If you could accomplishone big goalor create one new habit in the next year, what would it be?
What important aspirations do you have to improve your life, your career, or your health?
You may not realize it, but there are certain habits that may be unrelated to your goal that help ensure you succeed at reaching it.
These are called keystone habits, and they can be life-changing.
As you know,big goalscan feel overwhelming, especially when they’re physically or mentally taxing and require a lot of time to complete.
If you think about losing 20 pounds, for example, you know you have weeks or months of dieting and exercise ahead of you.
Just beginning the goal drains your energy when you think about the sacrifices and hard work ahead of you.
However, if you can break these big goals into small, manageable habits and begin with very small increments of time, your goals won’t feel so daunting.
By starting small and increasing your time slowly, your odds of creating a sustainable habit are dramatically improved.
But there’s another tool you can use to support your goals and make it easier to create any habit you want to. That tool is a keystone habit.
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