in a "rut"? How does ANYONE get unstuck? Well, the answer is a bit counter-intuitive. Martin recounts a little plumbing episode over the holidays. After fighting with a clogged drain for hours ( blogpost here )...

“Habit lies at the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire." ~Dr. Stephen Covey Martin and Henry discuss a topic that has many of even the top behavioral psychologists in the world have a difficult time addressing, that is, how habit and skill differ. Think about it, is tying your shoes a skill or a habit? Or, is it both? Martin argues that rather that trying to explain their differences we ou...

“I was facing some rejection from a lot of areas in my life... everything kinda caved in all at the same time.” Meet Cathey F! An amazing woman and a long-time THF reader, app user and podcast listener. MG begged her to share her story about her semi-recent struggles and how she was able to breakthrough. Cathey was in "total overwhelm"... trying to start a new business in the midst of a potential...

“All knowledge is based upon perceptual experience” ~Aristotle Empiricism is a theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience. Here’s a couple questions to ponder deeply…  "How real are certain “truths”? "How accurate is your knowledge particularly as it relates to the stories you tell yourself about your desires, goals and intentions?" For instance, the US Supre...

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things." ~Einstein Why is it that we (humans) have this innate capacity to set goals for ourselves? If success can be defined as "creating your ideal future" then how anyone can go about achieving "success" is via GOALS. Goals provide people a sense of control and self-efficacy as well as purpose. The challenge is, most people d...

“My goals are posted on my website for the world to see, JackDaly.net ” At 59, Jack Daly did his first Ironman Triathlon! Today's he's closing in on 100 marathons and has the goal to complete one on every continent! When Martin catches up with him in this H2G interview he's preparing to go compete at the USA Triathlon "nationals". Jack wasn't always an athlete and that's at least one of the many l...

"Habit is a cobweb at first and a cable at last." ~Chinese Proverb Let's say you have a habit of doing push-ups every morning. At what point does a habit cease to become a habit? Well, it turns out that psychologist, Clark C. Hull introduced something he labeled "habit strength" many years ago. As Martin puts it, his "formula" was a little eccentric, perhaps too complicated and Martin set out to r...

“Muddied waters left to stand become clear.” Lao Tzu What is STRESS really?  Martin and Henry explore stress diving deep into the topic at hand. The idea is simple; the better we can understand the subject the better we can address it. Henry starts the discussion recounting an entrepreneur group meeting led by Martin discussing the same topic and how his comments and that quote above have stuck wi...

"The successful person is just the average person focused.” This episode is chock-full of tips, tools and techniques to help you master your focus and to be more productive! Martin and Henry discuss focus in an age of high technology and perpetual distraction. Martin shares that the very reason The Habit Factor even exists is because of his inability to focus and how THF was the answer that helped...

“Before fear becomes fear, it’s pressure.” Martin and Henry dive deep into WHY we all seem to procrastinate more than we’d like. Spoiler alert: The biggest reason is resisting the possibility of future PAIN, FEAR and/or uncertainty. Then they delve into the various mindsets and strategies they use to address and overcome procrastination. Talk of "The Pressure Paradox™" comes up as it must! How do...

After Martin and Henry bust out their GTRs (Good Things Report) they tackle the power of accountability. Henry calls out MG on his confession about tracking just 50% with his accountability group. Then, Martin shares the significance of TRACKING + ACCOUNTABILITY and the mindset that helped him to stay motivated! Questions to ponder: What are you comparing yourself against? How much better are you...

In this, the first episode of the new season Martin welcomes Henry Evans of "Hour a Day Entrepreneur" fame and "Get Clear Marketing" as the season’s new co-host and they get right into the topic du jour, “Theme Days”. When you think about the most successful organizations they do one thing well: they are consistent! Consistency of behavior is achieved via a rhythmic, habit-pattern sort of scheduli...

BONUS: Just for checking in on this episode, Martin is giving away one of his most powerful and now, just for YOU (F R E E) tools—the Personal Evaluation Toolkit! (P.E.T.) A gift just for listening, subscribing, reviewing and helping to ensure an EPIC launch for Season III. All you have to do is listen to this show and follow the simple guidelines below... This is “The Bridge” episode! Titled such...

"Wisdom is equal measure experience plus reflection." ~Aristotle With 2016 almost entirely in the rear view mirror, now is the time to REFLECT and add some growth and wisdom to our lives as we look toward 2017! Martin reviews a few essential questions and exercises that have helped him immeasurably and covers some bigger concepts like wellness, happiness and the essence of habit and goal achieveme...

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Episode 100 is short, sweet and powerful. Yes! There is even a GIFT! A Free eBook, As a Man Thinketh! This very quick, powerful read is one of Martin's favorite books and he shares exactly WHY (plus, the link to get your special edition).  “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King This...

A short episode designed for new listeners. MG recaps some of the most popular episodes — helps any new listener/subscriber get up to speed before season III begins. Download this episodes — Mindsets & Philosophies: - MBM02 - Responsibility - The Physics of Personal Productivity - Making the Time to Relax - 7 Reasons Self Help Does Not Suck - Silence and Concentration - Success in Common Hours - M...

It's no accident that so many of the clinically and even non-clinically diagnosed "sufferers" of ADD / ADHD symptoms seek out and recommend The Habit Factor. In this episode Martin shares how and why you ought to regard your ADD/ADHD as a terrific asset and not focus so much on the liability aspect in the Season II finale episode. As it turns out, The Habit Factor was birthed as a solution to Mart...

" If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others." ~African Proverb Touching on a theme from a prior episode in season one, Teamwork Makes the Dream Work , Martin shares a couple #MBM worthy quotes, to help underscore the importance of working together. Citing how geese will fly up to 70% further when they fly as a group in their "V" formation, the analogy isn't to be lost...

It's hard to argue that water is not the ultimate solution... Particularly when you notice water's unique traits and how they can apply to our lives. As a follow-up to the recent Adaptability Episode (Mind Bullet) , Martin shares how water proves to be a fantastic model for us to learn from. Not many elements change from gas to liquid and even become a solid with general ease. Further, water provi...

"What gets measured gets done!" A great question and now after about thirteen years of tracking important behaviors/habits Martin shares that it's almost impossible to imagine achieving any goal without tracking those behaviors/habits that align with his goals. Martin sets the table be recounting how and where tracking first entered and influenced most of our lives; school! The teacher tracked our...

"It's not the strongest or the smartest of species that survives, but the one most adaptable to change." ~Charles Darwin In order to be "successful" you can bet you'll need to first survive— to be alive. Seems obvious enough and when considered in that context, one really cannot over-emphasis the importance of adaptability as it relates to not just survival but the attainment of success. In her be...

"In times of change the learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." Eric Hoffer It seems we all know a few people who decided that learning should cease when with their schooling. Unfortunately, these people tend to be same ones who are unhappy and discontent with themselves and their lives. It's important to ask ou...

Quitting is one of the easiest things to do. Hence, most people quit when the going gets tough. It's the rare person that forges ahead on not much more than faith and adapts and persists and then adapts some more. Hence, "success" seems rare. Unfortunately, it seems to be popular lately to encourage quitting, as though it was a virtue. In this episode Martin takes a different tact and recommends f...

In this episode Martin recounts the classic parable about a Chinese Farmer. As you listen to the story it becomes easy to see how we, like the neighbors in the story, are intent on labeling events either "good" or "bad", "fortunate" or "unfortunate". The parable though teaches us to withhold immediate judgement and cautions us at the same time to allow events to play out further. Martin recalls a...

"Life shrinks or expands according to one's courage." Anais Nin If we're not growing we're probably slowly dying. Sounds like a painful cliche but there is ample truth to the statement. The root or foundation of growth in personal all development can be traced to what Aristotle deemed the "mother" of all virtues—courage.  We have reviewed courage many times on this podcast. And, it's important to...