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

“"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new." ~ Socrates This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. In less than a week this Maven cohort kicks off… The 28-Day Breakthrough! There are approximately 6 spots available. Be more productive than ever before in 28 days, or your money back! 110% money-back guarantee! No breakthrough...

“The greatest miracle is the ordinary.” ~Henry David Throreau This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. Wouldn’t it be great if there were more miracles in your life? Recently, a woman approached me to explain that a miracle was supposed to happen to her in a few days. “Uh… this is it.” I replied, “This (life) is the miracle. It’s all a freakin’ miracle!” Apparently, Rumi proclaimed...

“ Sometimes the best way to find inspiration is to ask an important question.” This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. In this episode, Jen and I discuss the significance of motivation and inspiration and their relationship to goal achievement. Inspiration tends to be intrinsic, while motivation can be both intrinsic and extrinsic . Both inspiration and motivation are powerful ass...

“ The very best heroes and philosophers are dead.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. The best heroes and philosophers are dead?! What does that mean? I thought I’d ask my AI buddies, ChatGPT and BARD to see if they knew. Unfortunately, their interpretations weren’t convincing; they were too literal. Neither offered the insight I suspected was behind the...

“ Personal development exists on a spectrum. It’s a gift that allows you to become the person you could by using your intelligence, intention and effort.” This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. “ He (or she) is on the spectrum. ” A phrase that is probably overused these days. BTW: If it’s a spectrum, then everyone is on it. In this episode, we carry the idea of “The spectrum” and...

“Life is like a dew drop, on a blade of grass, in the morning sun.” ~Zen Proverb This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. Deepak Chopra said it like this, “Life is a lucid dream.” How well can you recall yesterday? How about sharing a story from your childhood? The painting below has hung in my stairway for nearly twenty-five years. It’s a photograph from our wedding in Baja, Mexic...

“Zen is laughter, laughter Zen.” This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. How is Zen like laughter? ☝️ Many people think Zen is a philosophy. Philosophies are ideas. The answer can be found in this great quote by Zen master T.D. Suzuki, “Zen has nothing to do with ideas.” How much thinking do you do when you laugh? Have you considered all the amazing benefits of laughter? Here is a...

“You can only tell yourself one story at a time.” (see EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY) This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. On a recent training run, I reflected upon an answer I’d given in a podcast interview on the Fifth Quarter. Hosts Lason Perkins and Jeff Osterman asked: “Do you celebrate the green lights?” The guests were wondering, figuratively, if I had the habit of appr...

“The great value of having a big, hairy, audacious goal is that it forces you to get on your toes. Nobody with big, hairy audacious goals is living passively.” (see EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY! This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. At halftime of a recent NBA playoff game, Kenny Smith (the TNT color analyst) shared a powerful observation about the Warriors’ play and, more impo...

“High expectations are the key to everything.” ~Sam Walton (Founder of Walmart) “The key to happiness is low expectations.” ~Barry Schwartz (American Pyschologist) This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. Which is it? Should you have high expectations or low expectations? How about… Both. Often you should have high expectations. Sometimes you should have low expectations. Sometimes...

“By adding positive pressure, anyone can improve their productivity, performance and even peace of mind.” ~MG (see The Pressure Paradox™) This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. On a return trip to San Diego, I stop in Orange County for breakfast with a great friend – a super friend – who happens to be a championship-winning, professional collegiate rugby coach. Surprisingly, he s...

“There are three constants in life – change, choice and principles.” ~ Stephen Covey This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. Principles govern one's results over the long term. — Excerpt from Principles I — Principles can be likened to the law of gravity: Throw a rock out of a window and you know it will fall toward the earth – every time! Principles are environmental factors that...

“There are three constants in life – change, choice and principles.” ~ Stephen Covey This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. Chances are good that you've read or at least know of the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Most people think it's a book about habits. It is not. It's a brilliant book about effectiveness. Here's the key: Effectiveness by operating within the c...

“If you want small changes, work on your behavior; if you want quantum-leap changes, work on your paradigms. " ~ Stephen Covey This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. Paradigms: Part II – [Episode with special guest Jen Grant] Paradigm by definition: noun par·​a·​digm ˈper-ə-ˌdīm  : EXAMPLE , PATTERN especially : an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype … regard scie...

“If you want small changes, work on your behavior; if you want quantum-leap changes, work on your paradigms. " ~ Stephen Covey This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. Clichés can become so overly used that people forget their original intent. What does it really mean to have a “Paradigm-shift”? Paradigm by definition: noun par·​a·​digm ˈper-ə-ˌdīm  ˈpa-rə-, also  -ˌdim : EXAMPLE ,...

“ Most people just go through the motions…” ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. I came across a Youtube short #youtubeshorts in which Arnold was pointing out that when most people lift weights they are just “going through the motions…” Examine his statement more deeply. It can be applied to everything. Where do you find yourself “just going through the...

“It's not the will to win that matters – everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.” ~Coach Bear Bryant This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. While watching the NCAA men's wrestling championships a powerful mind bullet emerges. An excited reporter asks the Cornell head wrestling coach, "How can your wrestler assure victory?" The coach chuckles and replies,...

“ Effectiveness requires an appreciation for monotony and routine.” This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. A lot of people say things like, "I hate monotony" or "I hate routines." The challenge with such an identity is that it establishes a fixed mindset about one's abilities; what one can achieve. The art of enjoying monotony and routine is an essential principle for success. Tr...

"Everyone faces the same challenge; aligning their willpower with their volition. The good news is that by following P.A.R.R. they also develop discipline." This Habits 2 Goals premium episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. Five plus years and 500+ Habits 2 Goals episodes later, a single, common theme reveals itself; the significance of habit tracking. Behavioral scientists used to say things like,...

“ Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.” ~The Dalai Lama This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. It finally dawns on me that along with ANY worthwhile goal one chooses to pursue, pain and suffering are part of the “package.” Each is preloaded – like software – with every worthwhile goal and ideal. For instance, if you want to be a great mother, you can rest assured there will...

“ It's impossible to be grateful when you're complaining.” This Habits 2 Goals premium episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. Do you notice how often you complain to yourself and others? Have you ever tallied the total number of complaints in a day? Are you aware of how often you complain about "things" and "events" large and small? Complaining is a topic that was covered back in June of 2020. Once...

“ Life is a one-day-at-a-time, phenomenon.” This Habits 2 Goals premium episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. This episode is part three and follows “The Great Convergence and S.T.A.R.T. Part one was about aligning your WILLPOWER with your VOLITION. Part two is about beginning - S.T.A.R.T.ing: Simple. Today Actions. Repeated & Tracked! Today's episode is about recognizing that life is simply a seri...

“ The longest journey begins with a single step.” ~Lao Tzu This Habits 2 Goals premium episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. This episode is part two and follows “The Great Convergence: The Key to YOUR universe.” Part one was about aligning your WILLPOWER with your VOLITION. Part two is about beginning . Starting – moving down a path that proves you are willing to align your willpower to your volit...

“ The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free.” - Jiddu Krishnamurti . This is a Habits 2 Goals premium episode FREE for ALL subscribers. Do you know what “the great convergence” really is? It is not how technology globalized humanity.  Not really. “The great convergence,” that I’m referring to semi-jokingly is the key...

“A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.” ~Tony Robbins Smoker or not, here are a few stories that you may be telling yourself that are likely perpetuating your bad habits. [This is a throwback episode, never published from 1/2021 Covid era.] Everyday thousands, perhaps millions of people tell themselves that they’re...