FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DO BETTER AT LIFE
FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DO BETTER AT LIFE
Stop Starting Over Every Monday
The Game Of Achieving Life Daily is the habit course that shows you how habits are built and how to uncover the way they work for YOU.
It comes with a full year of the GOALD app, so you can play it every day and finally get what you really want in life.
It Was Never a Willpower Problem
Maybe you've said it to a friend. "I'm just not a disciplined person."
I get it. It sure feels that way. You start strong. You miss a day. Then two. Then it's gone, and you're back where you started, wondering what's wrong with you.
Here's the truth. Nothing is wrong with you. You just need to find what works for you. Nobody ever shows you how a habit is really built. You got goals, apps and pep talks. You never get the method.
I say it like this: knowledge is not power. It's only potential power. The How-To's and What-To-Do's are not enough. If you cannot get yourself to do the things you know you need to do, then all the knowledge in the world will not help you.
This course fixes that part. The doing part. The GOALD App is how you track it, gamify it, and stay on path.
How We All Got Here
Look at what you've probably tried. Each one got something right.
New Year's Resolutions
A fresh start feels great and a clean slate is full of hope and good intentions. But one day a year is a lot of pressure, and one bad week ends it. And where does that leave you? Feeling worse than before.
The 21-Day Challenge
Short and doable. But 21 days is a myth. A University College London study found it took people anywhere from 18 to 254 days to make a habit stick. What works for one, might not work for another, and that's okay.
The Habit Books
Great ideas. I've read and listened to hundreds of self-help and personal development books, and dozens on habits alone. But finishing a book is not the same as changing your day.
The Habit Tracker Apps
Easy to check things off. But most are just a list plus a reminder. They assume you already know how to build a habit (most of us don't) and take a "one-size-fits-all" approach.
Who's Talking
In first grade, my teacher told my dad she'd hold me back if I didn't learn to color inside the lines like the other kids. My dad said, "Like hell you will. He's not like all the other kids and you're not gonna make him like them."
He gave me permission to be different. At 23 I dropped out of college and by 24 I had flipped my first house. I've been self-employed ever since - 24 years and counting! Plus, according to Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies, I'm also a rebel. I hate rules, even my own. So I learned to trick myself into doing the things that need to be done.
I've taught this on stage, including my talk "Your Habits Matter" in Montreal in 2016. And I'm living it right now. I'm rebuilding my own habits, a few at a time: Wim Hof breathing and meditation three times a week, 15 minutes of audiobooks a day, vitamins, three gratitude statements, and tracking my drinks.
I track every one of them in GOALD, the app I built because nothing else did it right.
What's Inside the Course
Every video runs about 3 to 5 minutes, so it's easy to digest, understand and put to work. Watch it, check it off, move on. Small wins, stacked. That's how you finish the course, and it's how you'll build every habit after it.
Tap any module to see every topic inside it.
1. Why Your Habits MatterWhy the small things you repeat every day decide who you become, and what changes when you start choosing them on purpose.
- Permission to be different
- Knowledge is only potential power
- How you spend your days is who you are
- Change your habits, change who you are
- The week I said yes
- The three things you must master
2. How Habits WorkWhat's really going on in your brain when a habit forms, and why some stick for life while others fade in a week.
- The two systems in your brain
- Trigger, behavior, reward
- How long it really takes (hint: not 21 days)
- When is it really a habit?
3. Know Yourself FirstWhy the advice that works for your friend can backfire on you, and how to build habits around the way you're actually wired.
- The four tendencies (Gretchen Rubin's framework)
- Being a rebel, and how to trick yourself
- "Thank God it's a thing"
- Abstainers and moderators
- Your motivation type
4. Pick Where to StartA simple way to look at your whole life, see where you stand, and choose the one area that moves everything else.
- The 10 Commandments as a map of your life
- One area at a time
- A day in my life
- Move toward what you want
5. Start Small, Add SlowlyWhy the smallest possible start beats the big ambitious one, and how to grow it into something real without burning out.
- Absurd goals, impressive results
- Track it first
- The small habit that leads to the hard one
- A few at a time
- Jerry's Chain: the 30-day challenge
6. The Habit HacksThe strange little tricks I use on myself to actually do the things, and how to run each one in GOALD.
- The Convenient Inconvenience
- The Cousin Ittt Strategy: If This, Then That
- The Habit Hitch
- The Funny Mind Hack
- The mind-body loop
- Act Like a Baby to Think Like a Boss
- Change your surroundings, not yourself
- Chaos management
7. When You SlipWhat to do the day you miss, so one bad day never turns into a bad month.
- Don't beat yourself up
- The moral rewards loophole
- The false choice loophole
8. Your Plan, Live in GOALDTurn everything you've learned into a plan, set it up in GOALD, and get your first month rolling.
- Why I built GOALD
- Your habit plan
- Setting it up in GOALD, step by step
- Your first 30 days
Then Play It Every Day in GOALD
The GOALD course shows you how. The GOALD App is where you do it. You get a full year of the paid plan with the course.
Habit suggestions for when you're stuck. Pick a part of your life and get habit ideas in three sizes.
Reminders with a Done button, right in the notification.
XP, ranks and badges you earn by showing up.
Notes and gratitude, kept right with your habits.
Pause a habit for a trip or a tough season, without losing your history.
Accountability partners who can cheer you on, or nudge you when you haven't checked in yet.
Checklists for groceries, routines, packing and to-dos. Send one to your partner with a tap.
A habit timer that checks the habit off for you when time is up.
Streak savers and planned skip days, so one off day doesn't wipe out your streak.
An optional mood check-in that shows which habits lift your mood the most.
Track it first. See where you really stand before you set a goal to do more or less.
Your pyramid lights up as you build each part of your life.
Optional, Built-in Daily Challenges: Solitaire, Sudoku, Pentomino, Vocabulary and Trivia.
Perfect days, plus a weekly and monthly report, so you see how you're really doing.
Year at a Glance: your whole year on one screen.
A master calendar that shows how all your habits line up.
A Quote of the Day, every one from a real, documented source.
Go brag: share a new badge or rank with one tap.
Works on any phone or computer, synced everywhere. Sign in with Google, Facebook or Microsoft.
Oh, and No. Ads. Ever.
Is GOALD Right For You?
It's For You If...
It's Not For You If...
Still here? Good. This was built for you.
What This Costs Elsewhere
Habit training done right isn't cheap. BJ Fogg, the Stanford researcher behind Tiny Habits, sells his online behavior course for $299. It has 8 modules, like this one.
GOALD's paid plan is $24 a year on its own.
And the most expensive option of all is the one most people pick: another year of starting over.
The Game of Achieving Life Daily
Courses like it: $299
A full year of GOALD's only paid plan
$24
Your price today
$47
No Monthly, No Hidden Fees, No Ads, and We Don't Sell Data. Just Your Best Self Ahead...
Everything, one time
The Course + a Year of GOALD
One payment. Watch the course as often as you like.
- All 8 modules, every video about 3 to 5 minutes
- A full year of GOALD's Builder plan ($24 value)
- As many habits, challenges and trackers as you want, no five-habit cap
- Watch and use it all on any phone
- My "I'll Buy It Back" promise
Order Today and You'll Also Receive...
The Habit Plan Workbook
A $17 value, yours free
Every exercise in the course, one page each, so you finish the course with a plan and not just a head full of ideas. Fill it in right on your screen, or print it as many times as you like.
- Where You'll Start: pick your one stone on the pyramid
- My Habit Plan: what, when, where, how and why
- Jerry's Chain: circle every day you do it, and don't break the chain
- When You Slip: the two excuses, caught before you make them
- Weekly Chaos Management: empty your head once a week
My "I'll Buy It Back" Promise
Go through the course. Use the app. If within 30 days you don't think it was worth $47, email me and I'll buy it back from you.
You even keep the free version of GOALD, with up to 5 habits you've already set up.
Would It Be Worth It?
If all this did was get you to finally stick with one habit you've quit three times before, ...would it be worth it?
If all this did was end the Monday restarts, so you stop feeling behind, and start feeling better, ...would it be worth it?
If all this did was help you get a few steps closer to the life you imagine for yourself - the one you really want... and rightfully deserve, ...would it be worth it?
Yes? Then you owe it to yourself to give yourself the chance to go about things in a whole new way.
You Have Two Roads From Here
Road One
Keep doing what you're doing. Maybe the next attempt of doing it alone clicks this time. Plenty of people take this road, and some of them make it.
Road Two
Discover how you operate, learn the methods, try the habit hacks, play the game every day, and see where you are in 30 days. You just get there sooner.
Questions You Might Have
I've read Atomic Habits. Is this different?
Yes. The books give you ideas. This gives you a plan you run every day, in an app built for it. And it's taught by a rebel, so it works on people who hate rules. If you liked the book, now you'll get to use it.
How much time does it take?
Each lesson is about 3 to 5 minutes. Even if you only watched one a day, you'd finish in about six weeks, with your habits already running. Small steps pointed in the right direction, compounded over time lead to big wins. That's the whole point.
Do I have to use the app?
No, but you'll want to. The course shows you how, and GOALD is where you do it. A year of it comes with the course, so there's nothing extra to buy.
Can I just get the app for free?
Yes. GOALD is free for up to 5 habits and 1 accountability partner, for as long as you want, at app.goaldapp.com. The course is what teaches you how to make habits stick, and it comes with a full year of the paid plan.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. The course and GOALD both work on iPhone and Android.
What happens after my year of GOALD?
Keep the paid plan for $24 a year (less than a pack of gum/month), or drop to the free plan, which keeps up to 5 habits forever. You never lose your history. And the course is yours for good.
Will you let me know when my year is about to renew?
Absolutely! You will receive email reminders and app notifications that your annual plan is set to renew in 30 days, 7 days, and 1 day. You can click to dismiss the notifications and keep your plan or end your plan when it expires. Otherwise, you'll always be able to access your subscription from the Profile > Settings section of the app or from the My profile section in the course.
I've failed at this before. Why would this time be different?
Well, one reason might be because you've been starting too big, with no guidance, and no plan for the bad days. This course starts small, plans for the slips, and gives you a daily game to play. And if it doesn't work for you, I'll buy it back.
Matt Stefanik
The Lifestyle Architect
P.S. You might be one or two habits away from a total life change. It starts with a decision. Make it today, and start your game of achieving life daily. You'll be glad you did.
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