Don’t know how to get started with a new skill? If so, then my book, Novice to Expert: 6 Steps to Learn Anything, Increase Your Knowledge, and Master New Skills, can help. Here, I show you how you can learn anything… without spending lots of money… without dedicating thousands of hours to the process… and … Read more
Diet and weight loss habits are the toughest habits to change. Bad habits are binary, you either do them, or do not do them. If you work hard at it, you can hopefully quit them forever. It is impossible to simply “quit eating”. This is what makes keeping the weight off such a difficult task … Read more
Do you know the feeling? You’re all fired up about a new habit. And for a couple of weeks, the inspiration keeps you going. But at some point, that initial motivation starts to fizzle out. And before you know it, you’ve quit your new habit. Again. When this pattern has repeated itself enough times, it’s … Read more
So you wanna be a writer/serious blogger? Publish a book, a few articles on popular sites. Share your knowledge and help others. Live off your writing. Do what you really love in life. Since you’re reading Steve Scott’s site, you know successful writers, like all successful people, don’t rely on flimsy motivation and bouts of … Read more
I have to admit something… I’m a huge fan of crowdfunding campaigns. Often, these products would never see the light of the day unless they’re funded by a small army of backers. So today I want to recommend two habit related crowdfunding campaigns. I believe you will like these campaigns because they are based on … Read more
Do you feel overwhelmed with your thoughts? If so, then our book (Declutter Your Mind — How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety, and Eliminate Negative Thinking) can help. Here, we show you the mindfulness techniques you can use to enjoy greater inner peace and happiness. How to Declutter Your Mind Declutter Your Mind teaches you … Read more
Olympians can teach us quite a bit about goal setting activities. Olympians are master’s of reaching large, audacious goals, and every single olympian uses the process of goal setting to help them achieve their dreams. What can Olympians really teach us about reaching our goals? Let’s face it. 99.9999% of the people reading this post … Read more
Why are fitness habits so difficult to create? A fitness habit isn’t inherently harder to form than other habits, but the culture surrounding fitness causes problems. In particular, I’m picking a fight with “Just Do It.” The advice “just do it” or “suck it up and work out” is flawed because, for beginners, it leaves … Read more
One of the major topics here on DevelopGoodhabits is change. We focus on how to change your habits, potential habits to change, and pitfalls to avoid when making changes. Chip and Dan Heath’s book, Switch is all about change. For this week’s book review Switch seemed like the perfect fit. The subtitle of this book … Read more
Contrary to popular belief… Walking to lose weight is possible. In fact, it’s actually relatively simple to lose one pound per week by building the walking habit. More importantly, you can do it without following a fad diet or subjecting yourself to one of those grueling exercise programs advertised on television. The trick to walking … Read more