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059: Rituals Over Resolutions

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SUMMARY:

If you’re learning to play an instrument, 1 hour of practice over the course of 10 days is much more effective than 10 hours of practice in 1 day. Interesting, right? That’s because small steps, consistently taken, over a long amount of time is how humans are wired to learn, grow and change best. Our daily rituals and habits are a key component in helping us do all of those things. They don’t need to be two hours long, but they need to be consistent and manageable. On today’s episode, Kevin and Jeff share their daily rituals and ways that you can develop your own in 2018.

THREE TAKEAWAYS:

1. Your night ritual matters just as much as your morning one.

Google “early morning routines of successful people” and you’ll find hundreds of articles, maybe even thousands. And for good reason, a smart morning routine is a proven way to mentally set yourself up for a happy and productive day. But the mornings tends to get all the credit while we forget about the evenings. Instead of falling asleep on the couch watching Jimmy Fallon, create an evening ritual. It could be laying out your workout clothes for the next day, grinding coffee beans, bookmarking your next day’s devotional, making your lunch, etc. A great day begins the night before.

2. Your rituals are for you.

Don’t just go through the motions of a ritual because books and articles and podcasts told you to do so. Whether it’s a morning, work day, driving or evening ritual… consider how you want to feel when the ritual is over. Inspired and encouraged? Organized and prepared? Customize your plan and ritual to practices that will help you feel that.

3. You already have rituals.

You might be thinking “I don’t have any rituals and I don’t have time to add any.” But you do. What are the things that you do on a consistent basis? Do you watch 2 or 3 hours of TV after dinner? Do you read when your kids go to bed? Do you stop for coffee most mornings? Those are rituals. Take a look at what your rituals already are and assess if they’re working for you. If not, assign their time to something else that will.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Tony Robbins

Jeff’s Prayer Ritual:

  • What are 7 things you’re grateful for right now?
  • What are 7 things you’re praying for 10 or more years from now?
  • What are you praying for God’s help on now?

058: Rocket Fuel: 10 Ways to Launch Your New Year

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SUMMARY:

Happy 2018, launchers! It’s a new year, and we’re spending today’s episode getting practical on ways you can accomplish your goals. Jeff, Shane, David and Kevin are on the podcast sharing advice for starting the year right, questions to ask yourself, and what their personal goals are in 2018 (and how they plan on achieving them).

Welcome to episode 58 of The Launch Youniversity Podcast.

LINKS + TAKEAWAYS IN OUR FREE PLANNING GUIDE:

Don’t worry about taking notes today, because we have all links, questions and prompts discussed on today’s episode in a free, downloadable planning guide for you.

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Fill it out and put it in a place where you can see it and refer back to it whenever you need to be reminded of your goals. This is your year.

012: Launch Into a New Year with Intentional Goals

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Summary:

It’s a new year and we’re more ready than ever to set intentional goals and launch ourselves into the new year… and we know you are too! The entire Launch Youniversity team is here today to talk about their personal experiences in goal-setting and what they’ve learned along the way.

We know that with focused preparation, intentional goal-setting and an actionable plan, this will be your best year yet. Tell us about your goals for this year, we would love to cheer for you along the way. If you want advice and encouragement on leadership and launching delivered to your inbox, sign up for The Launch Youniversity newsletter.

Welcome to episode 12 of the Launch Youniversity Podcast.

Links + Resources:

Three Key Takeaways:

1.  Figure out your why.
So many people say “I want to get in better shape” or “I want to get a promotion” without doing the internal reflection to figure out why they want to be in shape or get promoted. We love what Shane did: He determined his why and gave it a sticky statement. On days when he feels too tired or overwhelmed to push towards his goals, he has a simple, powerful statement to motivate him. Listen to the full episode of the podcast to hear Shane explain his why.

2. Think of goals like planning for a family vacation.
David gave us this awesome analogy. You wouldn’t just say “we’re driving to Florida for vacation” and hope that you just magically get there without a GPS or a map. Once you know the destination you break down your route piece by piece. David starts with his three year goals. Then, he breaks them down annually. Next, quarterly. Then monthly. Then weekly. Suddenly a big three year goal doesn’t seem so daunting. Like Kevin said: “There’s a difference between goal setting and action planning.”

3. The Launch Sequence applies to all areas of life.
You’ve heard the Launch Youniversity team talk about the five steps of the Launch Sequence in terms of launching a business or idea. But as Jeff pointed out, it applies to goal setting too. You understand, imagine, prototype, validate and then launch.