We are 90 days away from January 1st! What you do now will determine how you start your new year! And this printable habit tracker can help you reach your goals! Make a commitment now to do one thing every day for the next 90 days that will help you to become the person you want to be.
People who know me well know that I love the beginning of a new year…and the start of a new month…and I even love Mondays. I love new beginnings and fresh starts. I like a clean slate and a chance to set new goals and accomplish them. As I look back at the goals I’ve set over the last few years, I’ve been quite shocked at how many I accomplished. I was also just as shocked at the ones I didn’t. You see, some of the goals I accomplished were far more difficult than some of the ones I didn’t. And when I evaluated why it came down to 1 thing…habits!
There are lots of definitions for the word habit, but this one is my favorite…
Habit – an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary.
When we create great habits and stick with them over a long period of time, they become nearly or completely involuntary. One of my favorite books of all time is The Power of Habit. It does such a great job of explaining the science of habits in a way people can understand. It is a fascinating book.
While it has been repeated frequently that it takes 21 days to form a habit, that is unfortunately, untrue. Sorry to burst your bubble. A study by Phillipa Lally shows that it takes 66 days (3 times longer than what is often cited) to form a new habit while for some people it can take even longer. Her results showed anywhere from 18 days to 254 days. Crazy huh?!?
So…what’s the point of all this habit talk? When I sat down to write out my goals for this year, I also made a list of habits I would need to form to make those goals become a reality.
Habit Tracking
And then I created a habit tracker, so I could track each of my habits. When you set a new habit, it is so important to track your progress! Sometimes, just knowing that I’ll have to leave a box unchecked or break a chain of good days is enough to make me follow through with my habit. I think you’ll be surprised at what happens when you write down the habit you wish to create and then begin making progress toward this habit.
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Check out this FREE Habit Tracker!
Hi Lisa. Thank you for this. You’re being so generous. I am struggling to stick to my weight loss plan lately. This is going to be very helpful. Keep posting!
-Honeybee, ohmywaist.com
A habit tracker is a great idea. I can’t wait to start tracking mine.
That is such a great idea! This is an awesome way to see exactly what we do in a day, when we do it, and why. Very cool.
This is awesome! What a neat app – I will totally use this and start keeping better habits! Drinking water, going to sleep and waking up on time…. all going in there!
I definitely find that I accomplish more if I track what I am doing. This printable tracker is a great way to help me stay focused.
This is a great idea … I’m highly motivated by checking a box.
I really could use to start my habit of daily exercise up again. I was doing so good and then totally fell off the wagon!
This is a great idea. This is something that I could really use. Maybe it would help motivate me more.
I think a habit tracker is a great idea! I always do better when I can see something clearly in black and white.
This looks like a fun app to try out! I have never tried to track my habits but I am interested in trying this!
Using a habit tracker sounds like a good idea. I didn’t realize it could take so long to form a habit.
I am definitely downloading and using this tracker. I need to form the habit of getting up in the morning and staying up.
This looks perfect to be able to stay on track. Forming habits as both kids and adults is so important.
This is such a great way to stay on track. It’s definitely good to hold your self accountable when establishing new habits or replacing old ones.
This is awesome! I love creating a new habit. Will definitely try this tracker.
I need to print this out and give it a try! Thanks for the freebie!
This is great. I will be beginning this as soon as I print it off.
I love printables like this since I have a disc bound planner so I can print out pages and add them in! This one is fun!