Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail, How To Create Successful Habits, Rewards and Punishments, Learning Your Triggers, Making SMART goals Episode 12 Notes 6:00 – The “New Years Resolution” 10:30 – Jay has some big plans 14:30 – Matt’s resolutions / The value of not talking about your goals 16:00 – Making goals to benefit bigger goals 19:00 – Failure! / When do people give up on their New Year’s Resolutions? 80% by February 25:00 – Jay wants to do the splits 27:00 – How do I make a habit? / Finding the benefits 30:00 – How our brain makes habits automatically 38:00 – Creating a habit: Find your starting point / Self-assessment 41:30 – Rewarding yourself during habit creation is vital / Making micro-goals 47:30 – Learning your triggers / Breaking habit patterns 54:00 – How long does it take to break an old habit and create a new one? 57:30 – Avoiding physical locations that trigger your old behavior 59:30 – Making S.M.A.R.T. goals / How to achieve your New Year’s Resolution 61:30 – Be Specific with your goal 63:30 – Make sure your goal is Measurable 65:30 – Choose a goal that’s Attainable and Realistic 69:00 – Set a Time Limit to determine the end point of your goal 71:00 – Make it fun – Reward yourself regularly for accomplishing your work Click here to read the latest and greatest at www.wearesuperiormen.com/featured-articles/ Thanks to the great music by: Disconnected by Alex (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/55012 Ft: ducket and Super Rich by Alex (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/43346 Ft: Hans Atom & Faded Millions