Power of Habit - Slides

THE POWER OF HABIT Why They Exist & How to Change Them Brunch n’ Learn

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HABITS 1. Your Health 2. Your SMART goals 3 Factors to Success: 3. Your Habits

Quick Reflection 1. Think about your current habits. 2. Write down one of your good habits. 3. Write down one of your poor habits.

THE POWER OF HABIT: 5 LESSONS

01. The Habit Loop

THE HABIT LOOP 02 Routine 03 Reward Cue 01



02. 5 CATEGORIES OF HABIT CUES

HABIT CUES 3. Emotional State 1. Location 2. Time 4. Other People 5. The Immediately Preceding Action

Group Work Think back to the good habit your wrote down: 1. What is the cue (and type of cue) that triggers that habit? 2. What is your routine? 3. What is your reward?

03. CRAVINGS

CRAVINGS Routine/ activity The actual reward Cue/ Trigger Release of dopamine due to the anticipation of the reward

04. The Willpower Habit Overcoming Painful Inflection Points

Willpower is a skill and a muscle.

THE INFLECTION POINT LOOP Painful Inflection Point (action) 02 03 Cue 01 STEP Result (positive/negative)

03: How to Create Your Willpower: Prepare for it Result: Write down your goal: My reward will be__________. My goal for today is____________. Point of inflection: When I’m confronted with a point of inflection, I will __________________________________.

05. Keystone Habit

…small changes or habits that people introduce into their routines that unintentionally carry over into other aspects of their lives

Three Keystone Habits 1. Nutrition 2. Exercise 3. Sleep

Three Keystone Habits 1. Daily planning/ journaling 2. Professional Development 3. Impact Teams

Keystone Habits have the power to start a chain reaction, changing other habits as they move through an individual’s life or throughout an organization. Personal Keystone Habits: 1. Waking up early 2. Going to the gym 3. Eating healthy 4. Meditating 5. Others? Organizational Keystone habits: 1. Daily planning/ journaling 2. Role playing/ FAQs 3. Impact Teams 4. Professional development 5. Others?

Group Work 1. What bad habit would you like to change? 2. What’s the keystone habit that could help most? 3. What reward will motivate you?

Recap #One Habit Loop #Two 5 Types of Cues #Three Cravings #Four Inflection Loop (willpower) #Five Keystone Habit

QUESTIONS?

Write down your TOP TAKEAWAY from today…

Write down ONE ACTION you are committed to taking in the next 24 HR

THANK YOU