Creatures of Habit.
I was walking through the house for 5 minutes in search of
my water glass. I wanted that particular glass/cup because it has a straw in it
and I drink more water when I use it. I traipsed back and forth down the short
hallway, revisiting all the places I would normally set it down. It wasn't beside the
couch. It wasn't beside the bed. It wasn't on the coaster on the dresser. It wasn't on the kitchen counter. I carved a small rut in the carpet as I repeated
the cycle a number of times and was beginning to feel like something must
really be wrong with me. Have you ever done that?
I finally decided to use a different cup since I had no
other option if I was to drink water. As
I tipped the cup up and leaned my head back to drink, I spied my favorite water
glass. There it stood, in all of it’s glory, on the counter that divides the
kitchen from the living room. What! I never put it there… normally. That just
does not happen. Then I realized that I had passed the cup 5 or 6 times in my
search and never saw it. It could only have been 5-12 inches from my shoulder
as I walked by it repeatedly.
Now why didn’t I see it? It is because we are creatures of
habit. I could not fathom that the glass would be any place other than where I
always sit it down. Because of that belief, I was blinded to the obvious. Yet
there it stood, patiently waiting to be reclaimed. If it would have had eyes,
they would have rolled back in its head as I passed by it yet again.
We form habits by repeatedly doing the same thing. We
then wear a groove in our subconscious mind. Once we are “in the groove” so to
speak, we can do or see nothing else because we are actually on autopilot, not
thinking…just following the groove. We cease to be aware of our surroundings.
Success in life can also be put on autopilot but you must
first cultivate a “success” habit. Mike Murdock teaches that your lack of
success can be attributed to something you are doing or not doing in your daily
routine.
Some success habits to cultivate each day:
1 1. Have a written plan for the day
2. Work in 15 minute bursts, walk away for 5 minutes and get back on it.
3. Schedule activities on a time planner
4. Schedule in some pleasure for the work day or week
5. Keep your goals in plain sight of your work area
2. Work in 15 minute bursts, walk away for 5 minutes and get back on it.
3. Schedule activities on a time planner
4. Schedule in some pleasure for the work day or week
5. Keep your goals in plain sight of your work area
These are just a few things that
you can do daily to create a Success Autopilot. What are your daily success
habits? Consistency is the key.
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