If you have ever tried to make a big change in your life, you know how hard it is.
The reason why most people fail in their attempt to create a new habit is because they try to do too much at once. If your new habit requires more willpower than you can muster, you will fail. If your new habit requires less willpower than you can muster, you will succeed!
A mini habit is a very small positive behavior that you force yourself to do every day. It is a habit so small that it is practically impossible to fail. But that is what makes this strategy so powerful!
Here is how you do it: First choose a desired habit or change you would like to make. (For example, the author wanted to do 50 push-ups a day.) Then, shrink the habit down until it seems stupidly small. (In the author’s case, it was to do one push up a day.)
You can guess what happened. After the author did his one push-up for the day, he decided to do a few more since he was already in position. The next day he did a few more. Before he knew it, he had the new habit of doing 50 push-ups a day!
You can learn more about Mini Habits in this video.
Try it! You will love the results!