#28: Forming good habits - successful people are specific!

Which statement sounds more believable: "I am trying to improve my back pain," or "I am reducing my back pain by doing deep core strengthening and back extensions every day for 10 minutes at 7:30 am and 7:30 pm"?

The difference between these two statements is specificity. Being specific gives you direction, helps you stay on track, and helps you to know when you're getting closer to your goal!

So if you are trying to create a plan to reach a goal, resist the temptation to be vague with your goals. For instance, if you’re trying to "eat healthier", how will you know when you’ve succeeded? With a goal that vague, did you succeed because you ate one apple, or did you succeed because you did meal planning? It’s imperative to be specific, so that you can create DAILY habits that push you toward your goal. 

Consider changing just one thing at a time. The salad challenge that my Facebook group participated in was specific: "I will eat a salad every day Monday through Friday for lunch." And we smashed through that goal!

So as you see, the more specific we get, the easier we attain our goals. Learn more about it in this week's episode!