Good habits lead to good outcomes. Bad habits lead to bad ones. But if it’s his simple, why is it so hard to change?

Maybe it’s time to step back and deconstruct the whole process. In this episode I confess to a bad habit and what I learned in the process of trying to overcome it.

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Specifically, I share five strategies for building new habits.

Envision the future.

Track your progress.

Develop a ritual.

Establish accountability.

Schedule check-ups.

You can defeat bad habits, and you can build better ones. But in order to overcome the odds and be successful, you must be intentional.

Listener Questions

Brian Graves asked, “Can you dedicate a show to search engine optimization?”

Chris Fontana asked, “Can you share some of your daily affirmations?"

Christina Donne asked, “What is your best advice for attracting new traffic for your blog?”

Joy Stevens asked, “Is it better to blog under your own personal name or should you do it under your organization?"

Matthew Green asked "How do you know when it is time to leave your job?"

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If you are considering launching your own platform—or just getting serious about it—you need to start with a self-hosted WordPress blog.

This is not as complicated as it sounds. In fact, I have put together a step-by-step screencast on exactly how to do it. You don’t need any technical knowledge.

By the way, I just updated this screencast a few weeks ago, so it has the latest and greatest information available. I walk you through the entire process in exactly 20 minutes.

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Episode Resources

In this episode I mentioned several resources, including:

Book: 48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller

Charity: World Teacher Aid

eBook: The Virtual Assistant Solution: Come Up for Air, Offload the Work You Hate, and Focus on What You Do Best

Membership: Platform University

Screencast: EZ Wordpress Setup

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