Daily Habits- Are They Expanding or Diminishing Your Life
Experience and Business Success?
"Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what
remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good
ones." Benjamin Franklin
"Up to 90 percent of our normal behavior is based on habits," an
excerpt from The Power of Focus by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor
Hansen, and Les Hewitt. One-by-one daily habits generate a full
life. Aristotle said, "We are what we repeatedly do." In the
past, habits formed that served you in some way...the time you
go to sleep, how you react in situations, how you communicate,
what you eat, how you carry yourself, how you focus your time,
etc. Because habits run on autopilot we forget they are a major
influence in the results we experience. Are your daily habits
serving you? When was the last time you checked? Here are 5 A's
to support you to move beyond limits and make a long-term
positive impact one habit at a time.
Attention- First, pay attention to your daily actions.
Are there any to improve, add, or eliminate? One positive, new,
long term habit a month results in 12 rewarding habits in place
by the end of a year, 60 after 5 years. Wow, imagine how your
life might be different then! Secondly, pay attention to new
possibilities. Take a look at an Ideas Bank of possible daily
habits you may not have thought of at www.Starti
ngNowCoaching.com .
Adjust- Make a list of the habits to develop over the
rest of the year. What habits do you want to add or eliminate?
Instead of eliminating a bad habit you may add a good habit. For
example, instead of choosing to stop snacking you may opt to
drink more water. The water fills you and automatically reduces
snacking. Consider habits with long term results. Then set your
plan for each month. You may choose easier habits to incorporate
in the beginning. The clearer your focus the better so 1 or 2 a
month is sufficient. If you choose more, select one as your
primary habit. Tip: Choose what you want, not what someone else
wants for you.
Activate- Get in motion by knowing your motivation. What
will you gain by incorporating this daily ritual? How will you
be different? How will you feel different? What results may you
experience long term? Review your motivation daily while
instilling the habit.
Accountability- Choose a structure to keep your new habit
in front of you daily. It may be helpful to schedule it at the
same time daily, add it at the top of your "to do" list, or do
it first thing in the morning. Tell the world what you are
doing, find a friend to connect with weekly for support, or get
a coach. You are welcome to pick up a complimentary Rewarding
Daily Habits Chart for tracking purposes at
www.StartingNowCoaching.com which includes your motivation
and support structure at a glance.
Action- Make a commitment to daily action. Don't just try
it... do it! When you miss a day because life gets in the way,
don't quit. You can do this.
"Motivation is what gets you started. Habits is what keeps you
going," according to Jim Rohn. Begin creating habits that lead
to extraordinary life experiences... one habit at a time...
Starting Now.
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