Worksheet 24: Habit Loops

Building Repeatable Patterns That Support Sustainable Growth

Purpose of This Worksheet:
Your business doesn’t grow from big one-time efforts — it grows through small, repeated actions that compound over time. This worksheet helps you design habits that align with your Business Tree’s goals, reduce decision fatigue, and support both you (the gardener) and your business systems.

Use this worksheet to:

  • Audit current habits (helpful or unhelpful)

  • Design new routines that match your goals

  • Identify triggers, actions, and rewards that reinforce positive loops

Instructions (Step-by-Step):

Step 1: Reflect on Your Current Habit Loops

🟩 Prompt:
What habits (intentional or not) currently shape how you show up in your business?

Habit / PatternWhen It HappensHelpful / Draining?e.g. Check emails first thing9am dailyDraining, distracts focuse.g. Weekly content batchingFridaysHelpful, builds momentum

✎ Capture at least 5 daily or weekly behaviours you notice recurring.

Step 2: Identify Areas to Reinforce or Rebuild

🟩 Prompt:
Which of the following areas would benefit from better habits?

☑ Client communication
☑ Lead generation / outreach
☑ Social media / marketing
☑ Admin + file organisation
☑ Boundaries (time, energy, tech)
☑ Planning & reflection
☑ Sales follow-up
☑ CEO time (strategy, visioning)

✎ Tick the ones that stand out. Pick 2–3 to focus on.

Step 3: Design Supportive Habit Loops

Use the habit loop model:
Trigger → Action → Reward

For each habit, write the pieces of the loop you’d like to reinforce.

Habit GoalTriggerActionReward / Positive Reinforcere.g. Follow up with leads weeklyMonday morning calendarSend 3 emails / DMsCheck off a “lead nurture” trackere.g. Create 1 post weeklyFriday coffee routineDraft & post on LinkedIn“Done” note on content calendar

✎ Keep actions small, rewards meaningful, and triggers reliable.

Step 4: Create Environmental or Visual Cues

🟩 Prompt:
What reminders, visual cues, or systems could help anchor your new habits?

📌 Examples:

  • Sticky note on your monitor

  • Automated calendar alerts

  • Trello column for repeating tasks

  • End-of-week journaling checklist

✎ List your 2–3 new habit cues here:
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Step 5: Monitor Progress Gently

🟩 Prompt:
How will you track your habits without guilt?

📌 Options:

  • Weekly reflection

  • Habit tracker app

  • Visual calendar / sticker system

  • “Did I show up?” journal entry

✎ Choose a method that feels encouraging, not punishing.
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Final Prompt:
What identity or feeling are you reinforcing with these habits?

✎ E.g., “I’m a founder who follows through.”
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