Stacking Habits

The Stacking Habits crew is tackling their first mini-series! Tune in as their next 8 to 12 episodes will center around healthy relationships. What habits can you adopt to improve the quality of your relationships? Tune in each week as we dig into relationships with yourself, with others, and with God.

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This episode explores the concept of risk management through the lens of sports betting with guest Zack Price. Zack has over 20 years of experience profiting from sports gambling and discusses strategies like starting small, tracking wins and losses, and setting clear "commandments" or rules to guide responsible participation.

Zach emphasizes building experience through low-risk bets before increasing amounts. He also stresses reviewing performance every 6-8 weeks to identify profitable strategies. The hosts discuss applying these principles to other arenas of life, such as business ventures.

Overall, the conversation provides insight into minimizing losses from risk-taking through discipline, limits, and learning from mistakes over time. Key takeaways include trusting instincts and gut feelings once a knowledge base is established.

Takeaways:

• Set clear rules/commandments and refer to them often to guide risky activities like sports betting
• Start small and test opportunities through low-risk bets before significantly increasing investment 
• Continually review data and performance to identify profitable strategies
• Build experience through many small bets to develop knowledge and confidence
• Trust gut feelings and instincts once a base of experience and data has been established
• Consider responsible gambling features like deposit limits to avoid over-investment

Resources:

• 12 Rules for Life, by Jordan Peterson

‍Connect with Zack Price:

• Instagram: @zackonomics101
• X (Twitter): @zackonomics
• zackprice.com

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In this episode, Caleb Roth leads a discussion with co-hosts David Chung and Matthew Osborn about implementing habits for better personal finance management. They share strategies for tracking spending, setting budgets, automating savings, limiting subscriptions and adding friction to discretionary purchases.

David discusses transforming his finances with a "profit first" approach. Matthew considers simplifying tracking and canceling unused subscriptions. Caleb advocates for automating savings and limiting what you see to avoid overspending.

The hosts also delve into decluttering possessions through a "red tag" system and renting gear instead of buying. David reflects on lessons from regretting a sports car purchase. Overall, the episode provides tangible tactics for forming habits that artificially limit spending and help grow wealth over time.

Takeaways:

• Track spending regularly to understand your current financial state and identify areas for improvement.
• Set a budget and allocate income toward needs, wants, and savings using a framework like the 50/30/20 rule.
• Automate savings by direct depositing a portion of income into separate accounts to avoid overspending.
• Limit subscriptions by regularly auditing what you use and finding one-time payment alternatives.
• Add friction to discretionary spending through tactics like freezing credit cards or renting items instead of impulse purchases.
• Declutter possessions you don't frequently use through a "red tag" system to reduce clutter and unnecessary expenses.
• Learn from expensive mistakes like impulse purchases by reflecting on what truly brings you joy versus buying into hype.

Resources:

• Monarch Money (financial tracking tool used by Caleb Roth)
• Joji Davenport (previous podcast guest on personal finances)
• Noah Kagan and AppSumo.com (mentioned for one-time payment software deals)
• Profit First by Mike Michalowicz (book on automating your finances)

‍Connect with your marvelous co-hosts:

• David Chung - @davecanread
• Matthew Osborn - @matthewosborn
• Caleb Roth - @caleb.j.roth

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In this episode, we discuss the power of daily routines and habits with entrepreneur Aaron Dodge. Aaron shares how falling into a depressive state led him to reevaluate his routines and implement crucial morning and evening habits. These daily habits have fueled consistent 25% annual revenue growth. He also reveals how building an online community called "The Slow Burn Squad" provides accountability and support for fellow solopreneurs. Listen to learn how small, intentional routines can boost your productivity and mental wellbeing.

Takeaways:
- Consistency with a morning routine, like waking up early and working out daily, is important for overcoming depression and staying productive.
- Setting intentions and making decisions the night before can help avoid excuses that prevent sticking to a morning routine.
- Having an accountability partner, like Aaron's wife, makes it much easier to commit to an early wake up time every day.
- Implementing evening work sessions provides an opportunity to compound progress on business goals over time through consistent daily effort.
- Measuring business metrics routinely, like calls and outreach, helps boost performance and growth.
- Building an online community provides valuable support and accountability for staying motivated, especially during low periods.

Resources:
• Company of One, by Paul Jarvis
• Creativity Inc., by Ed Catmull
• The Creative Act, by Rick Rubin
• Feel Good Productivity, by Ali Abdaal ‍

Connect with Aaron:
• YouTube channel
• LinkedIn

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In this random episode of Stacking Habits, co-hosts Caleb Roth, Matthew Osborn, and David Chung discuss a variety of topics related to habits, personal growth, and business.

Some of the main discussion points include Caleb Roth's experiment with improving his writing skills through 15 minutes of daily practice, David Chung's long-time interest in welding and goal to apply the skill at his upcoming wedding, and Matthew Osborn's experience earning passive income through the Amazon Influencer Program.

The hosts also delve into themes like developing new skills consistently over time, revisiting past habits that led to success, prioritizing relationships, and exploring curiosities through small daily commitments.

Takeaways:

• Committing to developing new skills through small, consistent daily practices (e.g. 15 minutes per day) can lead to significant growth and improvement over time.
• Exploring curiosities and passions, even if just to satisfy an itch, can provide valuable learning and life experiences.
• Prioritizing relationships, health, and balance especially as one ages can help avoid regrets later in life.
• Consistently creating content, even passively, can result in compounding financial benefits over the long run through platforms like the Amazon Influencer Program.

Resources:

• Tiny Habits, by BJ Fogg
• David Perell's Write of Passage course
• Jesse Itzler - referenced as inspiration for Caleb's quarterly skill goals approach
• The Amazon Influencer Program - referenced by Matthew as a way to earn residual income through affiliate videos

‍Connect with your co-hosts:

• David Chung - @davecanread
• Matthew Osborn - @matthewosborn
• Caleb Roth - @caleb.j.roth

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In this episode, coach Adam Smith shares a proven 6-step framework for achieving any goal by shaping your identity and stacking consistent daily habits. He provides real-world examples from his clients and walks through how he helps them address resistance, craft intentional daily actions, and embody the identity of their desired future self. Listeners will learn an invaluable guide for turning impossible dreams into inevitable realities by strategically stacking the right habits through understanding their current identity, envisioning compelling goals, researching role models, committing to consistency, and continuously reflecting and improving.

Takeaways:

• Understanding your current identity and where you are now is important for setting goals and identifying potential areas of resistance.
• Researching mentors and role models who have achieved similar goals provides insight into effective daily habits and mindsets.
• Committing to consistency with new habits for 45-90 days allows enough time to see meaningful results and changes.
• Framing decisions and daily actions around your ideal future identity helps embody that version of yourself.
• Strategically stacking the right habits aligned with your goals and vision can turn dreams into realities through compounding effects over time.

Resources:

• Traction by Gino Wickman
• Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz

‍Connect with Adam:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• adamtylersmith.com

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Nick Loise shares insights on developing tracking habits to know where to focus your efforts for maximum impact. He argues successful people obsess over key metrics and are constantly looking for ways to improve. Imitating the routines of top performers, like setting review periods, can help guide your focus. Nick also stresses the value of habits for freeing up mental bandwidth to strategically grow your business.

Takeaways:

• Implement regular review periods to uncover your most profitable opportunities.
• Imitate the obsessive routines of high performers like reviewing metrics daily to continuously improve results.
• Automate basics with habits so you can spend mental energy strategically growing your business.
• Ask questions to understand ALL aspects of your numbers (like geographic biases, for example).

Resources:

• Traction, by Gino Wickman
• Deep Work, by Cal Newport
• Influence and Pre-Suasion, by Robert Cialdini
• Confessions of an Advertising Man, by David Ogilvy
• Dan Kennedy - marketing expert and author
• Sara Blakely - founder of Spanx 
• Seth Godin - marketing author often referenced by Nick
• Zig Ziglar - classic sales author

‍Connect with Nick Loise:

• LinkedIn

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This interview explores the philosophy of habit formation at The Oaks Academy, a private K-8 school in Indianapolis. Rather than focusing on performance or skills, the school cultivates 12 key habits in students from a young age to support healthy relationships with God, others, and themselves. CEO Andrew Hart discusses replacing short-term rewards with an emphasis on character development and relationships. Listeners learn how the school's approach to habit formation through shared language and practices has led to strong student outcomes over 20 years. Discover an alternative educational philosophy that focuses on nurturing students' relational lives rather than just performance metrics.

Takeaways:

• Habit formation must be intentional, aligned across all experiences and supported by shared language to truly shape a school's culture.
• Replacing short-term rewards with an emphasis on virtues like responsibility and service nurtures students' intrinsic motivation to learn.
• Modeling desired behaviors consistently and allowing habits to form through imitation is key to positively influencing students' relational lives.
• It takes time for habits to take root, especially for students from challenging backgrounds - patience and presence is needed.
• Data shows the Oaks Academy's long-term approach leads to strong student outcomes, but the focus remains on cultivating healthy relationships.

Resources:

• Atomic Habits by James Clear - Book referenced on literature about habit formation
• Charlotte Mason - 19th century educator whose writings informed The Oaks Academy's philosophy
• Ambleside School (Fredericksburg, Texas) - School that some Oaks teachers visited that implements Charlotte Mason's ideas

‍Connect with Andrew Hart:

• LinkedIn
• The Oaks Academy

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Learn more at stackinghabits.com or follow our habit adventures on Instagram.

This episode profiles entrepreneur Michael Burdell and how he has leveraged the powerful rhythm of setting and reviewing goals to continually challenge himself, grow his career, and start new businesses. Michael rose from a $40k door-to-door sales job to generating over $173M in revenue by regularly setting daily, quarterly, and annual goals. Through fascinating stories from his journey in sales, healthcare, and now entrepreneurship, Michael provides invaluable insights into how setting goals has helped him achieve more personally and professionally.

Takeaways:

• Michael sets goals on a daily, quarterly, annual, and long-term basis for personal, professional, and business goals.
• Tracking goals and keeping score has helped Michael hold himself accountable and course correct when needed.
• Seeking out and creating new opportunities through goal setting led Michael to start his own night golf business.
• An athlete's mentality of setting targets and tracking performance has served Michael well in sales and business.

Resources:

• Traction, by Gino Wickman (book)
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, by John Maxwell (book)
• What the Heck is EOS?, by Gino Wickman (book)

‍Connect with Michael Burdell:

• LinkedIn
• arizonanightgolf.com

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