Habits (Part 1)

As I promised an article is here!
I hope all visual learners enjoyed the positive video, quotes, and info graphic.
This week's topic is........HABITS.

Habits are defined as....

hab·it

ˈhabət/

noun

noun: habit; plural noun: habits

1. 1.

   a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.

   "this can develop into a bad habit"

   
   

The example that Webster Dictionary uses is very interesting to me. This "example" associates the word habit with "bad". Why might that be? Because a lot of us, whether we realize it or not, have associated the word habit with "bad" due to some of our "regular tendencies or practices" that we might or might not be aware of.

Below are a list of "good" habits I want to create:

"As I am writing this article it baffles me to be honest. Why am I writing an article about habits? My mind is telling me: Haven't you tried to create habits already and FAILED?

Yes I have! I'll be the first to admit I have failed at MOST of my habits I have tried to develop. It's hard! Actually its not just hard, it's extremely hard. SO instead of listing unrealistic steps that you might have saw elsewhere, I want to provide steps for beginners. When I say beginners, I mean the real beginners. The people that are a mess. The people that are cluttered. When I say cluttered I don't mean tangible items everywhere in a room. I mean mentally cluttered. The people that have no clue what the next 3 hours will look like. The people that have no plans. The people that have been telling themselves "I'm going to vacuum my car" but said that 2 months ago. The people that have been meaning to send "Thank-you" cards, but haven't got to it yet. This is for you! I am one of you. I use to beat myself a lot when I wasn't "perfect" at my new habit. I use to wonder "why is so hard to just do what I am suppose to do?"

          Now I am more happy than ever..."

In the next blog I will tell you and provide steps on how I overcame creating habits that have changed my life for the better! Stay tuned! Next Sunday @ 12p.



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Time Allocation

How are you allocating your time?

I know we always hear these quotes such as: "time is an essence" or "time is valuable", but what do we really do with our time?

 Are we spending time with positive people? Are we spending time working toward our goals? Are we spending our time WISELY?

These are questions I have to ask my self everyday. Often times I have found myself being lazy and not really working towards my personal goals. In my mind I want to believe I do, but if I have to be truthfully honest with myself, I do just enough.  Sometimes it's hard to put energy and time in things you might not see a sudden benefit from.

"I remember when I use to go to work I never wanted to clock-out early or get sent home early. Although, I wasn't crazy about my job, I knew if I did not allocate my hours and time towards my job, my check could be short of funds."

This is the same concept we should use when allocating our time and energy towards our personal, social, and career goals. I know, sometimes it can be easier said than done. When it gets hard, ask yourself the following question:  How can I expect change in my life if I do not allocate my time to what I want to see change?

This week I challenge you to pre-plan your week hour by hour. If you don't see this post until mid-week, use the remaining days of your week to do the same. Also, give me feedback! If this week's challenge worked or didn't work, let me know! I have a message box to the right of the screen. If you are viewing this blog from your mobile, I would suggest you look at the page in "view web version", this  option should be at the bottom of your screen. I will continue to make updates to my blog. So I guess you can say "It's under construction"

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Remember: This week is your week to OWN IT! Even if you are taking small steps towards your goals, you are getting closer than you were before!