People are a resilient bunch. We tend to be faced with changes, and it takes a while before we respond. There remains that part of us that denies to ourselves that change is happening. I'm not going to enter into a discussion that early recognition and response is better than later. I'm just telling it as I see it.
Change happens. One day, we open our eyes, and say to ourselves, things have changed. Now I need to change to respond. These changes don't need to be huge changes. Think weight gain. Think road rage. Think your messy desk. Or, it could be larger more life impacting things like a change in your relationship with a loved one, or perhaps your level of satisfaction at work, or even your performance at work.
So, you wake up one day and you find yourself so far away from where you were ... or where you want to be, and you tell yourself, I'm going to change. Good! That is the first step.
But, as we all know, it's tough because once we set out with a roadmap, the next question is how to make the "new" whatever you are doing into a habit. Everyone seems to say that 21 days is the magic number for creating habits. I know this is tough. But, here's what I keep telling myself day after day after day.
Just one more day. And, just like listening to a child who is first learning her numbers ... eventually, you hit 21.
Just one more day. That's all you have to do today.
Have a great day everyone!
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