101: Your Business + ‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear (Making Good Book Club #2)

The second edition of Making Good Book Club is here! Today we’re talking all about Atomic Habits by James Clear.

We discuss what the book is about, our key takeaways, and our ideas about applying it to your small businesses. And then, at the end of the episode, we share our choice for next month’s book club book. Hurray!

Some notes from the episode:

• 4 laws of behavior change

  • Make it obvious

  • Make it attractive

  • Make it easy

  • Make it satisfying

• Reverse the 4 laws to break a habit

• Goals are about what you want >> the systems are what take you there

• What is rewarded is repeated, what is punished is avoided

• We can’t rely on motivation alone, but we CAN control a lot of our environment

• For business:

  • Consistency is key

  • Be more focused on your trajectory than your current reality

  • Start small

• Want something to stick?

  • Accountability

  • Tracking

From the episode:

• THIS BOOK: Atomic Habits by James Clear

• NEXT MONTH: Superfans by Pat Flynn

• Connect with us on Instagram

  • Charelle - @charellegriffith

  • Lauren - @laurentilden

More Making Good Book Club:

• Making Good Book Club #1: Mindset by Carol Dweck

• Get to know Charelle in episode 87

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