S.J. Scott - Habit Stacking: 127 Small Changes to Improve Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness

HABIT STACKING

127 Small Changes to Improve Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness

(The 2nd Edition)

Steve S.J. Scott

www.DevelopGoodHabits.com

Habit Stacking Copyright 2017 by Oldtown Publishing LLC

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Contents

Your Free Gift

As a way of saying thanks for your purchase, Im offering a free report thats exclusive to readers of Habit Stacking .

With the Habit Stacking Quick Start Guide , youll discover a printable reference guide of all the rules, steps and a list of the 127 habits you can use to implement the following strategy. Everything you need to get started with habit stacking is included in the PDF thats part of the free companion website .

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Hyperlinks Included in This Book

The digital version of Habit Stacking includes over a hundred hyperlinks to resources and tools that can help you self-educate. But if I included them here, it would have resulted in a clunky reading experience (and also a frustrating one because some websites will change or delete their links in the future).

Thats why Ive compiled all the websites mentioned in Habit Stacking on my blog: http://www.developgoodhabits.com/habitstackingnotes

If youd like to learn more about a specific tool or resource, then I recommend checking out this page and bookmarking it for future reference.

Join the DGH Community

Looking to build your goal-specific habits? If so, then check out the Develop Good Habits (DGH) community: http://www.HabitsGroup.com

This is an excellent group full of like-minded individuals who focus on getting results with their lives. Here you can discover simple strategies for building powerful habits, find accountability partners, and ask questions about your struggles. If you want to level up the results from this book, then this is the place to be.

Just go to http://www.HabitsGroup.com to join the DGH Community.

PART I: INTRODUCTION

The Power of Small Actions

Imagine what life would be like if you began each day with small actions that created a chain reaction of positive benefits throughout your life .

You eat a healthy breakfast, have a great conversation with your loved ones, and then begin your workday focusing on the important tasks. Then, throughout the day, you complete other habits that positively impact your top goals. I guarantee youd feel more fulfilled, get more accomplished, and have a better direction for your career.

All of this can be possible when you focus on small actions that relate to your important goals.

These habits dont require much effort. In fact, most only take five minutes or less to complete . But they have a powerful compounding effect if you repeat them often enough. This can include making a healthy drink, writing a loving message to a loved one, or identifying three important tasks to work on first thing in the morning. Do any of these repeatedly and youll notice a vast improvement in your health, relationships, and work productivity.

Think of what your life would be like if your entire day was filled with these small actions. Wouldnt your life improve without a whole lot of effort? I bet it would!

A Five-Minute Exercise to Transform Your Relationships

Its easy to disregard the power of small actions. You might think that a simple task cant make a difference in your life. If you feel this way, then I challenge you to complete a simple exercise that, coincidentally, only requires five minutes of your time.

Right now, there is someone in your life who you love with all your heart. This could be a spouse, romantic partner, parent, child, or close friend. He or she means the world to you, but maybe you havent said that lately. Right now (or sometime today), I want you to tell this person that you love them .

The method for doing this is up to you. It could be on the phone, in person, or through a short note. Heck, you could even send a text message if youre shy about how this message will be received. Simply tell this person, in a few sentences, how much he or she means to you.

Im serious here.

Stop reading this book right now and talk to that special someone in your life!

Ill wait for you

Okay, youre back!

So, what was it like to express your feelings to someone you love? I imagine it felt pretty awesome!

How long did it take to complete this simple exercise? A few minutes or so? Or was it maybe longer because the conversation started flowing?

Now, think about what life would be like if this were a daily habit. You could repeat this action for every important person in your life, sending them thoughtful messages full of warmth and love.

The method you choose for expressing these feelings is irrelevant. It could be a phone call, handwritten message, Post-it note, text message, or eCard if this person lives far away. The only important thing is to do it!

Consider how this would positively impact your relationships. The people you care for would start their days hearing loving messages. You would start your day knowing that youve brightened the day of someone important.

All of this is possible when you add small actions to your day.

Small Actions Create Success

Weve all heard that story of the overnight success. This is the story of the musician who records a double-platinum debut album, or the startup CEO who sells his company for a billion dollars, or the average Joe who hits the multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot. Our society loves stories about ordinary people who achieve amazing results with seemingly very little effort.

Unfortunately, the story of the overnight success is nothing more than a myth. For every person who strikes it rich, there are thousands of folks who languish in obscurity.

The cause of all this is the belief that success is an event . That you can transition from zero to hero without a lot of effort. That you can start as a nobody, get discovered by the right person who notices your unique talent, and suddenly skyrocket up the ranks of the rich and famous.

Unfortunately, this story of the overnight success rarely happens in real life.