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If you’ve tried and failed to create lasting change in your life, it might be because you have relied primarily on willpower. And willpower will consistently let us down. Instead, Kerry Patterson has made a career of studying the science required to make lasting change. Today Dave Kirby recaps his conversations with Kerry on Episodes 301-304 and shares some thoughts about what he’s learned.

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1 Simple Thing Actions:

Episode 301: Willpower is Not Enough

1 Simple Thing Action:
Ask yourself the question; “What are the forces out there that are driving me to continue my bad habit?” Start logging the circumstances, influences, and forces that are moving you in the wrong direction. Be mindful of these subtle triggers so you’ll know how to guard against them.

Episode 302: Creating Lasting Change

1 Simple Thing Action:
Keep a log of what upsets you. Identify trigger points. What went on when you made that bad choice and was there a skill required to overcome that problem? Record it. Identify it. And deal with it differently next time.

Episode 303: Overcoming Bad Habits

1 Simple Thing Action:
Look at the physical world around you and how it is influencing you, because once you create those changes they become lasting.

Episode 304: How to Change Anything

1 Simple Thing Action:
Admit to the fact that you are currently blind and outnumbered. Admit to the fact that you have fallen into the motivation trap. Then seek the proper skills and strategies you need to truly create lasting change.

Guest:

Kerry Patterson

• Co-Founder, Vital Smarts
• Best-Selling Author

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We’re counting down the top 10 episodes of 2016 on the 1 Simple Thing podcast. Today is number 6 on the list. Episode 522: The Peace of Spirituality. We hope you enjoy it and Merry Christmas!

Michael Weinberger talks about the second of what he calls “the big three” of our emotional health: spirituality. Spirituality is anything that occurs in the universe that you can’t possibly explain or under-stand. Some things happen around us, and we don’t know why or how they happen, but they happen for a reason. And spirituality is to let go of those things and trust God to take over the things over which I have no control.

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1 Simple Thing Action

Ask the God (or “the universe”) for help and learn to let go. Place it on your Spirituality List in the “A Plan for Living” app, or even just a piece of paper. To get started, just start coming up with people that you hope or wish for better things to occur in their lives.

Guest

Michael Weinberger

• Software Engineer
• Mindfulness Expert
• Speaker

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We’re counting down the top 10 episodes of 2016 on the 1 Simple Thing podcast. Today is number 9 on the list. Episode 356: Your Daily Checklist. We hope you enjoy it and Merry Christmas!

Clay Clark says you need to have more rocks in your schedule (you’ll understand what a “rock” is as you listen to the show.) His point is to fill up our schedule with the things that mean the most, rather than to allow our time to be filled with small distractions that keep us from accomplishing our big goals.

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1 Simple Thing Action

Create one to-do list and calendar for your life, both business and personal.  Build a daily checklist for spirit, mind, body, relationships and finances. Then begin blocking off time for your “rocks” in each of those critical areas of your life.

Mentioned In Episode

5 Areas where you need a “Rock” (or really important things in your life) in your schedule. Make a daily checklist and put specific times for each of these activities, because what’s not scheduled does not happen.

Spirit – It’s important to know where you are going.

Mind – You have to know what skills you need to know.

Body – Block off time for physical fitness.

Relationships – Make sure you stay in touch with the people in your life.

Finances – Keep track of your monthly income and expenses.

Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back by Jeff Hoffman

Guest

Clay Clark

• Founder of Thrive15.com
• U.S. Small Business Administration Entrepreneur of the Year
• U.S. Chamber National Quality Award Winner
• Speaker of Choice For Many of America’s Largest and Smallest Companies
• Contributor for Entrepreneur Magazine
• Author

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We’re counting down the top 10 episodes of 2016 on the 1 Simple Thing podcast. Today is number 4 on the list. Episode 547: Silencing Your Inner Saboteur. We hope you enjoy it and Happy New Year!

Glenn Livingston says it’s not that complicated, there’s you, and there’s your inner saboteur. The moment you hear any voice in your head that justifies your unhealthy eating or excuses behavior that you don’t want in your life, you know that’s coming from your inner saboteur. The key is to draw solid lines in the sand and recognize the inner saboteur when it speaks. There all types of creative rules you can set up for yourself to maximize freedom and control and silence your inner saboteur.

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1 Simple Thing Action

Decide what you’d like to call your inner saboteur (Glenn calls his the “Inner Pig.”) Make it a name that is repulsive to you, so when you hear it’s voice, you’ll recognize it with disgust.

Then imagine you could utterly and completely get your inner saboteur out of the way for a full year. What would life be like after one year? Let yourself dream and create a compelling future that helps you ignore and silence the inner saboteur.

Guest

Glenn Livingston

• Psychologist
• CEO of the Coach Certification Alliance
• Teacher & Mentor to Life & Business Coaches
• Coach
• Marketer
• Author

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We’re counting down the top 10 episodes of 2016 on the 1 Simple Thing podcast. Today is number 2 on the list. Episode 459: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize. We hope you enjoy it and Happy New Year!

Brian Fisher says fear and procrastination are two of the biggest enemies that will rob us of success. He says the one thing that cures fear is action. You have to be persistent and keep taking consistent action to achieve your success. Always remember that doors may open and doors may close, but there’s always something good that will come out of it when we are persistent and take action.

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1 Simple Thing Action

Stay after it and don’t give up. Develop the mindset of, “If I passionately want this to happen, or this is something that is doing to benefit my family and me, it’s GOING to happen. I’m going to figure out a way to make it happen.”

Guest

Brian Fisher

• National TV Show Host of Fisher’s ATV World
• Author
• Business Keynote Speaker

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We’re counting down the top 10 episodes of 2016 on the 1 Simple Thing podcast. Today’s is number 5 on the list. Episode 569: Love Now. We hope you enjoy it and Happy New Year!

Kute Blackson reveals the real purpose and power behind everything we do…love. But how do we bring love and peace in the world if there’s no love and peace in ourselves? How do we bring love and community in the world if there’s no love in our hearts for ourselves? At the end of our lives, everything boils down to this: did you love fully or did you spend your life holding back?

Here’s the bottom line: THIS is the moment is all we have. This is it. Every single second of our life is the moment you’ve been waiting for, and every moment of your life is an opportunity to love.

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1 Simple Thing Action

Make a fierce commitment to love, moment to moment. Sit with death and realize that you are going to die. Feel your death. Face your death. And let that inspire you to realize that we don’t have any time. When you forgive, you set yourself free. Who have you held grudges against? Who have you not forgiven? Who do you need to communicate with or apologize to? Who do you need to express love to? Do it right now.

Guest

Kute Blackson

• Transformational Speaker
• Life Coach
• Bestselling author
• Entrepreneur

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We’re counting down the top 10 episodes of 2016 on the 1 Simple Thing podcast. Today is number 3 on the list. Episode 371: Develop Jedi Focus. We hope you enjoy it and Happy New Year!

Studies show that meditation makes you healthier, makes your relationships better, and makes you calmer and more focused. Sir John Hargrave teaches a concentration hack to strengthen that “top-down” attention to make ourselves better able to stay focused on the things we want, like our tasks at work. It also helps us resist those “bottom-up” interruptions like random thoughts and text messages that jump out at us constantly.

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1 Simple Thing Action

Practice John’s “Jedi Concentration Exercises.” Spend 15-20 minutes in the morning and keep your concentration focused on your breath. When you notice your mind wandering, award yourself a point. Instead of getting down on yourself when you lose focus, make a game out of it and reward yourself whenever you realize your mind is wandering, and you return your attention back to your breath. These exercises are super effective at helping you develop a regular mindfulness or concentration practice.

Mentioned In Episode

10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story by Dan Harris

Mindhacki.ng

Guest

Sir John Hargrave

• CEO at Media Shower
• Author
• Entrepreneur
• Mind Hacker

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We’re counting down the top 10 episodes of 2016 on the 1 Simple Thing podcast. Today is number 1 on the list. Episode 482: Entrepreneurial Suppression: Why You Feel Like You Don’t Belong. We hope you enjoy it and Happy New Year!

Alex Charfen says the world is uncomfortable because EPT’s make them nervous. Most people want things to stay the same. Societal systems (like public education) are set up to standardize behavior and suppress what’s unique, different or new. Recognizing this, entrepreneurs can reverse the cycle of Entrepreneurial Suppression to maximize their unique attributes and live in their strengths.

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1 Simple Thing Action

Follow where you feel the momentum, and find people who make you feel like you’re better than you feel about yourself. If you’re telling people about your ideas and where you want to go, and they’re not excited about it, you’re telling the wrong people. Build a team or join a team, get into contribution, aim at an outcome, and go fast.

Guest

Alex Charfen

• Co-founder & CEO Charfen.com
• Author
• Speaker on entrepreneurial awareness
• Inc 500 Award winner three years in a row

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We’re counting down the top 10 episodes of 2015 on the 1 Simple Thing podcast. Today is number 9 on the list. Episode 234: Your Ideas Need a HERO. We hope you enjoy it and Merry Christmas!

Author Robert Stover says if you have ideas in life it’s going to be risky. You don’t know if they’re going to work or not. But if you don’t passionately fight for why it will work, or accept the first brush aside comment like, “that won’t work,” then you’re never going to change the game. So you have to dig in and fight for it.

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1 Simple Thing Action

Fight for your ideas. Don’t give up. Don’t back down. Here’s the truth, you’re going to be wrong. But when you’re right…. It’s a game changer.

Mentioned In Episode

Robert Stover, “The Flyer: A Story That Teaches You To Soar”
http://www.amazon.com/Flyer-Story-That-Teaches-Soar-ebook

Robert Stover, “Strategy Matters: A Simple 7-Step Process To Go From Struggle To Success”
http://www.amazon.com/Strategy-Matters-Process-Struggle-Success-ebook

Guest

Robert Stover

• Coach
• Speaker
• Author

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