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MiniHabitsSmallerHabits,BiggerResultsbyStephenGuise–focusing,habits,smallsteps,etc.™byStephenGuiseCopyright2013,AllRightsReservedLegalDisclaimer:Theinformationcontainedinthisbookistheopinionoftheauthorandisbasedontheauthor'spersonalexperiencesandobservations.Theauthordoesnotassumeanyliabilitywhatsoeverfortheuseoforinabilitytouseanyorallinformationcontainedinthisbook,andacceptsnoresponsibilityforanylossordamagesofanykindthatmaybeincurredbythereaderasaresultofactionsarisingfromtheuseofinformationfoundinthisbook.Usethisinformationatyourownrisk.Theauthorreservestherighttomakeanychangeshedeemsnecessarytofutureversionsofthepublicationtoensureitsaccuracy.PrefaceIhadexperimentedwithpersonaldevelopmentstrategiesforadecade.WhenIaccidentallystartedmyfirstminihabit—andthechangesImadewereactuallylasting—IrealizedthepriorstrategiesIrelieduponwerecompletefailures.Whensomethingworks,thatwhichdoesn'tworkisexposed.ThescienceinMiniHabitsexposesthepredictablyinconsistentresultsofmostpopularpersonalgrowthstrategies,andrevealswhyminihabitscreateremarkableconsistency.Aminihabitisaverysmallpositivebehaviorthatyouforceyourselftodoeveryday;itstoosmalltofailnaturemakesitweightless,deceptivelypowerful,andasuperiorhabit-buildingstrategy.Thisstrategywillbetterequipyoutochangeyourlifethan99%ofthepeopleyouseewalkingaroundonthisglobe.Peoplesooftenthinkthattheyarethereasontheycan'tachievelastingchange;buttheproblemisn'twiththem—it'swiththeirstrategy.Youcanachievegreatthingswithouttheguilt,intimidation,andrepeatedfailureassociatedwithstrategieslikegettingmotivated,resolutions,orevenjustdoingit.”Tomakechangeslast,youneedtostopfightingagainstyourbrain.Whenyoustartplayingbyyourbrain'srules—asminihabitsshowyouhowtodo—lastingchangeisn'tsohard.MiniHabitMasteryVideoCourseDiscountThisbookhasbeenflyingoffthedigitalshelveseversinceitwasreleasedbecausethecontentischanginglives.ToexpandthereachofMiniHabitsandcatertovariedlearningstyles,IlockedmyselfinaroomforsevenmonthsandcreatedtheMiniHabitMasteryVideoCourse.Thisgroundbreakinghabitcoursecontains3.5+hoursofHDvideo,andjustlikethisbook,itisparadigm-shiftinginformationinahighly-entertainingwrapper.AsaMiniHabits’reader,youareeligiblefora$35discountonthecourse.VisitMiniHabitMasteryonUdemytopreviewthecourseandenterthecoupon“minibook”tosave$35instantly(orclickonthislinktohavethediscountalreadyapplied).HowThisBookIsStructuredTherearesevenmajorpartsinMiniHabits.Theendgoalofthisbookistohelpyoupermanentlyaddhealthy,habitualbehaviorstoyourlife.Thefirstthreepartsdiscusshabit-building,thebrain,willpower,motivation,andhowtheyrelatetooneanother.Thenexttwopartsdiscusslogicalandscientificconclusionsabouthowtobestutilizethisinformation.Thelastthreepartsshowyouhowtoapplyit.Herearethesevenpartsingreaterdetail:1.IntroductionToMiniHabitsHere,you'llfindoutwhataminihabitis.ThispartincludesthestoryofhowIfirstmadeonepush-upafullworkout(whichbecameamini-phenomenoncalled“TheOnePush-upChallenge”).We'llalsoexplorewhyhabitsaresocriticaltoactivelydevelop.Whatitestablishes:whataminihabitis,theimportanceofhabits,andhowIstumbleduponmyfirstminihabit.2.HowYourBrainWorksInparttwo,we'regoingtotakealookatthehumanbrain.Understandingthebraincanhelptremendouslyinnewhabitformation,becauseyoucanemploysuperiorstrategieswiththisknowledge.We'lllearnabouttheactiveandpassive(i.e.consciousandsubconscious)partsofthebrain,andhowtheyworktogethertoshapeourdailybehavior.Whatitestablishes:theinnerworkingsofthehumanbrainasitrelatestobehaviorchangeandcreatingnewhabits.3.WillpowerVs.MotivationWehavetwostrategiesfortakingaction—eithergetmotivatedsothatwewanttocompletethetaskorforcetheissuebyusingwillpower.Isonebetterthantheother?Doweuseboth?Sciencerevealsthewinnerandsuggeststhesinglebestwaytoapplyit.Whatitestablishes:whyit'sbesttousewillpowerexclusively(withminihabits)andignoremotivationaltogether.4.TheStrategyofMiniHabitsThefirstthreepartslaidthefoundationforthisconceptoftiny,dailyactions;inthenexttwoparts,we’lldiscusswhythatisthecaseandhowitshouldwork.Minihabitsaremosteffectivewiththepropermindset,andthispartgetsyouintothatmindset.Whatitestablishes:theconnectionbetweentheMiniHabitsstrategyandeverythingwe'velearnedabouthabitchangetothispoint.5.TheMiniHabitsDifferenceThispartdelvesintotheadvantagesoftheMiniHabitsstrategy’sdifferencesandhowitcanworkforyouwhenothershaven’t.Whatitestablishes:allthatmakesminihabitsuniquelyeffective.6.MiniHabits–EightStepsToBigChangeTheseeightstepswillshowyouhowtochooseyourhabits,planyourjourney,andtakeyourfirstsmallstepsforward.Eachstepisbrokendownintodetail,explainingexactlywhyit'snecessary,differentstrategiestoemploy,andhowtobestexecute.Whatitestablishes:howtoapplyminihabitstoyourlife,fromthe“Iwanttocreateanewhabit”stagetosuccess.7.EightMiniHabitRulesThislastpartcoverstheeightrulesoftheMiniHabitsstrategy.Theseruleswillkeepyouontrackandensureyoumaximizeyourpotentialandresults.Whatitestablishes:therulesofminihabitsthatwillhelp