As I write today, we are at the end of the next-to-last month of the year, racing toward the end of another calendar year.
They seem to go faster and faster.
Before I learned the process of developing new habits, I really hated how I felt at this point in my years.
Optimism and Disappointment
My natural optimism always had me believing I could achieve so much in a year, and my disappointment in myself would peak right after Thanksgiving.
Because, I didn’t have a system. I didn’t know how to reach my goals. I never thought I was getting anywhere.
For over twenty years, my New Year’s resolutions contained two themes: lose weight and get organized.
And I would end my year five to seven pounds heavier and more of a mess than ever.
Why? I’m reasonably intelligent. Why couldn’t I figure out these simple things?
For me, and for most people, our habits run our lives.
What we choose day in and day out may seem insignificant, yet these choices are the fuel that feeds our motion.
When we take a long car trip, every turn matters. When we get going in the wrong direction, we course correct as quickly as we can.
It’s the same with our daily habits.
Micro-practice
We underestimate the power of small daily actions and over estimate how much action we can consistently add to our lives.
A hundred sit-ups on January first will do far less for us than ten sit-ups per day for ten days. Ten sit-ups per day for a hundred days gets us somewhere.
When we establish a micro-practice into our daily routine, it gradually shifts our identity. When our identity shifts, the result is transformation.
Over three years, I dropped a total of 85#.
The year I went from175# to 150# I didn’t get it right every day. But I kept going back to the basic habits that were helping me. I paid attention to what I was doing. This was not easy. It was simple.
The following year, I released twenty more pounds. And because I had established the habits I needed; it was easier.
Those same habits have kept the excess weight off for the last eighteen months. I’m keeping these habits!
My Promise
What I do not promise is a quick fix.
What I promise is a certain, proven path that will get you where you want to go.
I learned somewhere that there are no unrealistic goals, there are only unrealistic timelines.
What happens is, we think that if we don’t reach a certain goal by a certain date then we are failures. We give up. We quit. Probably not on purpose, we just stop trying.
We won’t ever know what we could have accomplished.
Enjoy the Journey
Let go of the outcome. Focus on enjoying today. We may or may not reach our desired destination. Let’s simply enjoy the journey! Choose well for today.
I believe you can have a life you love. I’m willing to support you in your journey if you believe that would be beneficial.
Contact me and we can discuss your goals for the next year. We can decide together how I might be of service to you.
