The 7‑Day Habit Reset: Start Today, Feel Different By Next Week
episodePreviously titled “Get Back on Track: 3 Small Habits That Change Your Body, Energy, and Life” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What are the common excuses that prevent change?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. You know, right about this time of year, I get so tired of my own excuses. Don't you? I mean, aren't you tired of saying, okay, this week it's going to be different. This week I got to get my act together. And then you try to start sticking to that budget or you try to read more instead of looking at your phone or you finally are going to try exercising every day. And look, I'm going to give you some credit because you start strong. Me too. You're excited to change. You're motivated. You're getting your act together. And then life hits. You skip a day. You feel off. And before you know it, the whole thing falls apart. And then you're back to thinking, what's wrong with me?
Why can't I get my life together like all these people I see online? Well, let me tell you something. There is nothing wrong with you. You're not lazy. You don't lack discipline or willpower. You're just going about it the wrong way. I did too for years because no one taught you the truth about how change actually works. I'm talking the simple science of it all. Well, that is going to change today, and so is your life, because today you are going to learn the formula based on research for how to create change that sticks, change that snowballs, that rewires who you are. I'm talking habits. And you want to hear something really exciting? Based on the research, there are just three simple habits. Just three.
Now, these three habits, the research shows, they up-level everything. Your focus, your energy, your confidence. Heck, you're going to even learn that they make you spend less money. What? And here's the best part. These three habits, they don't require willpower. And if I can do them, you can do them. After today's conversation, you will be doing them too because you have the world's best instructor here today to help walk you through step-by-step this extraordinary and exciting research. And you're going to know exactly what to do. Our expert today is the GOAT of habit research.
How can small habits lead to significant life changes?
I'm talking a Pulitzer Prize winning researcher, a three-time New York Times bestselling author. I've been wanting this dude to be on the podcast since I started this thing two and a half years ago. His work has changed my life and it's going to change yours. Because once you understand how these three habits really work and you start using them to create positive change through every year of your life, you'll become the person you really want to be. So let's do this thing. Vapaus matkustaa raiteilla. VR. Yhteisellä matkalla. Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I am so fired up that you're here. I am so fired up about the conversation today because the person that you're about to meet, this expert, he has been on my wishlist since I started this podcast.
And if you're new to the podcast, I want to take a moment and personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. I'm so thrilled that you're here. And if you're here right now because somebody shared this episode with you, well, you picked a winner of a conversation to listen to. Joining you and me today is none other than Charles Dewey. Charles is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a three-time New York Times bestselling author, and one of the most respected experts in the world on the science of behavior change. He is also the author of the seminal book on habits, The Power of Habit. Now, this book was published in 2012, and it has sold millions of copies and has been translated into 40 languages.
It has transformed how millions of people think about motivation, focus, follow-through, habits. His work has been cited in more best-selling books on behavior change than I can list, but there are two I know for sure, and those two happen to be the ones that I wrote, The Five Second Rule and The High Five Habit. Charles is lasering in on three particular habits that research say are the king and queen of all habits. And Charles will tell you that these are called keystone habits.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the common excuses that prevent change?
0:00–2:24
2
How can small habits lead to significant life changes?
2:24–8:10
3
What is the ARC Morning Formula for success?
8:10–12:35
4
What is the difference between a hot mind and a cold mind?
12:35–19:19
5
How do keystone habits create a ripple effect in our lives?
19:19–35:31
6
What are the three essential keystone habits?
35:31–53:22
7
How can tracking habits improve behavior change?
53:22–1:07:39
8
What final advice does the guest offer for habit formation?
1:07:39–1:17:09
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