The Stacking Habits crew is tackling their first mini-series! Tune in as their next 8 to 12 episodes will center around healthy relationships. What habits can you adopt to improve the quality of your relationships? Tune in each week as we dig into relationships with yourself, with others, and with God.Learn more at stackinghabits.com or follow our habit adventures on Instagram.

Experienced sports gambler Zack Price shares insights on risk management, including setting clear rules, starting small, and reviewing performance regularly. The conversation explores applying these principles to business ventures and trusting instincts once a knowledge base is established.

In this episode, Caleb Roth leads a discussion with co-hosts David Chung and Matthew Osborn about implementing habits for better personal finance management. They share strategies for tracking spending, setting budgets, automating savings, limiting subscriptions and adding friction to discretionary purchases.David discusses transforming his finances with a "profit first" approach. Matthew considers simplifying tracking and canceling unused subscriptions. Caleb advocates for automating savings and limiting what you see to avoid overspending.The hosts also delve into decluttering possessions through a "red tag" system and renting gear instead of buying. David reflects on lessons from regretting a sports car purchase. Overall, the episode provides tangible tactics for forming habits that artificially limit spending and help grow wealth over time.Takeaways:Track spending regularly to understand your current financial state and identify areas for improvement.Set a budget and allocate income toward needs, wants, and savings using a framework like the 50/30/20 rule.Automate savings by direct depositing a portion of income into separate accounts to avoid overspending.Limit subscriptions by regularly auditing what you use and finding one-time payment alternatives.Add friction to discretionary spending through tactics like freezing credit cards or renting items instead of impulse purchases.Declutter possessions you don't frequently use through a "red tag" system to reduce clutter and unnecessary expenses.Learn from expensive mistakes like impulse purchases by reflecting on what truly brings you joy versus buying into hype.Resources:Monarch Money (financial tracking tool used by Caleb Roth)Joji Davenport (previous podcast guest on personal finances)Noah Kagan and AppSumo.com (mentioned for one-time payment software deals)Profit First by Mike Michalowicz (book on automating your finances)‍Connect with your marvelous co-hosts:David Chung - @davecanreadMatthew Osborn - @matthewosbornCaleb Roth - @caleb.j.rothLearn more at stackinghabits.com or follow our habit adventures on Instagram.

Entrepreneur Aaron Dodge shares the power of daily routines and habits, revealing how they helped him overcome depression and fuel 25% annual revenue growth. He emphasizes the importance of consistency, setting intentions, and having an accountability partner. Aaron also discusses the benefits of evening work sessions, measuring business metrics, and building an online community for support. Book recommendations and the value of a solopreneur community are also explored.

In this random episode of Stacking Habits, co-hosts Caleb Roth, Matthew Osborn, and David Chung discuss a variety of topics related to habits, personal growth, and business.Some of the main discussion points include Caleb Roth's experiment with improving his writing skills through 15 minutes of daily practice, David Chung's long-time interest in welding and goal to apply the skill at his upcoming wedding, and Matthew Osborn's experience earning passive income through the Amazon Influencer Program.The hosts also delve into themes like developing new skills consistently over time, revisiting past habits that led to success, prioritizing relationships, and exploring curiosities through small daily commitments.Takeaways:Committing to developing new skills through small, consistent daily practices (e.g. 15 minutes per day) can lead to significant growth and improvement over time.Exploring curiosities and passions, even if just to satisfy an itch, can provide valuable learning and life experiences.Prioritizing relationships, health, and balance especially as one ages can help avoid regrets later in life.Consistently creating content, even passively, can result in compounding financial benefits over the long run through platforms like the Amazon Influencer Program.Resources:Tiny Habits, by BJ FoggDavid Perell's Write of Passage courseJesse Itzler - referenced as inspiration for Caleb's quarterly skill goals approachThe Amazon Influencer Program - referenced by Matthew as a way to earn residual income through affiliate videos‍Connect with your co-hosts:David Chung - @davecanreadMatthew Osborn - @matthewosbornCaleb Roth - @caleb.j.rothLearn more at stackinghabits.com or follow our habit adventures on Instagram.

Coach Adam Smith shares a proven framework for achieving goals by shaping your identity and stacking consistent habits. They discuss the importance of understanding your current identity, researching role models, and committing to consistency. The podcast also explores the power of meditation, establishing rituals for productivity, and creating alter egos to shape your identity.

Nick Loise shares insights on developing tracking habits to know where to focus your efforts for maximum impact. He argues successful people obsess over key metrics and are constantly looking for ways to improve. Imitating the routines of top performers, like setting review periods, can help guide your focus. Nick also stresses the value of habits for freeing up mental bandwidth to strategically grow your business.Takeaways:Implement regular review periods to uncover your most profitable opportunities.Imitate the obsessive routines of high performers like reviewing metrics daily to continuously improve results.Automate basics with habits so you can spend mental energy strategically growing your business.Ask questions to understand ALL aspects of your numbers (like geographic biases, for example).Resources:Traction, by Gino WickmanDeep Work, by Cal NewportInfluence and Pre-Suasion, by Robert CialdiniConfessions of an Advertising Man, by David OgilvyDan Kennedy - marketing expert and authorSara Blakely - founder of Spanx Seth Godin - marketing author often referenced by NickZig Ziglar - classic sales author‍Connect with Nick Loise:LinkedInLearn more at stackinghabits.com or follow our habit adventures on Instagram.

This interview explores the philosophy of habit formation at The Oaks Academy, a private K-8 school in Indianapolis. Rather than focusing on performance or skills, the school cultivates 12 key habits in students from a young age to support healthy relationships with God, others, and themselves. CEO Andrew Hart discusses replacing short-term rewards with an emphasis on character development and relationships. Listeners learn how the school's approach to habit formation through shared language and practices has led to strong student outcomes over 20 years. Discover an alternative educational philosophy that focuses on nurturing students' relational lives rather than just performance metrics.Takeaways:Habit formation must be intentional, aligned across all experiences and supported by shared language to truly shape a school's culture.Replacing short-term rewards with an emphasis on virtues like responsibility and service nurtures students' intrinsic motivation to learn.Modeling desired behaviors consistently and allowing habits to form through imitation is key to positively influencing students' relational lives.It takes time for habits to take root, especially for students from challenging backgrounds - patience and presence is needed.Data shows the Oaks Academy's long-term approach leads to strong student outcomes, but the focus remains on cultivating healthy relationships.Resources:Atomic Habits by James Clear - Book referenced on literature about habit formationCharlotte Mason - 19th century educator whose writings informed The Oaks Academy's philosophyAmbleside School (Fredericksburg, Texas) - School that some Oaks teachers visited that implements Charlotte Mason's ideas‍Connect with Andrew Hart:LinkedInThe Oaks AcademyLearn more at stackinghabits.com or follow our habit adventures on Instagram.

Caleb leads fellow podcast hosts Matthew and David in a discussion of New Year's resolutions and habit building. The group focuses on Matthew's past success creating a "blueprint for the perfect day" by reverse engineering daily routines and behaviors that left him feeling fulfilled. They share a laugh about David's struggle with a batch of homemade cookies after their last episode. A key takeaway is that the secret to lasting change is finding simple habits tailored to your individual lifestyle and personality through regular self-reflection. Takeaways: • Most resolutions fail by mid-February, with 92% failing by the end of the year. It takes around 66 days to establish a new habit. • Build flexibility into goals and habits to avoid the "all or nothing" mentality that leads many to quit when they miss a day. • Focus on simple habits that fit your lifestyle rather than complex routines you may not stick to long-term. • Reflect regularly on what daily activities/routines make you feel good and accomplish your goals to develop a "perfect day" blueprint. • Adapt ideas from others to your own tendencies and interests rather than adopting habits just because someone else does them. Resources: • Traction, by Gino Wickman (book) • The Compound Effect, by Darren Hardy (book) • Slow Carb Diet, by Tim Ferriss (link) Don't miss an episode - sign up for email updates each week at stackinghabits.com.Learn more at stackinghabits.com or follow our habit adventures on Instagram.

This episode profiles entrepreneur Michael Burdell and how he has leveraged the powerful rhythm of setting and reviewing goals to continually challenge himself, grow his career, and start new businesses. Michael rose from a $40k door-to-door sales job to generating over $173M in revenue by regularly setting daily, quarterly, and annual goals. Through fascinating stories from his journey in sales, healthcare, and now entrepreneurship, Michael provides invaluable insights into how setting goals has helped him achieve more personally and professionally.Takeaways:Michael sets goals on a daily, quarterly, annual, and long-term basis for personal, professional, and business goals.Tracking goals and keeping score has helped Michael hold himself accountable and course correct when needed.Seeking out and creating new opportunities through goal setting led Michael to start his own night golf business.An athlete's mentality of setting targets and tracking performance has served Michael well in sales and business.Resources:Traction, by Gino Wickman (book)The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, by John Maxwell (book)What the Heck is EOS?, by Gino Wickman (book)‍Connect with Michael Burdell:LinkedInarizonanightgolf.comLearn more at stackinghabits.com or follow our habit adventures on Instagram.