SLP324 - The Immense Power of Positive Habits and Meaningful Rituals

"We are what we repeatedly DO. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a HABIT”. ~ Aristotle

 

Habits become second nature in our lives and behave and act out of habit.

Our habits produce results, but are they the results we were after? Perhaps you are you currently locked into habits that are keeping you from achieving your very best life.

You use routines to add value and move you forward OR to inhibit your progress and success.

You can make changes to bring about the results you desire by implementing habits, rituals, and routines.

Tips, Tools, And Resources: 

There are THREE primary tools I use to guarantee I stay on track and on point with my habits and rituals:

1. Michael Hyatt’s Full Focus Planner
   http://fullfocusplanner.com
2. Evernote
   https://evernote.com
3. The 30/30 App
   http://bit.ly/1lg36K7
   
   
   Feature Presentation: Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.
   ~ James 4:17 (NASB)

   Humans tend to do the same things over and over again without even thinking about it.

   Examples:

   • What we eat
   • Spending money
   • Veg in front of the TV

   The life you desire can be attained if you are willing to examine your habits!

   • What do you want?
   • What area of your life do you desire to see change?
   • What are your present habits?

   The same is true of our routines. There are 5 steps I recommend for making the difference in your life you desire to make:

   1. Answer the question “What Do I Want?”
   2. Examine your current beliefs and habits.
   3. Identify: What new beliefs and/or habits can you develop and live that will move the needle?
   4. Commit: Make a commitment to yourself to do this action every day/week, etc for 90 days.
   5. Establish Rituals and Routines

   A ritual is nothing more than an act or series of acts done in a particular situation and in the same way each time. Rituals and routines, when properly structured, give us a track to run on, especially while we are working to for new habits.

   The key to make it a lasting routine is to make it something you do over and over again in the same way. Doing this forms our pattern of behaviors into habits. Habits, then, create the outcomes we want in our lives.

   
   Influencer’s Challenge:

   My Challenge:

   What new habits will you form TODAY that will change your future?