130: The ABCs of Creating Good Habits…for yourself and your kids! // BJ Fogg

Published: May 18, 2020, 6:45 a.m.

Creating and changing our habits often feels anything BUT “easy as A-B-C.” If you’re like me, you have spent years thinking about habits you’d like to change or create, and yet everything you try doesn’t seem to stick. Nothing is quite as discouraging and undermining of your self confidence than struggling with the same poor habits and “lack of discipline” year after year after year. That is why I am incredibly grateful to have habit experts and humanity cheerleaderhttps://www.bjfogg.com/ ( Dr. BJ Fogg) on the podcast today to teach us everything we need to know about good habits to have. BJ teaches at Stanford and the founder of the Stanford Behavior Design Lab. He’s studied human behavior for over 25 years and coached over 40,000 on his innovative framework called Tiny Habits. He is also the author of the NYT bestselling book, Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything. BJ believes that through the Tiny Habits framework, it really can be as easy as ABC to create our own good habits, as well as to help our children design and master theirs. It’s such an honor to have this world-renowned expert on the podcast. Good Habits to Have3 Takeaways for Habit Formation 1) A is for Anchor: Identify a Reliable Anchor from the routines in your daily life. 2) B is for Behavior: Attach a Tiny Behavior that you’d like to make a habit. 3) C is for Celebrate: Reinforce that new habit with a Small Celebration, like saying, “I’m awesome!” Show Notes BJ’s Website: https://www.bjfogg.com/ (https://www.bjfogg.com/) BJ’s Book: https://amzn.to/3c9I6oi (Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything ) BJ’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8) Related Episodes: Episode 001: https://3in30podcast.com/captivate-podcast/unmotivated-kids-to-help/ (Getting Unmotivated Kids to Help )with Candi Kidd Episode 11: https://3in30podcast.com/captivate-podcast/goals/ (Setting Goals Without Sacrificing Sanity) with Monica Packer Episode 85: https://3in30podcast.com/captivate-podcast/rewire-behavior/ (Three Steps to Rewiring Difficult Behavior) with Chrissy Austin Sponsor Many thanks to this month's sponsor, https://shrsl.com/2c5qx (Revolution Mat)h! This company that has a goal to help kids fall in love with math through their interactive, story-based curriculum. Each week, your child meets online with a live teacher and group of three other students for an hour, and they take on the roles of characters in a story and solve different quests using math. It’s very fun and creative, and it all aligns with Common Core math standards based on their grade level. As part of their partnership with 3 in 30, https://shrsl.com/2c5qx (Revolution Math) is offering listeners a month-long trial for only $1 is you use the code 3IN30. The trial includes four one-hour math classes and a complimentary learning kit which is mailed to your home. Go to https://shrsl.com/2c5qx (RevolutionMath.com) and use the code 3IN30 at checkout. What do you think are some good habits to have? Let me know in a comment below!