How to Change Your Life, One Day at a Time

Know how to become a good singer? Sing every day. A good writer? Write every day. Good at anything ? Do it every day. Many of us want to improve our habits. We hear a podcast, watch a TED talk, or meet someone who's doing something great, and we're inspired toward our own greatness. We set a goal (usually a pretty big one) and get started, only to falter within a day, a few days, or a couple of weeks. The problem isn't finding inspiration or getting started. And the goal may be worthwhile and pertinent to what we really care about. But life intervenes. We get busy, we get sick, we get interrupted, we get bored. Somehow, our good intentions are overwhelmed, and we return to our own version of the status quo. So how do we break through and actually maintain a good habit long enough to achieve mastery and make it our default behavior? The secret isn't starting. It's continuing – daily, step by step. The most val...