Ep. 23: Develop New Habits with Implementation Intention

This week on Strictly Business the Podcast, we cover the ideas of "habit stacking" and using an "implementation intention" strategy to build new habits that we desire. "Habit Stacking" is the practice of using a habit that you have already acquired as the "cue" for a new habit that you are trying to build. If you want to start meditating every morning and find yourself struggling, but you make coffee every morning without fail, perhaps you can use the brewing process as the cue for your morning meditation. When your coffee finishes brewing, you can end your meditation and enjoy your coffee. By developing this cue inside of an automated behavior, you are more likely to perform a behavior that isn't yet automated in your life. "Implementation Intention" is the practice of making a plan regarding when and where you will be performing a behavior. Based upon the above example for meditating while brewing coffee, your implementation intention could look like "After I begin brewing my coffee in the morning, I will meditate for 4 minutes at the dining table." Studies show that you are more than twice as likely to perform a desired task with an implementation intention strategy than you are if you just desire to perform and track the task. Do you see how habit stacking and implementation intentions go hand-in-hand? Go ahead and give this a try if you are working towards a new habit - you may find refreshing success in your endeavor. This is our first episode with all three grinders in the same room. It was a bit of a doozy and we learned a lot regarding how we can successfully move forward with this format. So BUCKLE UP and settle in for the full 3D experience. We're happy to have you here. Email us: [email protected] Like our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StrictlyBusinessPod Intro and outro music by The Rhetorician: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AMZup7bCBE6kW6cEtmMNf?si=2p8I1xbwRDqz1EpburI3-Q