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

It's common to hear conflicting messages from personal achievement experts or “gurus”? (5:15). One authority will insist that you don't have to work hard, you just have to work smart. Another insists that balance is bogus or, you just have to follow your bliss. Yet, another claims life is a marathon not a sprint... and on it goes. “Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.” ~Kie...

“What is man without energy? Nothing. Nothing at all.”    With all of the gimmicks and advertisements for ways to increase your energy, we are made to forget that both we and our goals are energy. Energy, as defined by the Latin root ergo, is the capacity for doing work. To make the most of your energy and to increase your capacity for doing work, Martin fuses  Newton’s Laws of Physics with his st...

A quick thank you! Our Habits 2 Goals podcast was featured once again by iTunes and has been in the top 10 (Self-Help category) for several weeks... a terrific start for this new show! Now, on to the business at hand. It seems that everyone I know is "busy, busy, busy". In this show Martin and I cover some of the things you can do to make the most of your time and ensure that your results are mean...

“Questions direct our energy, attention and focus.”   As children we constantly asked questions which led us to learn about our world and ourselves. Over time, many adults fall out of the habit and stop asking questions. Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green? Why do giraffes have such long necks? Our questions are only limited by our imagination. Fortunately, that habit of asking questions c...

“Nobody is born with grit and no one is born with discipline.”  Tweet This Grit is one of the greatest predictors of success and one of the defining virtues of successful people… yet, what is grit exactly and how can you develop it? According to Angela Lee Duckworth’s  TED talk , grit is a combination of persistence and a willingness to change and adapt to improve. It is actively choosing to pursu...

“It's important to regard failure as an event and not a person.”  Tweet This On your unique journey to a more balanced and successful life, failure is inevitable. One of the biggest obstacles to achieving your goals is separating your sense of self from any particular instance of failure (2:44). Rather than labeling  yourself  as a failure after a tough setback or challenge, shift your perspective...

 By: Nick Palkowski “Virtues must be a product of habit” Tweet This Everyone wants to be a success…. but how do you define success? Without a personalized target in mind, it’s tough to have a clear direction. “You can’t hit a target you can’t see.” ~Zig Ziglar used to say. That’s why defining your ideal [...] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acc...

“If you are trying to achieve goals that are not in line with governing principles, than you’re making things much harder then they ought to be.” Tweet This Do you seem to lack the willpower you need when it comes to accomplishing your goals? If so, don’t sweat it— there’s actually a better way! It’s important [...] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

By: Nick Polkawski “Discipline is doing what you ought to do, when you ought to do it, whether you feel like it or not.” Tweet This Just about everyone has heard of S.M.A.R.T. goals, the standard for goal setting that has been around since the ‘80s.  Which represent Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time bound [...] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other s...

By: Nick Palkowski “The most successful entrepreneurs define their values first, then live them.”  Tweet This It seems so many of us have become lost in our TO-DO lists. And, not by accident as even the most notable goal-achievement process, S.M.A.R.T. goals, leaves a user starring at a long TO-DO list and wondering, “Okay, what’s my [...] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wi...

By: Nick Palkowski “Starting with the proper intention is everything…” Tweet This There is incredible power when one “begins with the end in mind”. Dr. Stephen Covey’s “Habit #2″ from The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. And, that’s exactly where you’ll want to start to create the right habits that will propel you towards [...] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with o...

“A habit is often a recurring behavior without conscience thought.” Tweet This  By: Nick Palkowski  (Show Host) What habits do you need to create for your ideal life? The reason habits are so powerful is because habits help you use your energy and willpower in the most efficient way possible. In this episode of the [...] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscriber...

Are you ready to put ideas into action? By: Nick Palkowski  (Show Host) Then this podcast is for you! In this episode of the podcast, we talk about you, the listener, and if this is the right podcast for you. We look at who this podcast is ideally for and who it is not right [...] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...