This week, we start off with a discussion about dopamine, followed by temptation bundling and habit stacking. Finally, we finish off with an incredible story about the influence of others around us.

• James Clear
• Atomic Habits

Continuing where we left off last week, we discuss the importance of picking the right cue, how the environment can be more important then motivation, hoe to architect the environment to help our habits, and finally, the context for success!

• James Clear
• Atomic Habits

This week, we kick it off by talking about changing things we don't even notice. Then we dive into the Habits Scorecard and the Pointing-and-Calling system. We also talk about the best way to begin a new habit and how to about implementing it. Finally, we end the week with something called habit stacking.

• James Clear
• Atomic Habits

This week, we touch on how to build better habits in four simple steps. We also talk about how cue, craving, response, and reward work as well as how you can be a WINNER.

• James Clear
• Atomic Habits

Continuing with James Clear's Atomic Habits, this week is all about how habits shape your identity, and vice versa. This includes changing underlying habits, a two-step process, and the actions you must take to change your identity.

• James Clear
• Atomic Habits

We continue our reading and discussion on Atomic Habits by James Clear. For this week, we talk about the number one reason I've given up on good habits once I started them. We also discuss why concentrating only on your goals will not help the most in the long run and the four huge problems with goal-setting alone. Lastly, we talk about the system of minute changes before we wrap up Chapter one.

• James Clear
• Atomic Habits

We talk about Atomic Habits by James Clear, the best book I read in 2018. We learn more about who he is and how he fulfilled his potential in 4 years. We also talk about the greatest team improvement in the history of sports and finally, we discuss trajectory.

• James Clear
• Atomic Habits

This week I did only one episode, so if you only listen to the Weekly Dose of Growth, this one is only 20 minutes, about half the time of a normal episode! To help you not get overwhelmed by the holidays, I'm reviewing two Harvard Blogs: Escaping Overload, and How to Recharge.

• 5 Things to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed by Your Workload
• Resilience is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure
• The Happy Secret to Better Work
• The Power of Full Engagement

This week gives you real life and practical lessons. We start off with learning about mastering one-liners. Then I talk about the time I was in an active shooter situation! Next we talk about three questions that will boost your emotional intelligence and finally, how to reconnect with someone you haven't talked to in a long time.

• 16-minute video from Donald Miller.
• The Secret to Success in One Slide by Alan Mulally
• Anticipate and Solve
• Michael Hyatt's 5 Days to Your Best Year Ever
• Good to Great by Jim Collins
• Boost Your Emotional Intelligence With These 3 Questions
• How to Email Someone that You Haven't Talked to In Forever!