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“First we make our habits, then our habits make us.”\u2014Charles C. Noble\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s such a simple concept, yet it’s something we don’t always do. It’s not exceedingly difficult to do, and yet I think it’s something that would make a world of difference in anyone’s life.<\/p>\n

Break your goals into habits, and focus on putting those habits into autopilot.<\/p>\n

When I wrote my Ultimate Guide to Motivation<\/em><\/a>, there were a number of questions about my belief that having one goal<\/em> to focus on is much more powerful than having many goals. There were questions about my personal goals (such as running a marathon, eliminating debt, and so on) and how I was able to achieve them while working on different projects, and so forth. How can you have one goal that takes a long time, and still work on smaller projects at the same time?<\/p>\n

These are excellent questions, and my answer takes a little explaining: I try to turn my goals into habits, and in doing so, I put my goals on autopilot. Turning a goal into a habit means really focusing on it, intensely, for at least a month, to the exclusion of all else. The more you can focus on it, the more it’ll be on autopilot.<\/p>\n

But once you put it on autopilot, once a habit is firmly established, you don’t really have to focus on it much. You’ll still do it, but because it’s a habit, you only have to use minimal focus to maintain that habit. The goal becomes on autopilot, and you can focus on your next goal or project or habit.<\/p>\n

My Marathon Example<\/strong>
\nLet’s look at my marathon goal as an example. I was just starting out in running, and I had the brilliant idea to run a marathon within a year. (Btw, that’s not the brightest idea\u2014you should run for a couple years before attempting marathon training, or it’ll be much, much more difficult for you.) So that was my goal, and it was my main focus for awhile.<\/p>\n

But in order to achieve that goal, I broke it down into two habits:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0I had to make running a daily habit<\/strong>.
\n(While following a training plan I found online)<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0I had to report to people in order to have accountability<\/strong>.
\nI did this through family, friends and coworkers, through a blog, and through a column in my local newspaper every two weeks. With this accountability, there’s no way I would stop running.<\/p>\n

The daily running habit took about a month to form. I focused on this exclusively for about a month, and didn’t have any other goals, projects or habits that were my main focuses. I did other work projects, but they kinda took a backburner to running.<\/p>\n

The accountability habit took a couple months, mainly because I didn’t focus on it too much while I was building the running habit. But it stuck, and for that first year of running, I would report to people I knew and blog about my running every day (this was in Blogger blog that has since been deleted), and I would write a column every two weeks for my local paper.<\/p>\n

Once those two habits were firmly entrenched, my marathon goal was pretty much on autopilot. I could focus on my debt reduction goal (as an example) without having to worry too much about the marathon. I still had to do the work, of course, but it didn’t require constant focus.<\/p>\n

And eventually, I ran the marathon. I was able to achieve this because, all year long, I had the daily running habit and daily accountability habit. I put my marathon goal into autopilot, and that made it much easier\u2014instead of struggling with it daily for an entire year, I focused on it for one month (well, actually two) and was able to accomplish it while focusing on new habits and goals.<\/p>\n

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”\u2014Jim Ryun<\/em><\/p>\n

Other Applications<\/strong>
\nThis works for many other types of goals, of course. For example:<\/p>\n

1. Debt Reduction<\/strong>
\nI turned this goal into a few different habits, including creating a monthly spending plan, learning to stick to the spending plan, and making automatic debt and savings payments. Once these habits were on autopilot, debt elimination was a sure bet.<\/p>\n

2. Weight Loss<\/strong>
\nThe daily exercise habit was an important first step. Then I got into healthier eating habits, one at a time. Recently I added the habit of tracking my calories, and that’s helped a lot.<\/p>\n

3. Writing a Book<\/strong>
\nThis was simply setting a time to write, and making myself write during that time, no matter what. Once you have that habit, the book will come.<\/p>\n

4. Getting Organized<\/strong>
\nThis is three main habits\u2014designating a spot for everything I own, putting things in their designated spots immediately, and doing a daily processing of your inbox(es).<\/p>\n

As you can see, just about any goal can be turned into habits if you think it through. Let’s look more into how to do that.<\/p>\n

How to Turn Goals Into Habits<\/strong>
\nIt’s a pretty simple process, but let’s go over it step-by-step:<\/p>\n

1. Your goal should be written out very clearly.<\/strong>
\nThe better you can visualize your goal, the easier this will be.<\/p>\n

2. Think about the steps needed to get to your goal.<\/strong>
\nThere may be many.<\/p>\n

3. Can the goal be accomplished with a series (2-4) of daily or weekly actions?<\/strong>
\nFor example, to save money, you will need to make a savings deposit every payday, before you pay your bills. Through that regular action, the goal will eventually be accomplished. Figure this out, and that’s your habit or series of habits.<\/p>\n

4. Figure out the amount of the habit that will need to be done for you to accomplish your goal by your timeline.<\/strong>
\nBy “amount,” I mean that you have to figure out quantity times frequency to get your desired result. For example, I can run every single day but not be prepared to run a marathon if I don’t do enough miles or long runs. So if I’m going to run every day, I have to also know how far (and any other things such as different workouts on different days). If I’m going to have a savings deposit every week, I need to know how much is necessary for each deposit in order to reach my goal. Figure out this “amount” for your habit and make a schedule.<\/p>\n

5. Focus on the first habit for at least one month, to the exclusion of all else.<\/strong>
\nDon’t worry about the other two habits (for example) while you’re trying to form the first habit. For more on forming habits, this article is good place to start.<\/p>\n

6. If more than one habit is necessary, start on the second habit after a month or so.<\/strong>
\nThen you can begin the third, and so on, focusing on one habit at a time until each is firmly ingrained.<\/p>\n

7. After all necessary habits are ingrained, your goal is on autopilot.<\/strong>
\nYou will still need to focus on them somewhat, but to a lesser extent. If any of the habit gets derailed, you’ll have to focus on that habit again for one month.<\/p>\n

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