{"id":7890,"date":"2017-10-31T15:29:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T20:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalblogs.wpengine.com\/?p=7890"},"modified":"2019-09-30T18:53:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T23:53:38","slug":"taking-back-control-obtainable-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cainwatters.com\/digitalblogs\/taking-back-control-obtainable-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking back control, with an obtainable goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Hunter Satterfield, CPA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Since grade school, I have always enjoyed reading.\u00a0 But every life has a season, and over the years there have been those where my life didn\u2019t allow for any more than a magazine at the doctor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Several years ago, when my kids reached grade school, I aimed to take my reading life back.\u00a0 I set a simple goal \u2013 one book per month for a full year.\u00a0 I decided the way to meet my goal was simple math \u2013read at least 10 pages per day.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t always easy, I found myself squeezing it in while brushing my teeth, sitting at my son\u2019s baseball practice, and right before bed when my eyes were begging to close.<\/p>\n

What I didn\u2019t realize, was that I was creating a habit. Now several years later, I often get asked how I am able to read 60-75 books per year.\u00a0 The answer is simple: it\u2019s habit.<\/p>\n

The power of habit<\/strong><\/p>\n

What makes Charles Duhigg\u2019s book, The Power of Habit<\/em>, so rich is that it puts science to the very scenario I experienced with my reading; but in an incredibly accessible and enjoyable way.\u00a0 Duhigg weaves findings from sociological and psychological research studies with examples from the corporate world. He uses stories of real people to paint a picture about how habits are formed, why they are important and the power they have to change their life, business, or team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI give decaf to people who are rude to me\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

Starbucks, NASA, Harrah\u2019s Entertainment\u2014these stories are real and impactful.\u00a0 The executives of Starbucks realized that outside of consistent coffee, good service is what kept their customers coming back. Their employees encountered many different kinds of customers and situations on a daily basis, and they recognized the need for consistency in dealing with them.\u00a0 They started training their employees on repeatable \u201chabit loops\u201d on how to deal with conflict, master their emotions and gain willpower \u2013 rather than reciprocate anger at upset customers. The executives could then scale across all stores to create a similar experience as they expanded worldwide.<\/p>\n

Lighting the fire of change <\/strong><\/p>\n

The thing I will carry most from the book is the idea that once you create small \u201ckeystone\u201d habits in your life or team, it will spill over and create widespread change.\u00a0 Duhigg relates that people who start exercising more, start eating healthier and smoke less, go to bed earlier and use credit cards less frequently.\u00a0 Changing one keystone habit is like starting a fire, it spreads\u2014and as Duhigg proves, all habits are malleable; we both choose our habits and have the choice to change them.<\/p>\n

Let this book be your spark<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best books tell stories, and what Duhigg has done here is just that.\u00a0 It is excellent non-fiction storytelling around a topic that impacts all of us.\u00a0 If you are a parent, you should read this to help create healthy habits for your children.\u00a0 If you are a leader at work, you should read this to maximize the efficiency of your team.\u00a0 But most importantly, if you are simply someone that wants to make a change in your life \u2013 exercise, diet, reading, smoking \u2013 you should put this book at the top of your reading list for the holiday season.<\/p>\n

Form a new habit and join us next month<\/strong><\/p>\n

In December, Tectonic Advisor\u2019s Managing Director Brad Sanders will review Daniel Kahneman\u2019s 2011 award winning, Thinking, Fast and Slow<\/em>. In the international bestseller,\u00a0Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think.<\/p>\n

Click here to meet all the Advisors Shelf book reviewers.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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