I get the question of how to develop success habits all the time, here is how I do it.
1) I Identify the habit I want to create. For this example, I will use the example of being clean and organized.
2) I create a game around the habit. When I was single, I found that I kept my home very sloppy and unorganized. I created the game that if I keep my house clean, organized, and give it a “big clean” once per week, and I did this for 8 weeks straight, I will consider it a habit and never have to clean my house again, and for the rest of my life pay for someone to clean.
Knowing that after my eight week program, I would become a little more lax with my cleaning and organization, I set my goal VERY high for the first eight weeks. For example, I wouldn’t allow cans in my pantry to be out of place, literally, the label had to be facing out. I was that extreme with everything.
3) I created a system of accountability. For me, this was a simple checklist that I looked at weekly, for others, it could be an accountability with a friend or family member.
4) Get in action. For the record, I didn’t make it 8 weeks through. It took me 2-3 sessions to get through it, however, I did make it through!
I can tell you that creating this system of how to develop any success habit has been invaluable for me and has definitely gave me the pathway to major breakthroughs in my life.
The success habit of being cleaned and organized is so simple, yet it saves me so much time.
Philip Tirone is a Credit Scoring Expert and Champion for the Underdog
