The Habit Mechanic - Unlock your Human-AI Edge

Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast...I am delighted to share with you a podcast I recently guested on / was interviewed on. I think you will get a lot out of it - I know I did!. The podcast is called 'Live Life in Motion' - hosted by the excellent Sam Kleckly. Please see his show notes and some links to learn more about becoming a 'Habit Mechanic' below...Today I talk with Dr. Jon Finn. Dr. Jon founded the award-winning Tougher Minds consultancy. He has worked in performance psychology, resilience, and leadership science for over 20 years. He is also writes regularly for Forbes.Tougher Minds uses cutting-edge insights from psychology, behavioral science, neuroscience, and world champions to help organizations develop “Habit Mechanics” and “Chief Habit Mechanics”—resilient people, outstanding leaders, and world-class teams.Having trained and coached over 10,000 people, Dr. Finn, and his colleagues, work with global businesses, high-growth startups, individuals, elite athletes, coaches and teams, leading educational institutes, families, the UK government, and think tanks.Dr. Jon Finn:https://www.tougherminds.co.uk/about/meet-the-team/dr-jon-finn/The Habit Mechanic: Order here.https://geni.us/TheHabitMechanicDownload the Habit Mechanic University app here: https://www.tougherminds.co.uk/habit-mechanic-app/

Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast...How do your habits actually work? How can you quickly analyze and improve yours and others? In this episode Dr. Finn shows you how to supercharge your habits in four simple steps. He uses insights from his bestselling book 'The Habit Mechanic' and shows you how to analyse your habits using two of his science-based 'Habit Analysis Tools'. You can listen to the full audiobook for FREE (limited time only) in the Habit Mechanic University app here.Have any questions? Contact us here or visit https://www.tougherminds.co.ukLearn how your habits ACTUALLY work and how to analyze  and begin changing them:Understand the T.R.A.I.T. Habit Model and how habits workUse our proprietary 'Habit Analysis Tools'  Learn how to change your unhelpful habits for helpful habits

Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast...What is motivation? How can you quickly improve your own and others? In this episode Dr. Finn shows you how to supercharge your motivation in four simple steps. He uses insights from his bestselling book 'The Habit Mechanic' and shows you how to create your own FAM Story. You can listen to the full audiobook for FREE (limited time only) in the Habit Mechanic University app here.Have any questions? Contact us here or visit https://www.tougherminds.co.uk

Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast...How can you DESTROY YOUR DESTRUCTIVE HABITS and SWITCH ON YOUR SUPER HABITS? It’s simple, just listen to the Everyday MBA podcast where Kevin Craine interviews me to uncover the step-by-step process. SHOW NOTES: Dr. Jon Finn discusses his book "The Habit Mechanic" and ways to supercharge your leadership skills. Jon uses insights from psychology, behavioral science, neuroscience, and top-performing athletes to help organizations develop outstanding leaders. Listen for three action items you can use today. 

Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast...Dr. Jon Finn wrote his best-selling book ‘The Habit Mechanic’ (which took him over 20 years) because his life’s mission is to help people to be their best in the challenging modern world. This book is proven to change lives. People have said it is a ‘MANUAL FOR LIFE’, and a ‘TOOL KIT FOR SUCCESS’. It contains over 30 self-improvement tools.Dr. Jon Finn founded the award-winning Tougher Minds consultancy and has three psychology-related degrees, including a Ph.D. He has worked in performance psychology, resilience, and leadership science for over 20 years.Tougher Minds uses cutting-edge insights from psychology, behavioral science, neuroscience, and world champions to help organizations develop “Habit Mechanics” and “Chief Habit Mechanics”—resilient people, outstanding leaders, and world-class teams.Having trained and coached over 10,000 people, Dr. Finn, and his colleagues, work with global businesses, high-growth startups, individuals, elite athletes, coaches and teams, leading educational institutes, families, the UK government, and think tanks.Key QuestionsHow do you Manage your Happiness?QUOTE: (8:50) There are three core ingredients. One is you’ve got to get your brain working properly. So that means you’ve got to get good sleep, a good diet, good exercise, and also have really good, positive, personal relationships. That’s going to help your brain work really well. The next ingredient is you’ve got to have, in scientific language, some spend some time doing hedonic things. So getting pleasure is giving in to short-term gratification, but the third ingredient, which is harder than ever to attend is eudaimonia which is working towards doing and achieving meaningful goals.Now we call this habit mechanic development. So we’ve got to balance those three things outWhat is your favorite coaching question?A: “How can you make big improvements in your life quickly?”QUOTE: (19:56)  The surprising truth is you are getting better at the things that you don’t want to get better. When you worry, you develop more wires in your brain for worrying. When you beat yourself up, you develop more wires in your brain for beating yourself up.So the realization, that we are actually on autopilot the vast, vast majority of the time is a huge insight for most people because we are not designed to think of ourselves in that way. We are designed to think about the external world, not what is going on inside our own brains. And when we just start to get a little bit of insight just by turning on our prefrontal cortex a little bit more and doing a little bit more intelligent self watching, then we can start to make some big improvements very quickly. If we start to consistently do things a little bit differently and then build on this idea that we’re going to get good at what we practice, we’ve got to recognize what are the things that influence and  make it easier for us to practice the things that we’d like to practice

Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast...On this episode you will learn:✔︎  How Dr. Finn, from Leeds, UK, took three psychology related degrees to inform his work with The Habit Mechanic and his Tougher Minds Consulting Firm.✔︎ What Dr. Finn discovered made Roger Bannister's training more "efficient and effective" than his competitors.✔︎ How he has used his Habit Mechanic Model to develop high performing sports teams.✔︎ Simple and easy ways that we can all fine-tune our habit-building muscles.✔︎ Strategies to teach others how to do the same.✔︎ Unique visuals for improving time management, and overcoming obstacles.Dr. Finn, who founded the award-winning Tougher Minds Consultancy, and has three psychology-related degrees, has been working in the field of resilience, performance, and leadership science for over 20 years, and through his work, has uncovered WHY people fail, while trying their very best.For returning guests, welcome back, and for those who are new here, I’m Andrea Samadi, author, and educator, with a passion for learning, understanding difficult concepts, and breaking them down so that we can all use and apply the most current research to improve our productivity and results in our schools, sports environments, and modern workplaces. On today’s EPISODE #210, we will explore Dr. Finn’s cutting-edge insights from psychology, behavioral science, neuroscience, and world champions that helps organizations develop “Habit Mechanics” and “Chief Habit Mechanics” (we will uncover the difference between the two) building resilient people, outstanding leaders, and world-class teams.  I’ve been looking for a book that bridges the science with all of the strategies we’ve been covering on this podcast, and today we will connect the dots with theory, practice and results, as we ALL learn how to “fine-tune our brain, and supercharge how we live, work and lead.”Before we meet Dr. Finn, I have to give you a bit more of his background, because when reading his book, I was floored with how he connected the research to habit building, with examples that we can all understand and remember.Dr. Finn and his colleagues have a collective experience of over 100 years in helping people, leaders, teams and organizations build better habits. They have worked extensively in the highest levels of elite sport, advised the Government and think tanks, had their work featured in The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, People Management and T.E.S, published peer-reviewed papers and popular books within the area of performance psychology, and helped 10,000s of people be their best more often.

Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast...Check it out The Habit Mechanic: Fine-Tune Your Brain and Supercharge How You Live, Work, and Lead via this link:  https://geni.us/TheHabitMechanicIf you want to feel better and do better, the biggest problem that you probably face is that most self-help training and coaching is outdated and it’s ineffective in our challenging world. Why? Because it’s not rooted in cutting-edge science about how your brain actually works and what actually stops you from fulfilling your potential. So, what’s the solution? You’ve got to become a habit mechanic.Dr. Jon Finn will teach you how. This new, uniquely powerful approach draws on proven insights from cutting-edge neuroscience, behavioral science, psychology, and world champions. Here’s my conversation with Dr. Jon Finn.Welcome to The Author Hour Podcast. I’m your host, Benji Block, and today, we’re thrilled to have Dr. Jon Finn on with us. Jon, welcome to the show.Listen to hear more...

Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast...Download chapters 1 and 2 of 'The Habit Mechanic' for free here. This podcast is a short extract from my book ‘The Habit Mechanic’. It explains what we do at Tougher Minds, and why our approach is different and uniquely powerful. It also explains what is included in ‘The Habit Mechanic’ book. This is useful to understand because the way the book is structured mirrors our ‘Habit Mechanic’ and ‘Chief Habit Mechanic’ training programmes. 

Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast...Dr. Jon Finn analyses the performance of the England men's football team in the European Championship  Final, through a performance psychology lens.He highlights a valuable leadership lesson which will benefit ANY type of team.He also explains how understanding the power of habits can help us all maintain our confidence and perform better (and be better) in our professional and personal lives.You can become a Level 1 'Habit Mechanic' by accessing this FREE video course here.Visit the Tougher Minds website here. 

Text us a question and we'll answer it on the podcast...In this Tougher Minds podcast, Dr. Jon Finn explains  why changes to our lives and work, created by the pandemic, have had negative impact for many people. There are widespread reports of people experiencing poor mental health, poor wellbeing and extreme stress. But Dr. Jon explains that the solution to these significant challenges  is to begin building new helpful habits.He also explains how we can all start to do this in a practical way.You can become a Level 1 'Habit Mechanic' by accessing this FREE video course here.Visit the Tougher Minds website here.