“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.” — John C. Maxwell
This writing is Certified Human
The Obstacle
It's hard to get better without doing the repetitions.
We can think we want change, but if we don't put in the work, nothing happens.
Remembering to do the work can be difficult.
Intentions fall by the wayside when we don't schedule time to work on what we want to improve.
Hours, days, months, and years pass, and little to no meaningful or intentional progress happens if we don't remember to do the work.
Distractions come early and often, so we forget to do the things that make us better.
Time runs out.
The Gift and Opportunity
We can put it in our calendar.
We can write ourselves Post-it notes as reminders.
We can find accountability partners to help keep us on track.
We can set alarms and timers to remind us to keep the work going.
We don't have to run out of time.
The Practice of Self-Mastery
• Set the intention
• Set the reminder
• Do the repetitions
• Keep it going
CHEAT CODE: INTENTION → REMINDER → REPS → REPEAT
The Why
Today I forgot to set my timer.
Every morning and set my intention using mental fitness, Stoicism, or a dedication.
Once my intention is set, I set my watch timer for about a 45 minute countdown that repeats all day long.
Anytime I look at my watch or it goes off, it reminds me of what I'm working on today to make myself better tomorrow.
This forces me to do the repetitions that are necessary to create the change I want.
Today I forgot to do that.
I got busy and sat down to write this journal, realizing I didn't work on anything, not intentionally anyway.
It's as easy as setting an intention in the morning, putting up reminders, setting a countdown timer or alarms, and doing the repetitions.
Simple and consistent makes change. No secret sauce, or magic bullet, just a steady march forward day in and out.
The change that I hope helps me become the person I want to be.
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