One way to turn your goal into a habit so you can reach it faster

Welcome to One Minute Weekend (2.0), your Sunday morning power-up. Complete with my favourite high-impact tools, questions, ideas, and practices that inspire uncommon personal growth.

The pursuit of personal development can be absolutely exhausting, which is why I use a simple framework to make things easy. Let me show you.

As always, take what you need and leave the rest…

1/1 One way to turn your goal into a habit so you can reach it faster.

I don’t meditate everyday.

I hate small talk.

I judge other people from time to time.

I don’t sleep 8 hours a night.

I don’t like to work out.

I don’t find therapy particularly useful.

I love eating sugar.

I struggle to turn my phone off sometimes.

I like staying up late.

I like sleeping in.

I hate listening to TED Talks (not just because they banned mine).

I don’t always take my vitamins.

And sometimes I don’t fully integrate my psychedelic experiences 😮.

Yet, unlike what the guru’s will tell you, I’m super f**king happy.

I live a slow lifestyle.

I’m temporally free.

I wake up most days with a smile.

And I pursue personal growth in a meaningful and intentional way that works for me.

Social media will tell you there is one way to live your life: in the constant pursuit of being better.

That is super exhausting. I’ve tried.

What I’ve found that works better is turning all that crap off and building goal-based habit systems.

Here’s how I do it.

1. Define your clear, singular-focused goal

   • A lot of people set goals based on what they see others chasing. That’s a terrible idea.

   • Spend time really thinking about what YOU want and why.

   • Then write it out in this format:

     • I will [specific action] for [duration/frequency] at [specific time & location] because [deep reason]

     • Example: I will meditate for 5 minutes every morning at 7am in my living room because I want to feel calmer and more focused throughout my day.

2. Shrink it down to 1%

   • Big goals are sexy, but small goals are sustainable.

   • If you’re finding your goal is too big, make it small.

   • Make it so small it feels stupidly easy to do:

     • Can’t meditate for 5 minutes? Start with one deep and intentional breath after you wake up.

3. Anchor it to something you already do

   • If you rely on motivation, you’ll fail.

   • If you tie your new habit to something you already do, it becomes automatic.

   • This looks like:

     • After I [current habit], I will [new habit]

     • Example: After I brush my teeth, I will meditate for 5 minutes….

4. Shift your identity

   • Goals are outcomes—habits are who you become.

   • Instead of saying “I want to meditate”, say “I’m a meditator”

   • Act like the person who already does it and the habit will follow.

5. Play the infinite game

   • Most people chase short-term wins. But long-term systems create lasting change.

   • Instead of “I need to eliminate this anxiety”, try “I am someone who is in control of my emotions”.

   • When your goals shifts from “I must hit x” to “this is just who I am”, you will win no matter what.

TL;DRL Turn your goal into a habit with this framework

1. Define a clear, singular-focused goal

2. Anchor it to something you already do

3. Shrink it down to 1%

4. Shift your identity

5. Play the infinite game.

Try it this week. Pick a goal, shrink it, anchor it and watch it stick

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Much Love,

Cory Firth
Creator of One Minute Weekend

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