The Habit Lab

Buy Jenna's  mini-course: Setting-up Your Summer. <click here> We know- it is not possible that all our friends hang out together all the time, but there is very real pain that happens in us when we don't get included in an event. It can also be challenging when you're the one doing the inviting.  For a ton of valid reasons- we cannot include everyone in all our plans, but tha...

Take 10 week to invest in building better habits with   Jenna's Mastery Course  <click to-register: open NOW> Class starts Oct 1, 2024 Aaron & Jenna interview their 7 year old daughter, Rosie- to talk about their habits as a family around teaching their kids about to be aware of their emotions. Habits we chat through doing the Emotion Wheel as a family @ dinner:  Download your free...

Buy Jenna's  mini-course: Setting-up Your Summer. <click here> In this Mother's Day episode- Jenna chats about the: 1) logistics of her own Mothers Day habits and how she balances it with traditional family time in the morning with some fun Moms-Only hangout time in the afternoon. 2) How she's learned to set her family & herself up for success & connection around this...

I dare you to do a 30 day Gratitude Habit Challenge! If it is still May 2024 & you want to add yourself to the Instagram Accountability group: click here >> https://www.instagram.com/j/AbZ2LFrSXjN4H5X_/ If you'd like the free printable I made for this challenge, a 30 Day  Habit Tracker click here>>  https://thehabitlab.myflodesk.com/gratitudetracker Click here for the $24 Grou...

We most often wait for it to happen to us or organically arise. If we know all the power joy holds- why wouldn't we purposefully have it as a tool we use? Jenna discusses two categories of joy that she has built habits in to stir up joy. playfulness:  humor, dance parties, physical play, silly accents rest: sabbath, break from chores, outside moments, laying in the sun If you're interest...

It's still worth fueling your body well- even when your time is limited. A teeny tiny bit of forethought with this SIMPLE Menu Planning Habit could set your week up with the support you need to  have healthy energy to plow through all that your calendar holds. If you're interested in chatting about my coaching options: email me at jennazint@gmail.com Simple Menu Planning --Mix & Matc...

But for real... we unknowingly allow idealism to murder our motivation by keeping us frozen. Sometimes it appears saying we're waiting to show up with excellence before taking action, but when you peel back that layer- is it actually stealing from us or serving us. How-to combat Idealism  1) notice chronic feelings of  disappointment/failure 2) increase awareness that thats usually evidence o...

We all have habits we're looking to ditch, in this episode Jenna walks through the 4 steps she takes her coaching clients through to help them dismantle their unhelpful habits If you'd like to chat with Jenna about booking a coaching session ...do it! Email her at: jennazint@gmail.com  These are the 4 steps she refers to in this episode:   Increase awareness   Replace w/ another habit  G...

It's possible to find creative childcare solution that feel like win-wins for you & your kids. If you don't have a big budget or family in town- there are other options that don't simply feel like childcare, but feel like community building. In this episode Jenna breaks down: 1) Date Night Swap 2) Marriage Vacays (aka- kidless)  3) Sitters doing light housework 4) Teenager Babys...

It feels like to basic to call this a letter habit. Jenna unpacks how this habit has become about sowing seeds of love; a way to express "with-ness" when friends when she can't physically be with them.  It could feel easy to brush past the impact of this habit, but remember a large part of our Christian faith is built on a series of letters to believers.  Don't underestimate th...

Jenna talks through some of the mindset shifts that were helpful adjustments for her to give herself permission to experiment with various Jesus Habits for the kids. Here is the link to get the resource page emailed to you for all the tools she referenced in this episode. https://thehabitlab.myflodesk.com/episode20 Resource page includes: -our favorite bibles - kids christian books - kids christia...

How to build the community you’re wanting requires overcoming rejection & not letting idealism thwart you. -Deciding it’s valuable to have people in your life who fill different roles. -Changing my mindset from entertaining TO >> hospitality. How hospitality overlaps more with our roles as being Christians to offer a safe place to be known for others.  —referenced episodes from our other...

In this episode- I unpack how I went from walking 5 minutes a day to running half marathons.   I talk about : •mindset shifts that helped me find longevity  •how I upgraded my habit • ways I added layers of benefit to my daily fitness  If you liked this episode; please share with a friend who you think would like to hear it! To find this video on youtube:   https://youtu.be/kj5uHNrjCys?si=6hH9MX-l...

In this episode Jenna talks about how asking the wrong question can get you skewed results with your habits.   She talks about how asking "Do I want to?" lends itself to a biased answers.  Instead it's more helpful when your motivation is low to ask:  What's a my goal? What would be helpful for me to get there? What edits/variations could I give me habit to better fit today? It...

Enroll in Jenna's 10 Week: Habit Mastery Course >> <Mastery Course here>   Classes start Jan 23/24 In this episode Jenna shares her progression of her Jesus Habits over the last 2 years and how even with starting so small that have generated so much fruit.  Her current Jesus  Habits  1) one worship song 2) communion  3) 10 mins of Bible reading Click here for the $24 Group Coachin...

Enroll in Jenna's 10 Week: Habit Mastery Course >> <Mastery Course here>   Classes start Jan 23/24 Jenna walks you through how to build a habit to hit your goals for 2024 in this episode.  Grab a pen & paper and turn your new years resolution into a ridiculously small habit. As you DIAL in consistency, with this starter step- you then can upgrade to more! Most people's re...

Registration for Jenna's Habit Lab: Mastery Course opens Jan 3rd. <Class begins January 23  9:30-11am PST> Join the waitlist for <Habit Lab: Mastery Course here> This Episode These habits were formed when Jenna was in a tough financial season & realized she had a lot of triggers around receiving from people when they were in need.  She is aware she will probably feel a lot of...

Registration for Jenna's Habit Lab: Mastery Course opens Jan 3rd. <Class begins January 23  9:30-11am PST>  Join the waitlist for <Habit Lab: Mastery Course here> On this episode:  Jenna talk about how Jesus served her with a Truth slap that challenged her to expand her Habits of Generosity beyond "just throwing money at it" like she had in the past.  Food for thought wh...

Registration for next round of Habit Lab opens Jan 3rd and class begins January 23. Online classes will be 10 weeks on Tuesdays 9:30-11am PST Join the waitlist for <Habit Lab: Mastery Course here> Let's talk about adult birthdays! Jenna talks about her past pain pattern around her birthday. She often opted to "skip it" but would feel some sadness that she made that choice or s...

Jenna chats through some of her starter steps for nailing in a bedtime routine. She discusses the relationship of night time routine feeding into your morning routine habits.  She'll give you some ideas for anti-habits to begin to break up with your bedtime scrolling habit or Netflix habits that might be a sabotaging the rest you are really looking for! Join the next semester of Habit Lab Mas...

Jenna talks about a Habit she instituted almost 2 years ago that has changed family visits/trips; in fact it made SUCH a difference- she started the same habit for friend trips too. <SCROLL down for list of the questions she asks.> After realizing how often disconnect during family visits happened due to unvocalized expectations ; Jenna made a habit of asking her family. JOIN THE NEXT ROUND...

Jenna chats about her bible habit that lead to her reading through the bible in a year for the first time in a year and the radical shift it's caused in her walk with the Lord. If you're interested in joining in The Bible Habit for 2024 you can get on the list for more information by filling out this simple form: https://thehabitlab.myflodesk.com/biblehabit Join the next semester of The...

More more more! Jenna gives some real examples on how she uses this habit to generate more purpose when the cost of "showing up" is high. She elaborates how humility has played a major piece in this for her. There's a little Stephen Covey & Bob Goff wisdom sprinkled in there too! Jenna is a life coach specializing in helping people build habits. She offers one-on-one habit coach...

This habit  is one Jenna runs through before events, trips, trainings, meetings. By preemptively thinking this questions- she works through triggers/emotions/insecurities that  are popping up to process them instead of reacting through them in the moment. Other questions in this realm of prep work are: --What am I going to learn from this? --What will I walk away with? This habit also helps her re...

Jenna chats through the fruit of their habits of serving at their church & how the fruit has far out weighed the cost. The counter intuitive  realization of building habit of serving  actually got her out of "survival mode" a few times in the last decade. When it felt like she had nothing to give; realizing she could give the two cents she had and instead of feeling bankrupt- she lef...