You Are Your Habit

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle

Who doesn't want to be remembered for all of the good??? Who doesn't want to be known as excellent??? I'm quite sure we all want to be known as a good contributor to some excellent cause or change of some sort no matter how big or small.  However, before we can put excellence into existence, we must first examine ourselves and our habits.  Ask yourself the following questions as a starting point of examination (and be honest with yourself):

Am I a good listener or would I rather command?
Do I share or hoard for myself to reap the benefits later by myself?
Do I plan and follow through or do I quit once I come to a stumbling block?
Are people attracted to me or repelled to be with me?
Do I uplift others or discourage?
Am I approachable?
Are people likely to approach me with problems or figure them out on their own with hesistance of how I may react?
What significant habits do I have?
Am I the person I want to be?

If you are not pleased with your responses, then it is time to start making some changes in your behavior in order to obtain better habits.

Change You to Change Your Life

"Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." -Jim Rohn

 

Change your mind; change your future.
Change your mind; work through fear.
Change your mind; change your path.
Change your mind; determine the outcome.
Change your actions; meet your goal.
Change your actions; change your health.
Change your heart; welcome your life.
Change your heart; accept your past.
Change your heart; live in happiness.
Change your heart; live in peace.

 

Make the changes that matter. Change things that hinder you in order to grow. If you have become stagnant in the way you live and move from day to day with mere routines, it may be time for some excitement and change in your life! Remember changing you begins with a change WITHIN you.

New Year Resolu-WHAT?!

Okay...So, we have now made it to the end of the first week of 2013. My question to you is "Have you stayed true to your new year resolution or are you finding yourself falling short already???" Hence the title of this post, many people begin a resolution but don't carry it out long enough to make it a solid solution to any issues. If you are already questioning how you are going to keep up with your resolution, it is okay. That's normal! Besides, you didn't really think you would automatically become this new and improved person at the strike of midnight on December 31, did you???

One thing that we must remember is that change isn't something that just occurs overnight. It is something that we must constantly work at on a daily basis. Change is the only thing that remains constant, so we can't expect to reach our moving targets while standing in the same place doing all the same things. With that being said, our resolution should be something that we can monitor and adjust as the years go on. As I walk through the stores, I see all of the exercise equipment out in plain view, multiple weight-loss commercials are being aired back-to-back, and even the gyms have significantly lowered their registration prices for the month of January. That's because the most popular new year's resolution is to lose weight. How many people say they are going to lose weight each year, but fall short when they can't make it to the gym as promised or can't resist their favorite restaurant-TONS!!!

Lebel, Annie Taylor. “Angus and Phil” Cartoon. 4 Jan 2012

Rather than momentarily working towards weight loss, try working towards being HEALTHY. Being healthy takes more effort and requires dedication. Don't fall into the trap of quick resolutions...get a resolution that requires you to mentally prepare yourself to be a better you. If you choose a resolution and expect to accomplish it immediately, then it is not a resolution-it is a task.  Choose your resolutions wisely.

Whatever resolutions you have set up for yourself, you should make sure it is an obtainable goal over a reasonable amount of time. Any resolution that you think of should also be a solution to any obstacles in your life at the time.  Before acting on the resolution, get the right mindset and be ready for changes that should occur over a long period of time. Know that it is absolutely fine to revise your resolution plans. And oh yeah, you don't have to wait until the new year to make a resolution. Becoming a better you should occur more than just once a year...it should happen daily. No matter how good you of a person you might be, there is always room for improvement somewhere in your life.  I mean, who wouldn't want to be even better?

You are never great until your greatest you has become greater. -D. Johnson


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