|
Content
23 July 2007, 14:04
The Power of Positive Habits
Did you know that habits are incredibly powerful tools for personal growth and success?
Think about the habits you have now and how they affect virtually every aspect of your life. Your weight and health are determined by your eating habits. Your relationships with people are determined by your social habits. Your success at work is determined by your work habits. You have sleeping
habits that dictate how well you sleep. You have sexual habits.
You even have buying habits; just take a look around your house and you will quickly see them. Our character, health and virtually every aspect of our lives are indeed determined by our habits.
If you ask ten people on the street what the word habit means, nine out of ten will tell you that a habit is a negative action that people do over and over again, like smoking, or procrastinating, or eating too much. Bad habits get all the press. Let's look at the results of just one bad habit: smoking. Every year, over 400,000 people lose their lives to smoking-related illnesses in the United States. Imagine then, the negative power that exists in just that
one bad habit. It is staggering.
Now I want you think about an even greater power, a power that can bring you success, health and happiness; a power for positive, permanent, and automatic personal growth: the power of positive habits. Let's look a little closer at the meaning of the word habit. Random House dictionary defines
habit in this way:
Habit: An acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary.
The important words in this definition are acquired and almost involuntary. Let me ask you a question. When is the last time you sat down and said to yourself, "Today I am going to add a new habit to my life?" I would venture to guess that you have probably never said those words. As you read this article, you will see how easy it is to add positive habits to your life and the great power they have to change it. Think about the words almost involuntary. This means the habit is so powerful in your mind that it is almost unstoppable! With respect to bad habits like smoking, procrastination, and
overeating, this is very bad. But with positive habits, this is very, very good.
What is a positive habit? A positive habit is simply a habit that produces positive benefits, actions and attitudes you want to acquire and make a part of your life. Why is there such great power in positive habits to effect change?
Because habits, by their very nature, are automatic. After a period of time they can become permanent.
So how do we go about adding new positive habits to our life? It's really quite easy. You simply begin repeating an action, attitude or thought process every day for at least 21 days.
Research has shown that an action that is repeated for a minimum of 21 days is likely to become a permanent habit. Remember that positive habits have positive benefits and you will reap those benefits for as long as you maintain that habit.Remember that positive habits have positive
benefits and you will reap those benefits for as long as you maintain that habit.
So now that we know what positive habits are, and how to acquire them, let's look at a simple positive habit that will help you reach all of your goals ..automatically.
Positive Habit #53 - Make it a habit to set goals
Did you know that the most successful people all share the common positive habit of goal setting? A study was done to determine the importance of goal setting. College students who had gone on to achieve great success in business were asked to list their habits. The students who had made a habit
of setting goals were in the top 3% of earnings in the population! It is almost impossible to overestimate the value of goal-setting as a positive habit. Goal setting is simple, yet 97% of the population never do it. By making goal setting a positive habit, you can start placing yourself in the top 3% of the population of successful people.
Here are some simple steps to help you start making goal setting a positive habit:
Step 1 - Define your goals, write them down, and be very specific; capture your goals on paper. It is amazing how many people never take the time to write down exactly what it is they want in life. Remember, you can't hit a
target if you don't have one.
Step 2 - Determine what the time line is for reaching your goals; set specific deadlines for each goal.
Step 3 - Identify any obstacles that may stand in your way, list them, and state how you plan to overcome them.
Step 4 - Make a list of the people and/or organizations who will help you reach your goals.
OK, you have now had an introduction to the program and your first positive habit.
In order to really turbo-charge your successyou need to be organized. I would like to recommenda great program that will help you get organized FAST!
Introducing I Am Organized Now!
I Am Organized Now! is a CD audio program that can help you be become super organized and super successful.
The purpose of this Accelerated Success Conditioning program is to turn you into a person who is in control of whatever situation you find yourself in, who is always prepared, aware of your actions and who feels at ease and capable wherever you are at whatever you are doing.
To your continued Success!!
http://clicks.aweber.com/z/ct/?thMAl8Ua0CQUAsn446Bcbg
PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE LINK BELOW AND SEND TO AS MANY PEOPLE
AS YOU KNOW SO THEY CAN ALSO SIGN UP FOR THIS COMPLEMENTARY
POSITIVE HABITS E-COURSE
To "SUBSCRIBE" to The Power of Positive Habits, visit this link:-
http://clicks.aweber.com/z/ct/?X._989ucnB.08F4N289FCQ
Dan Robey
Abritt Publishing
Miami, Florida
Tel. 305-238-1356
danrobey@thepowerofpositivehabits.com
Enjoy!
[46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] |
|
|
