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How 3 Phone Alarms Can Change Your Health, Wealth, and Relationships with Eric Partaker

Nov 12, 2024

Eric Partaker, an award-winning entrepreneur and peak performance expert, shares illuminating insights from his book, The Three Alarms. He discusses how a life-threatening heart attack motivated him to rethink health, wealth, and relationships. Explore the 80/20 principle and the impact of small, intentional actions on major life changes. Eric reveals innovative productivity strategies using smartphone alarms as reminders for personal goals. He also addresses procrastination and offers practical techniques to overcome psychological barriers, guiding you toward a fulfilling life.

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Eric Partaker

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Quick takeaways

Adopting new identities in health, wealth, and relationships significantly motivates consistent behavior aligned with one's goals and values.

Experiences like near-death events can prompt individuals to reassess priorities, leading to a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Implementing the 80/20 rule allows individuals to focus on the essential actions that yield the most impactful results in personal development.

Deep dives

The Impact of Identity Change on Habit Formation

Identity change plays a crucial role in transforming habits and behaviors. By adopting a new identity, individuals can significantly influence their actions and outcomes in life. The practice revolves around associating specific identities with key areas like health, wealth, and relationships, thereby motivating consistent behavior aligned with those identities. For instance, envisioning oneself as a 'world fitness champion' inspires one to uphold fitness routines and healthy choices, thus facilitating lasting change.

Intro

2min

Transformative Journeys: From Crisis to Clarity

23min

Small Steps to Big Changes

24min

Transforming Daily Routines with Identity-Based Alarms

2min

Prioritization and Time Management Strategies

2min

Exploring the Power of Reading and Discipline

2min

Embracing Change Through Actionable Steps

2min

Enjoy this re-release of one of my top listened to episodes with my guest, Eric Partaker

This week’s episode of The Growth Guide Podcast features Eric Partaker who joined us today to talk about his book: The 3 Alarms: A Simple System to Transform Your Health, Wealth, and Relationships Forever.

Eric shares transformative insights on balancing health, wealth, and relationships through habit formation and intentional living. Exploring the power of strategic goal setting, the 80/20 principle, and the concept of marginal gains, Eric dives into practical methods for achieving significant life improvements.

Hear about his personal wake-up call, a life-altering mid-air heart attack, which prompted a profound shift in perspective towards leading a fulfilling, well-rounded life. Join us as Eric reveals his systems for productivity, team dynamics, and self-improvement that can guide you towards your best self and create momentum in all areas of life. .

[05.04] Wakeup call – Eric shares a brief bio about himself and the incident where he realized he could reach his full potential without sacrificing his health and relationships.

[14.41] 80/20 Rule – We talk about how the 80/20 rule can be applied for improving anything.

[22.05] Procrastination – Procrastination is a defense mechanism. We talk about how to prevent that kind of negative self-talk from happening.

[27.25] Three-legged stool – Eric explains how he decided to create superhero identities for each domain: health, wealth, and relationships.

[35.43] Designing your day – To have successful days, have a shutdown ritual at night, exercise and be creative in the morning, and focus on single tasking during the workday.

[43.28] Staying on track – Weekly and quarterly reviews for productivity and reflection. Intentional scheduling. Positive effects on achieving goals.

[49.50] The three alarms – How Eric takes out the three identities; health. wealth and relationships according to three alarms every day.

Resources

Connect with Eric

Website: www.ericpartaker.com

Podcast: www.ericpartaker.com/podcast

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@EricPartaker1/featured

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ericpartaker/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/PPIericpartaker

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/eric-partaker-5560b92

Book by Eric

The 3 Alarms: A Simple System to Transform Your Health, Wealth, and Relationships Forever