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

“The COO or the second in command tends to be strong with people issues. They're strong at getting collaboration, strong at getting consensus, strong in planning, and strong in seeing the moving parts. They understand the functional areas well. Yet, they aren't strong enough to be an expert in any particular domain.” H2G welcomes back Cameron Herold! He’s a business consultant, best-selling author...

“Once she arrived at her ideal destination – her goal – she realized it wasn’t what she wanted after all.” A young lady recently confessed that she felt “almost lost” and lacked motivation. Ironically, she felt that way after reaching an important goal. It turns out, she lacked motivation for two reasons. First, the goal’s reality didn’t match expectations. Second, she was struggling to identify w...

“A key idea behind habit tracking is to use the week's rhythm. Thus, 28 days, not 30 days, ought to be the tracking period for each habit.” There are a handful of authors and behavior change "experts" offering various ideas about habit development. Unfortunately, many are misleading. One such idea is that habit tracking is optional when it comes to habit development. While it’s true that people de...

“You are born alone, and you will die alone.” This week we investigate aloneness .  Aloneness is different from loneliness. 
In the early ’90s, while backpacking across Europe, I was reading Stephen Batchelor’s   Alone with Others , an existential approach to Buddhism. In it, the following ideas are explored: ”I was alone at birth; I must die alone; and, in a sense, I amalways alone, for the gulf...

"People don't improve by hearing, 'Good job!'" Habits 2 Goals rings in 2023 with an educational and entertaining interview featuring John Rossman. John is the author of the bestselling book, The Amazon Way, Think Like Amazon and The Amazon Way on IoT. John is a business strategist, operator, and expert on digital transformation, leadership, and business reinvention. John has consulted with many gr...

"Energy flows where attention goes." This week we revisit a goal achievement first principle: EVERYTHING IS ENERGY. Suppose everything is energy (and it is). That means you are energy, and your goal will require energy. Interestingly, habits are the most efficient use of behavior energy and this is why The Habit Factor process of habit alignment is so effective. There are two key elements that imp...

"Notice all the B.S. stories you tell yourself about EVERYTHING . Then, run them through the H.E.R.O.'s checklist." Your internal monologue is very active! Sometimes it's helpful, and other times, not so much. This internal chatter provides stories about EVERYTHING, from your career to your potential. You even have stories about your spouse, friends, etc. You also have stories about your goals, th...

"You don't need to eat a piece of cake after you run 5 miles." Studies on habit development support the idea that self-efficacy – the ability to produce the desired result – is rewarding . By following P.A.R.R., (Plan, Act, Record & Reassess), The Habit Factor's method for habit development, users experience self-efficacy, often. Of course, the opposite is true. If a user does not follow through o...

"Discipline is a habit. Nobody is born disciplined." Too often, people say, "I'm just not disciplined enough." The truth is that nobody is born disciplined. Discipline is a habit that can and should be cultivated. Following The Habit Factor's simplified method for habit development, P.A.R.R., anyone can improve their discipline more quickly. A key aspect of P.A.R.R. is that it cultivates habitstre...

" A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit. ~Desiderius Erasmus Visit: https://everythingastory.com "EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY" a recent #1 Amazon Hot New Release! When it comes to mastering your habits, knowing how to eliminate bad habits is essential. In Season 6, " How to track negative habits ," covered a few ways to kill negative habits. In this episode, MG reviews...

"Isn't all practice intentional?" Visit: https://everythingastory.com "EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY" a recent #1 Amazon Hot New Release. EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY debuts as a "prequel" and completes a "trilogy" MG never knew existed. Martin began writing The Habit Factor® shortly before 2005; it was published in 2010. Then, in 2015, The Pressure Paradox™ was published . EVERYTHING culminates...

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"Today is the eighth day of the month. Tomorrow is the thirteenth." ~Zen proverb Visit: https://everythingastory.com "EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY" a recent #1 Amazon Hot New Release! EVERYTHING culminates nearly 20 years of deliberation, collaboration, and meditation, all in the pursuit of deconstructing human behavior for the purposes of goal attainment . EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY debuts as...

The military and business franchises are great examples. Both embody the "3 Circles of Behavior Echo-System" perfectly. Each reveals how crucial it is to frame one's behaviors with a supportive environment and narrative to foster new habits and skills. Visit: https://everythingastory.com "EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY" a recent #1 Amazon Hot New Release! EVERYTHING culminates nearly 20 years of de...

The end is the beginning. Do your best to know the ideal outcome before starting. Visit: https://everythingastory.com "EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY" a recent #1 Amazon Hot New Release! EVERYTHING culminates nearly 20 years of deliberation, collaboration, and meditation, all in the pursuit of deconstructing human behavior for the purposes of goal attainment . EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY debuts a...

"Discipline is a habit. Cultivate it. One of the best ways to cultivate it is to begin habit tracking and follow P.A.R.R." ~M. Grunburg https://everythingastory.com EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY culminates nearly 20 years of deliberation, collaboration, and meditation, all in the pursuit of deconstructing human behavior for the purposes of goal attainment . EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY debuts as...

"I want to be more outspoken at work...I believe that because I'm an introvert, it's holding me back." How's that for a story? BOOK LAUNCH ENDS on 10.23.22! https://everythingastory.com EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY culminates nearly 20 years of deliberation, collaboration, and meditation, all in the pursuit of deconstructing human behavior for the purposes of goal attainment . EVERYTHING is a F*c...

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"Your stories are at the heart of your life experience. We tell ourselves stories habitually – for days, weeks, months, years, perhaps even decades – that either move us closer to our goals and ideals or, tragically, push them further away." EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY is now a #1 Amazon Hot New Release in Psychology Education & Training.   Visit: https://everythingastory.com   To discover incre...

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"It becomes easier to understand how your body is part of your 'environment' when your recognize that the environment as both the inputs (sensory stimulus) and the outputs – the things you create and influence. " UPDATE: EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY goes on sale 10.11.22!   Grab the FREE excerpt while available: https://everythingastory.com "EVERYTHING" culminates nearly 20 years of deliberation,...

"To ensure personal transformation is effective it must be a three-pronged approach: one's stories (thoughts), habits and skills, and their environment must be aligned—congruent and working together." EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY goes on sale 10.1.22!   Grab the FREE excerpt while available: https://everythingastory.com "EVERYTHING" culminates nearly 20 years of deliberation, collaboration, and m...

"It's the first behavior model to represent behavior in an 'echo-system'. It shows how our thoughts, emotions, feelings and behaviors reverberate to influence our life."
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"What's in your gunnysack? Is your emotional disposition an asset or liability." EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY goes on sale 10.1.22!   Grab the FREE excerpt while available: https://everythingastory.com "EVERYTHING" culminates nearly 20 years of deliberation, collaboration, and meditation, all in the interest of deconstructing human behavior for the purposes of goal achievement. EVERYTHING debuts...

"We assume that circumstances shape our stories. But what I’ve found time and again in my work is that the exact opposite happens; the way we narrate our lives shapes what they become." ~Lori Gottlieb EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY goes on sale 10.1.22! Grab the FREE excerpt while available: https://everythingastory.com "EVERYTHING" culminates nearly 20 years of deliberation, collaboration, and med...