On this episode of the Business for Superheroes Podcast, Vicky Fraser is joined by her husband Joe to talk about the power of habit and the habit loop. Vicky also shares advice on how you can change a bad habit and how good habits are important for success.
Key Takeaways:
[0:50] What is Vicky’s worst habit?
[1:59] How did Joe stop smoking?
[3:25] How did Vicky stop smoking?
[4:18] What is the habit loop?
[5:13] You can’t control what happens to you but you can control how you react to it.
[8:26] Focusing your time and energy on stuff you can do & the power of habit.
[10:27] Good intentions are worthless on their own and success requires action.
[10:41] Success has a lot to do with consistency.
[12:54] We have two selves: a conscious self and an unconscious self.
[13:43] Your unconscious brain takes over certain tasks in your life.
[14:17] Your habits run about 40% of what you do.
[16:28] Almost everything we do is habit.
[17:50] You feel good after exercising because you’re in a habit loop.
[18:50] The bad news: you can’t break habits.
[20:56] The good news: once you form habits you can change them.
[24:35] A simple way to change your bad habits.
[26:03] Next week Vicky will talk about email marketing.
Mentioned in This Episode:
www.businessforsuperheroes.com/inner-circle
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg