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WE ARE NOW LIVE ON SUBSTACK w/ H2G Premium Content! If you’ve ever struggled to achieve your goals you are not alone! The reason just might be because ALL prior goal achievement methods missed ONE key element— habit! That's right, The Habit Factor® (bestselling book and app) exposed a timeless truth that helped to launch an entirely new genre of productivity apps (habit trackers) and help thousands around the world achieve their goals faster! There’s a reason top coaches, consultants, traine ...
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“No person is free who cannot command themselves.” ~ Pythagoras Welcome to NOvember "Who Is In Control?" This November, H2G - Habits 2 Goals challenges you to ask one crucial question: Who is in control? Discipline is a Habit “Nobody is born disciplined. It’s something you cultivate.” Discipline is not an inborn trait. Like any habit, discipline is…
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New Listener Reset: Habits & Goals Basics Habits are NOT better than goals. Goals are not better than habits. Understand the crucial role each play in your life and how each serve the other. Heading into my summer hiatus, I’m leaving you with a handful of episodes to revisit and to help reset your habit tracking and goal journey. HABITS: "How Syste…
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“Just when the catepillar thought the world was going to end, it became a butterfly.” Metamorphosis Change: one of life’s great constants. For those between 45 and 60, life often brings significant challenges: marriages end, careers shift, personal identities and appearances evolve. After decades of laying a foundation, it may feel like it’s slippi…
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“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” ~Abraham Lincoln Failure Number 9 Lincoln’s quote ☝️ is a powerful and stark reminder that even the greatest among us stumble, fail, and fall flat on their faces. Given enough time, as Ray Dalio puts it, “There are a whole host of ways that something w…
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“When you shift your perspective stories, meanings, feelings and even behaviors can change.” Meaning as a Derivative of Perspective Our perspective often shapes our emotions and actions. Consider a bad breakup: Initially, it feels devastating, but years later, it might become a source of amusement. This shift in perspective changes the meaning of t…
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The Power of Focus Twain’s profound insight serves as a cornerstone for understanding the importance of focus in our lives. Focus is about harnessing and directing our energy effectively. Imagine a five-watt light bulb—it can barely light up a closet. But when that same energy is focused, it can cut through steel. This is the fundamental principle …
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Stimulus versus Response: A Delicate Dance of Power Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor and founder of logotherapy, once said, “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” …In our response lies our growth and our freedom This profound observa…
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“Adversity doesn’t build character — it reveals it.” ~ James Allen Lane Hurdle Number One, Self Control Facing challenges tends to reveal our strengths and weaknesses. By managing some pain and discomfort, we gain insight about our willpower and our character. Think of self-discipline as the first hurdle to reaching larger goals. That may mean gett…
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This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit habits2goals.substack.com/subscribeBy Martin Grunburg
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This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit habits2goals.substack.com/subscribeBy Martin Grunburg
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“A good teacher protects his students from his own influence.” ~ Bruce Lee This profound quote from Bruce Lee touches on a critical point that many people overlook: the distinction between the lesson and the teacher. We often expect perfection from those who teach us, assuming that their wisdom and personal lives must be flawless. However, Lee’s in…
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“A good teacher protects his students from his own influence.” ~ Bruce Lee This profound quote from Bruce Lee touches on a critical point that many people overlook: the distinction between the lesson and the teacher. We often expect perfection from those who teach us, assuming that their wisdom and personal lives must be flawless. However, Lee’s in…
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Emotions, Triggers & Stories “Your state is a state of mind. Change your state, and you can change your life.” ~ Tony Robbins “Your state of mind is often a default disposition. It’s a habit that can be modified with intention and practice.” ~ M. Grunburg Emotions: Beyond the Trigger Lies the Story Tony Robbins nails it when he speaks about how a r…
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Practice. Practice. Practice. “The road to excellence lies in deliberate practice.” - Anders Ericsson “Excellence, then, is not a single act, but a habit.” ~Aristotle If “excellence” is a habit and the road to excellence is paved via deliberate or intentional practice, then both habit and skill development require PRACTICE. Ericsson, a renowned psy…
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Practice. Practice. Practice. “The road to excellence lies in deliberate practice.” - Anders Ericsson “Excellence, then, is not a single act, but a habit.” ~Aristotle If “excellence” is a habit and the road to excellence is paved via deliberate or intentional practice, then both habit and skill development require PRACTICE. Ericsson, a renowned psy…
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This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit habits2goals.substack.com/subscribeBy Martin Grunburg
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This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Note: There are a few occasions where MG accidentally says determination instead of determinism. For eons, a philosophical debate has raged: Free will vs determinism. Where do you stand? Determi…
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This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Note: There are a few occasions where MG accidentally says determination instead of determinism. For eons, a philosophical debate has raged: Free will vs determinism. Where do you stand? Determi…
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This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Note: There are a few occasions where MG accidentally says determination instead of determinism. For eons, a philosophical debate has raged: Free will vs determinism. Where do you stand? Determi…
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This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. Commitment Until one is committed, there is hesitancy,the chance to draw back.Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation),there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans.That the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves t…
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This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. “Wisdom is equal parts experience and reflection.” ~ Aristotle Rumination The term 'rumination' is often associated with negative thinking patterns. For better or worse, psychology has perpetuated this idea. As you can see from the definition above, to ruminate is to simply consider or think …
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This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. “Success is always a co-creative endeavor.” Who wants to be a “success”? The short answer is, “Only EVERYONE!” Yet, when someone attempts to define ‘success’ they tend to struggle. They say things like, “I just want to be happy or have a smile on my face.” It’s tough to hit a target you haven…
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This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. “Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung.Before you understand it, it’s like gold; after you understand it, it’s like dung.” Gold & Dung In this episode MG and JG discuss a perplexing and important Zen koan For many, Zen appears to possess the “gold” – the promise of enlightenment – pea…
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This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. “Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”~Sun Tzu The Epiphany Where do opportunities come from? JG and MG discuss a prior Thursday Thread subject: Opportunities. Einstein famously said, “Nothing happens until something moves.” There is no telling the ripple effect a decision or action may…
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This Habits 2 Goals episode is FREE for ALL subscribers. “After our startup’s ‘failure’, with my tail between my legs, I took a trip to Puerto Escondido, Mexico to surf for nearly two weeks, reorient and clear my head. Out of that trip, I dove headfirst into personal development.” The Epiphany One day, in early 2003, while the iPod was in shuffle m…
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