Chapter 14 – New Habit Building

New Habit Creation Formulas in 2022

“First we create our habits and then our habits create us.” — Buddha

“First we create our habits and then our habits create us.” — Buddha

“Doing a habit is focusing on one thought.” — Jim Fortin

Talking less creates more Focus — Sunny Mitra

 

The Discipline

“The best way to be more disciplined is to do less, not more.”— Nick Wignall

 

Anatomy of a habit

Ignoring versus dismissing

Ignoring urges makes “them” stronger.

Dismissing urges makes “you” stronger.

Dismissing urges makes them go away.

All you need to do is move your attention.

 

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In those choices lie our growth and our happiness.” — Covey

Now, as Jim Fortin says…

“The best way to change a habit without self-discipline or willpower is to dismiss a thought or urge, the moment it pops up in your mind.”

So, what do we need to do is…

The moment we get in that stimulus and response “Space,” dismiss that thought/urge. 

So, what do we need to do is…

Be aware. Awareness is the key.

You have the freedom to think as you wish – Victor Frankl

i.e., you always have a choice (just watch your triggers)

 

And breaking the habit, Jim says, “You can’t do what you’re not thinking about”. 

He says move your attention and dismiss the urge. It magically goes away.

I can compare this to the church…

They tell us to look out for ways the devil is playing a role in your life. 

It’s all awareness. Then learning to acknowledge & dismiss 

 

How to Break Any Habit?

Check out Week #5 of Jim Fortin’s TCP program called “Choice vs Reaction.”

Name of the File: 3 – Break any habit 2 video

Name of the File: 4 – Break any habit 3 video

 

You can’t want what you are not thinking about.

You can’t act on what you are not thinking about.

 

 John Assaraf Principles:

“Principle 1: Make the Change Too Small to Fail”

“Principle 2: Use Existing Habits to Build New Ones”

“Always work on your strengths not weaknesses.”

 

Sunny Mitra Principle:

Create a micro habit to get to the macro habit

 

The Importance of the Pruning Shears of Revision

In his 1954 lecture, “The Pruning Shears of Revision,” Neville Goddard recommends…

“At the end of every day, before you go to sleep, think through the events of the day.  If any events or moments did not go the way you wanted, replay them in your mind in a way that thrills you. As you recreate those events in your mind exactly as you want, you are cleaning up your frequency from the day and you are emitting a new signal and frequency for tomorrow. You have intentionally created new pictures for your future. It is never too late to change the pictures.” Consult this chapter from The Secret, on page #73…

 

Sunny Mitra Bedtime Rituals:

(1) Visualize the bygone day: Use the method, “The Pruning Shears of Revision,” Neville Goddard

(2) Visualize the upcoming day: Use the insurance agent technique, who outsold others

(3) Ask for a solution/answer to one goal or one question.

 

 

 New Habit Creation Dialogue 

 

 New Habit Creation Procedure 

Success Habits 12 Success Habits The 12 Most Productive Habits You Can Have Try to cultivate these habits with a system and not all at once. You may follow Ben Franklin style and master just one habit at a time. Each month hit one goal (habit) then next month, go to the second one. At the end of the year, repeat the system.

1. Wake up at the same time— Weekends, Holidays, Birthdays included. Regardless of when you went to bed. Your body will eventually let you know if you get too little sleep.
2. Start Strong— The first 2 hours of your day set a tone for the rest of it. Get something big done right away (Time Block for your ONE THING of the day) and you will set an amazing one.
3. Listen to an Audiobook/Read a Book on your commute— Make the most out of the boring time and learn something.
4. Write down your Goalsbefore you go to bed and after you wake up — Think about your Top-10 Dreams and Goals all day and night by priming yourself right.
5. Take Great Breaks— Do not leave your breaks to chance. Plan what you want to do and fully commit yourself to that break. Shut down completely. Recharge. Refresh. Restart.
6. Journal Once A Day— Take some time to reflect, to reconsider your day and to put awareness on what you can do the next day.
7. Keep a To-Do List with you— Whenever something bothers you in your head, write it on that list. Set a specific time and date for when you will accomplish it so that you don’t keep thinking about it.
8. Spend 5 Minutes a Day Cleaning— That’s often enough to keep a relatively neat environment that will guide your productivity.
9. Keep a Schedule/Planner— The only way to get the most out of every 24 hours you have is to record, analyze and optimize that time. A little every day, because how you’ve spent your time is all that matters at the end.
10. Engage with at least 1 Person further than you— Someone that is further towards a similar goal to yours. Engage with them, learn from them, and allow yourself to be pulled along with them.
11. Laugh— Once a day, in some way, laugh as hard as you can. Watch a funny video, look at jokes online, or be childish and weird when you are alone. Seek to laugh at least once a day as happiness and productivity correlate quite a bit.
12. Get some extra Energy today– Engage in regular cardio, strength training and Yoga. Without energy, it is hard to achieve big goals. So, focus on getting extra “Energy” instead of “Health.” If you take care of your hourly energy, health will follow.