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Have you ever heard the success story of basketball star Stephen Curry?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt basketball camp, while every other player was still lounging in flip-flops and wearing headphones, Stephen Curry was completing 150 practice shots before the workout started,\u201d says Alan Stein, one of Curry\u2019s strength and conditioning coaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now a Golden State Warrior and a two-time NBA MVP and 4x championship winner, Curry\u2019s habits definitely paid off.<\/span><\/p>\n

Success wasn\u2019t a given, however. Curry was a mere 5\u20196\u201d his sophomore year of high school. It didn\u2019t help that he looked about 10 years old. And when he graduated high school, there wasn\u2019t a single college willing to give him a basketball scholarship.<\/span><\/p>\n

A future in professional basketball seemed highly unlikely.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Curry was committed to landing in the NBA. So, he spent his basketball camps practicing before AND after every practice.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe most impressive thing that he did,\u201d Stein remembers, \u201cwas as soon as every workout was over, he would not leave the court until he swished five free throws in a row. Do you know how hard that is?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the level of excellence he holds himself to. The moral of the story is that success is not an accident. Success is a choice. Steph Curry is one of the best shooters on the planet today because he made the choice to create great habits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all heard stories like this.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arnold Schwarzenegger trained in the dark of his army barracks (after \u201clights out\u201d to avoid detection) before his first bodybuilding competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Michael Jackson spent countless hours practicing his singing and dance moves as a child.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyonce Knowles used to run laps while singing so she could build stage stamina to avoid exhaustion during shows.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These icons all built their success stories the same way\u2014by building discipline through good habits.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How? By using a technique called \u201chabit stacking,\u201d named by entrepreneur Cathryn Lavery<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Lavery explains, the formula for habit stacking looks something like this: <\/span><\/p>\n

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Before\u00a0[CURRENT ACTIVITY\/HABIT], I will\u00a0[NEW ACTIVITY\/HABIT].<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

After [CURRENT ACTIVITY\/HABIT], I will\u00a0[NEW ACTIVITY\/HABIT].<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Let\u2019s use Stephen Curry as an example. In his case, the habit-stacking formula would look like this:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBefore\u00a0every team workout\u00a0(current activity\/habit<\/i>), I will\u00a0take 150 shots (new activity\/habit<\/i>).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter\u00a0every team workout\u00a0(current activity\/habit<\/i>), I will shoot 5 free throws in a row before I can go shower (new activity\/habit<\/i>).\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, you\u2019re not likely to be aiming for NBA recruitment, so let\u2019s take a look at some everyday habits that you might stack.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n