Healthy Habits That Stick – Motivation
Lesson 2
How are you? I hope yesterday you got really clear about what you want and what habits you need to put in place to get it. Today is all about motivation, we all need a little motivation to get things done.
According to BJ Fogg, a Stanford professor that studied the process of habit formation, 3 elements are needed to create long term habits:
1) Motivation
2) Ability
3) A Trigger
There are 2 main factors that can increase your motivation and that is avoiding pain and seeking pleasure. That’s why it’s important to know your “WHY”.
You can download your WHY Worksheet below this lesson.
Why do you want to accomplish those health goals you listed? Why do you want to lose 20 pounds? How would that make you feel?
Motivation is important but alone won’t cut it. You also need the ability to do the habit you are creating. So making it easy to do your healthy habits is crucial.
Time, money, and physical effort can all be hindrances to making your healthy habits stick. So make sure your habits are affordable for you, don’t take a lot of time and you can physically do them.
The last main element you need to create long term habits is having a trigger, an existing behavior or reminder to attach your new habit to, we will talk more about that in our next class.
What’s your motivation to make your healthy habits stick? I wanna hear about it just comment below.
Today’s assignment: Complete your ‘WHY Worksheet.’
In the next lesson you will learn how to create your Habit Cycle and learn the 3 R’s of Forming Habits.
Happy Healthy Habit Building
