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How Long Does It Take to Form a New Habit? Plus, this founder explains how his daughter's birth inspired him to make a positive impact on the world.

By David Meltzer

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Ford Seeman, the founder of Forest Founders and Righteous Causes Inc., shares his thoughts on some of the different ways that our daily choices are unknowingly hurting the planet, as well as how our current business and social climate offers an opportunity to reflect on life and create new habits based on your reflections.

Seeman and The Playbook host David Meltzer chat about a range of topics including why "wantrepreneurs" are those who don't learn lessons from their mistakes, how long it really takes to create a new habit and how Ford is working to empower socially conscious startups with funding and mentorship.

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David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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