01 – Developing Good Habits

Because I can’t get inside your head, I can’t really tell you where you need to start developing your success habits. Maybe you need to start by making your bed in the morning. Or by choosing your top three things to do each day the day before. Maybe it’s choosing your clothes for the next day when you go to bed. Maybe it’s getting dressed in the morning.

So how do you decide where to start? Here are some questions to steer you in the right direction.

1) What bothers you the most?
Start with what really bugs you. Is the giant pile of papers on your desk? The pile of dishes in your sink? Other kinds of piles? If you can take care of your biggest source of annoyance, it will free your mind to think positively.

2) Are you always frustrated and unable to complete tasks because you can’t find what you need?
Maybe a plan for simplifying and decluttering your workspace or home is what you need the most.

3) Are you easily distracted? Are you a procrastinator?
A simple productivity plan, which is just a defined set of habits, could help. The habit of meeting with an accountability partner could also be just what you need.

Or just read through my list of suggestions in the planner and see what jumps out at you. I hesitate to say this, but it really doesn’t matter which good habit you choose to work on first. They all bring their unique benefits to your life.

In the big picture though, the most important benefit of establishing a successful new habit habit is the self-confidence you will gain by improving your life, even if only in some small way.

The difference between an amateur and a professional is in their habits. An amateur has amateur habits. A professional has professional habits. We can never free ourselves from habit. But we can replace the bad habits with good ones. – Steven Pressfield

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