Big Happy Life

Ep. 21 The Power of Keystone Habits (Part 4 of 6 in the Goals and Habits Series)

This episode explores the link between habits and identity and shows you how to use habits to shape the way you see yourself.

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Ep. 20 Introduction to Habits - How and why do they form? (Part 3 of 6 in the "Goals and Habits" Series)

Why do we have habits and what is happening in our brains when we perform habitual acts?

This episode answers these questions and explains why these things matter when it comes to changing an old habit or starting a new one.

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Ep. 19 Understanding your Core Values (Episode 2 in Goals and Habits Series)

This forms Episode 2 of 6 in the Goals and Habits Series.

"If the ladder is not leaning agains the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster" - Stephen Covey

Understanding your values ensures you have your ladder against the correct wall - and that you have the motivation, focus and commitment to climb it.

This episode explores the difference between Aspirational Core Values and Actual Core Values and offers a series of exercises to help you uncover both.

It also looks at how to map your values to your goals (discussed in last week's episode) so you're able to use current values to shape your behaviour and work towards your goals.

 

Ep 18. Goal Setting (Part 1 of 6 in the "Goals and Habits" Series)

Have you set big goals for 2019? Is this the year you're going to break through and change your life?

The lessons in this episode can help. As the first in a 6 part series, this episode applies lessons from sports psychology to business and life goals, encouraging additional focus on skill levels and practice opportunities in pursuit of your goals. 

This episode looks at setting goals on 3 levels to maximise the chances of success.

1. Outcome

2. Performance

3. Process

 

Ep 17. Decision Fatigue - Why discipline is easier than willpower

Decision making is difficult mental work. If we're to have the mental capacity we need to focus on our big goals, we have to keep our brains strong. This episode explores the effect of decision fatigue on our choices and behaviour and illustrates why discipline is less mentally taxing than relying on willpower.

This is the final episode of 2018. 

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Ep. 16 Team You - Why it's important to know yourself

If you've ever set goals and had to fight yourself every step of the way, it's likely there is some disconnect between your conscious mind, subconscious mind and body.

This episode opens the discussion about the implications of the disconnect. We'll explore this topic in greater detail in upcoming episodes.

Bonus Episode - The Crux of Big Happy Life

An epiphany! 

Your habits shape the tides of your life - they either flow towards your goals or away from them.

If you've ever tried to start a new habit or stop a bad habit but fought yourself every step of the way, this episode will help you consider what was going on.

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Ep. 14 Gaining value from your Experiences

Big decisions are rarely big decisions. They're a series of micro-decisions leading you towards a big one, followed by a series of micro-decisions leading you to achieve the goal associated with the 'big' decision.

Every time you make a micro-decision and take the actions associated with it, something happens and every time something happens, you get more information. Learning how to use that information to make future decisions easier is a great way to move towards creating your 'big happy life'

In this episode, we explore 3 'rules' for using this information.

1. Pay attention
2. Never let a mistake go unused
3. Be honest with yourself (but put down the stick)

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Ep. 13 Planning for Success

Have you ever made a decision or set yourself a goal only to fall at the first hurdle? Have you ever decided to make a change in your life and then just felt too tired to put in the effort to make it happen?

In this episode, I explore Decision Fatigue and the effect of your Environment on your actions.

Planning helps avoid decision fatigue and allows you to shape your environment so that some of your choices become easier to make and some of your actions become easier to take.

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Ep. 12 How your motivation determines your actions

Have you ever made a decision and then found yourself floundering, experiencing doubt and taking actions that ultimately lead you in the opposite direction?

This might be why.

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