13. 1. I’d had the courage to live
a life true to myself, not the
life others expected of me
I wish…
14. 1. I’d had the courage to live
a life true to myself, not the
life others expected of me
2. I hadn’t worked so hard
I wish…
15. 1. I’d had the courage to live
a life true to myself, not the
life others expected of me
2. I hadn’t worked so hard
3. I’d had the courage to
express my feelings
I wish…
16. 1. I’d had the courage to live
a life true to myself, not the
life others expected of me
2. I hadn’t worked so hard
3. I’d had the courage to
express my feelings
4. I had stayed in touch
with my friends
I wish…
17. 1. I’d had the courage to live
a life true to myself, not the
life others expected of me
2. I hadn’t worked so hard
3. I’d had the courage to
express my feelings
4. I had stayed in touch
with my friends
5. I had let myself be happier
I wish…
18. “There is no
greater agony
than bearing
an untold story
inside you.”
Maya Angelou
37. F. Matthias Alexander
“People do not decide their futures,
they decide their habits and
their habits decide their futures.”
38. More than 40% of
the actions people
performed each
day weren’t actual
decisions, but habits.
Habit
A routine or practice
performed regularly;
an automatic response
to a specific situation
Duke University research study
43. Design Your Space – Make It Easy
Source: American Journal of Public Health (April 2012) jamesclear.com
Water
Water
Soda
SodaSoda
44. Design Your Space – Make It Easy
Source: American Journal of Public Health (April 2012) jamesclear.com
Soda &
Water
Soda &
Water
Soda &
Water
Water
Water
Water
Water
Water
Water Water
45. Design Your Space – Make It Easy
Source: American Journal of Public Health (April 2012) jamesclear.com
Soda &
Water
Soda &
Water
Soda &
Water
Water
Water
Water
Water
Water
Water Water
People drank 25% more water, and 11% less soda.
46. Design
Your
Space
• Want to practice guitar more
frequently? Take the guitar out of
the case and put it on a guitar stand.
• Want to read more? Put a book on
top of your pillow when you get up
in the morning.
• Want to eat more fruit? Get the fruit
out of the drawer in the refrigerator
and into a bowl on the kitchen counter.
M A K E I T EASY
50. When you start
a new habit,
it should take
less than two
minutes to do it.
Make it as easy
as possible to start.
2-Minute Rule
51. 2-Minute Rule
• Read before bed
• Write a book
• Run 3 times a week
Goals to Habits
52. Goals to Habits
• Read before bed
becomes read one page
• Write a book becomes
write one paragraph
• Run 3 times a week
becomes put on your
running shoes and step
outside
2-Minute Rule