{"id":50420,"date":"2021-09-22T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=50420"},"modified":"2021-10-05T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T13:58:00","slug":"how-to-build-a-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-build-a-habit\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Habit: The 3 Steps to Do Something New"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you want to know how to build a habit<\/a>? What practical steps can you take?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book The Coaching Habit<\/em> discusses how to build a habit in three steps. Whether it’s a coaching habit or any other habit, this practical system can help you do new and different things to move forward personally and professionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn how to build a habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How to Build a Habit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For coaching to be truly effective, you need to turn it into something that you routinely do\u2014a habit. It sounds simple, but building a habit can be a challenge. You only need to recall all your failed New Year\u2019s resolutions to see how difficult it can be. Simply declaring that you\u2019ll exercise more, that you\u2019ll stop spending and start investing, or that you\u2019ll start coaching isn\u2019t enough to form a habit<\/a>. Knowing how to build a habit is crucial. You need to approach it systematically in three steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Pinpoint Your Old Habit <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t get rid of an old habit if you don\u2019t know what it is in the first place, so be clear and specific about the habit you\u2019re trying to change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n