Micro Habits, Big Results

What in tarnation is a micro habit?

You’ve been doing them your entire life.  

A small little thing you do consistently that creates big results. Bite bite bite instead of GULP!  

60 seconds or less.  Strung together. 

Taking a big goal and breaking it down.  Adding a little bit at a time.  

Since words matter to me, “goal setting” doesn’t feel right, but “outcome planning” feels better. 

Examples- 

• I want to meditate in the morning but I find myself scrolling through my phone- micro habit...When I put my phone outside of my room or at least outside of arms reach, I wake up in the morning and I can do my gratitude mantra, pray, or do my mindfulness meditation. The micro movement/habit of putting my phone in a different area has helped me with the outcome of my plan to meditate.

• Read more- micro habit...stating that you’re going to read one page at night. It would be really hard to justify or excuse away you not being able to read one page a night.  

• Drink more water- If you spend half of your day without having a drop of water (true story) but have had your cup(s) of coffee, micro habit....putting the glass of water in front of your coffee pot so that you are reminded that you want to drink water as your coffee brews.  

Honestly, the magic for me lies in the small feeling of success and accomplishment when you do them. Another example for me is making my bed in the morning. Not a huge task, it doesn’t take me very long at all. But it’s the feeling that seems to last and linger.  Barbie, you said you were going to do this, and you did.  Nice job, champ.  Next!

Now, don’t go wild, I would choose only five things to work on. You want to set yourself up for success. If you made a long list of micro habits, even if they’re small, it would become overwhelming and stress you out which is not what we want.

What do you want that micro habits can get you working on bit by bit?