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039: Hi listeners. This week I have Part 3 of my habit series based on the book, Atomic Habits by James Clear. 

Today, I want to focus on two things when it comes to making habits- making is easy and making it satisfying.

Making it easy: I love this quote from the book, “walk slowly, but never backward”.   Baby steps are still steps! 

Let me introduce the Law of Least Effort. Creating an environment that requires the least amount of work.  Make it really easy to make the choices we want to make. 

Another fun tool is the 2 minute rule: when making a new habit, spend two minutes in your new habit first.  Maybe this means putting on your running shoes every day and n out actually doing any more than that. You’re still reinforcing a small habit in your brain to start checking boxes and it removes the resistance to starting a scary, new habit. 

Making it satisfying increases the likilehood the habit will be repeated!

Progress is satisfying, it’s in human nature. Once you’ve started gathering or checking off so many boxes in a row, it’s hard to stop.  Tiny can become mighty. 

Accountability can also be a satisfying reward.  Grab a friend or your spouse. 

The bottom line is, we all have different circumstances as special needs mom. Each of us can progress in the same way, through a commitment to tiny, sustainable, unrelenting improvements.  We can create new and healthy habits for ourselves! 

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