These past few months I’ve been spending a lot of effort investigating ways that I can revamp and upgrade my own daily routines and build good habits in order to boost my productivity and athletic performance. In this post I’ve put together a list of some of the books that I’ve read/listened over the past few months and also some memorable ones that I’ve read long ago. My Morning Routine: How Successful people start every day inspired Benjamin Spall & Michael Xander This is a great book about how the choices we make in the morning determine how productive and mindful our day will be. It’s for the morning person…
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Top 10 Daily Habits to Develop a Growth Mindset
My latest research involved searching the internet or reaching out directly to people that I consider to have a growth mindset. These people included athletes, entrepreneurs, CEOs, fellow health coaches and bloggers, friends, and participants of my daily habits challenge. After 2 weeks of research, I had a list of 118 people that had revealed a total of 442 daily habits. The results revealed some common trends in daily habits so I lumped habits into categories and ranked them in order. Here are the 10 ten categories of daily habits that will help you develop a growth mindset. #10: Spend time with family. The 10th most popular category of habits…
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How Knowing the Science of Habits can Help you Make or Break Them
Want to know how to make or break habits. Well, then you definitely need to know the science of habits. Knowing the science of habits is where the battle begins between you and your habits. So let’s get started right away. Habits are defined as regularly repeated behaviour that requires little or no thought. Habits are learned through reinforcement and repetition rather than innate or instinctual. It is estimated that 45-50% of every action we take in a single day is the result of being on auto-pilot. We all have habits and routines and do things without even thinking about them. Examples of this automation include the order in which…
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5 Habits to Create the Best Morning Routine
Want to create the best morning routine to power through your day? Then this is the perfect blog for you. These are my own favourite habits that have helped me and will help you create the perfect morning routine that suits you. So let’s get started. Hydrate upon waking. While you’re asleep, your body is hard at work healing and restoring for 6-9 hours and this process uses up a lot of water. As soon as you wake up, hydrate as soon as possible to replenish the liquid you lost overnight. Consuming water on an empty stomach is also a great way to detoxify and gently wake up your digestive…
