Breakthroughs don’t change your life. Micro habits do.
People today have this tendency of wanting too much too quickly. Wanting too much is the real problem, too quickly is the problem. The advanced technology has added more fuel to it by making available everything on the phone. There is no more go out now. Everything is right here right now available to you.
But you know how much time this technology has taken to come to this point? It has taken enough time to make this possible. The point is that if you want to have a completely different life in a year or two, you need to start now, and you need to start small. Here, 8 impactful micro habits you can begin tonight.
Begin each day asking yourself: “How can I change my life today?”
Get out of the mindset that you have to “get through” the day and get into the mindset that the coming hours are filled with open-ended potential for you to take action that will change your life forever. The only difference is your willingness to see things differently, and your effort in trying to make them better.
Write one paragraph daily
Whether you have a book you’ve always dreamt of authoring, a business plan that’s been in the back of your mind for a while, or even just a blog you want to start, write just a few sentences each day. The momentum will build on its own and you’ll find yourself effortlessly writing more and more… but commit to just beginning with one paragraph.
Be less reactive and more responsive.
When you see or hear something that immediately enrages you or upsets you (even if it’s just a negative thought that crops up in your head) before reacting to it and pouring your energy into it, question it. Figure out where it came from, and ask yourself whom your reaction to it would serve. Learning to take that micro-pause between a stimulus and your response will change the way you look at everything.
If someone sends a text, answer it when you see it. As often as you are able, respond to important emails as they come in. This will ensure that you aren’t left with a backlog of work that needs to be tended to.
Read more Scroll less
If you aren’t someone who can get through a book, that’s okay. But it’s not an excuse to stop learning, growing, and developing yourself. Follow people on social media that post or share interesting articles and ideas. Read a news story in the morning. Listen to an audiobook on your commute. How much you read is directly related to your self-growth, and your self-growth is directly related to your external success.
Whereas sifting through TV channels was once the mindless past time of years past, now it’s scrolling through news feeds. Train yourself to limit your “scroll” time each day. Try one of those browser installations that give you a set amount of time you can spend on a website in a day before it blocks access to the site or apps that count how many times you open social media apps. You don’t have to delete them entirely, but you should be mindful that you’re not spending multiple hours a day effectively doing nothing.
Take action when you want to do something and take action when you don’t want
In Mel Robbin’s The 5 Second Rule, she explains that a lot of what holds people back is those few seconds between when you have an amazing idea, and when your brain interferes. She says that to really move your life forward, you need to act on your ideas before you convince yourself not to.
At the same time, it’s imperative to learn that just because you do not feel like doing something does not mean you are incapable of doing it. Your feelings do not impact your ability.
Stop complaining and start to appreciate how lucky you are
I have written about this in my book “Single Rule For Success” too. You need to stop complaining about everything going wrong in your life and start appreciating the good things. This is psychologically proven that if you think positively and ignore the negative things in your life (at least try for some time), you will tend to perform more positive tasks, and the result will be that after a few days, you will feel so positive and empowered!
Try to be rejected more
Every day, reach out to one or two people who you’d like to work with, even if you are certain they would have no reason to respond.
It could be a potential employer, an organization at which you’d like to speak, or even a book agent, or client you’d love to work with. You might not hear back at first, but eventually, you will get a response from someone. You have nothing to lose, but potentially a lot to gain.
Fulfill your base needs
You are not a machine, but in some ways, your body and life do require that you feel it in certain ways to keep it running. Eat when you are hungry. Sleep when you are tired. Trying to deny the importance of your most basic requirements for functioning does not mean you are busy and important, it means you are ignorant and setting yourself up for a breakdown or burnout.
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