4 Step Process To Create Supportive Daily Success Habits!

4 Step Process To Create Supportive Daily Success Habits!

Whether you believe it or not, at this very moment, you have the potential and ability to accomplish extraordinary things in your lifetime. Often, all we need to be successful in life and act on that potential is to simply know how to get started, remain consistent, and pursue success throughout our entire lifetime.

By adopting certain essential habits, you will learn how to be successful in life — whether it’s your personal or professional life — and become unstoppable in achieving your goals. Try these 4 strategies to help you develop new habits to reach—and keep—your goals.


1. Make It Simple

The first mistake you might make when trying to develop a new habit is thinking you can rely solely on willpower. Sometimes you’re really motivated, and other days you just want to sit on the couch. Your motivation might change based on your mood, the weather, and other factors. One way to help overcome the shifts in motivation is to break the new habit into smaller manageable pieces.

For example, say you want to start running every day when you get home. Instead of trying to run for 30 minutes, start with the goal of 5 minutes. When your motivation is low, you can push through just 5 minutes of running. When your motivation is higher, you’ll likely run longer. The goal is to make it easy to get started. Once you’ve gotten into the routine of running 5 minutes each day, it’ll be easier to add time, and eventually build up to your goal of running 30 minutes per day.

2. Set Up Your Environment For Success

Another way to help create a new habit is to set up your environment so it’s easier to achieve your goal and harder to do the things that get in your way.

For example, say one of the main obstacles to exercising each day after work is that you normally like to sit and relax on your couch when you get home. One solution: Pack your workout gear to bring with you to work to encourage you to exercise before you get tempted by the comforts of your couch.

3. Build On Routines You Already Have

Another part of starting a new habit is remembering to do it. This might seem easy, but the stresses of life can make it hard to remember to work on your new “habit.” Setting alarms or putting up reminders can be effective, but it’s even easier if you link the new habit to a routine, you already do.

For example, if you want to be more grateful, each night at dinner asks everyone at the table to share 3 things they’re grateful for. If you want to lose weight, do 15 squats after each time you brush your teeth. When creating a new habit, try to build your new action into a routine you already have.

4. Enjoy The Process 

If you can’t get yourself to do the new “habit” at first, don’t lose hope. Developing habits is often a trial-and error-process. Learn from your mistakes. If one thing doesn’t work, try something else. Maybe you can break down the habit to make it simpler or find a different routine to connect it to. And try to enjoy the process! If your desired habit is to eat cookies every day, it’s likely you’ll succeed in no time, because eating cookies is fun. (But you won’t lose much weight!) Find a way to make every new habit fun.