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Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz: Building rituals requires defining very precise behaviors and performing them at very specific times - motivated by deeply held values.

Let me give you some personal examples. Physical exercise deeply held value for me. Has always been, and especially now when I know the research, the data on physical exercise.

So I have a ritual: three times a week, for 30 and 40 minutes, I run. After that, after that, do my stretching.

I know how important yoga and meditation is for me. I have a ritual and I do it. First thing when I wake up in the morning, a few deep breaths. We'll talk about it more after break. It's a ritual.

Every time when I teach here, every time when I get up in front of the audience, I run before. This morning, I ran. On Tuesday, I ran twice as hard.

Why? Because it releases anxiety. It helps me. Globally, generally and specifically for the class. Another very important value for me: my wife - our relationship. See the movie? Hitch? Fantastic movie.

It's a very important value for me. And therefore, my wife and I have rituals. And we have two ritual dates a week. Now when people hear it,

they say, Come on! where is the spontaneity of love? Well, there is a lot of spontaneity in terms of what we do during these dates. But the dates are set in stone. And if I'm travelling or my wife is travelling, we miss the date, we make up for it after.

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