I finally achieved the habit barrier. I have officially kept The 365 Commitment for 60 days in a row. For me personally, that feat is nothing short of a miracle. Out of all the things that I have accomplished in my life, I have never kept up a good practice for more then 5 days in a row much less 60. As I explained in one of my earlier blogs the path to discipline starts with developing good habits, and it takes at least 60 days to develop a good one.
So here I am. I had faith that if I kept this commitment for 365 days in a row I would see massive improvements to my life, I would achieve everything I wrote down at the beginning of this path. Well, I am writing here at my desk as living proof that keeping this commitment will improve your life. It has only been 60 days and the things I wrote down have already come true. So now I need to write new things. There must be a God, or the human mind is incredibly powerful, or perhaps both. I am fully convinced that The 365 Commitment is a solid foundation to build upon. Out of all the good habits to develop – this is the best one – the first habit to develop. If you are searching for a way to improve your situation, then look no further.
I want to recap how my life has changed in 60 days. I am not listing these to brag – because I know full well that the real challenging times still lie ahead and I would be a fool to think this something to boast about. In fact, if I keep this up for 365 days – I will probably look back at this list and laugh as it will pale in comparison to what I have accomplished then. Here is what has happened since day 1:
- I have kept The Commitment for 60 days in a row. I have built a habit of daily and evening prayer, daily journal reflection, and focusing on the most important things first. This alone is a miracle. I have never done all these things everyday, and I have never done any of them for more then 5 days in a row.
- My family has joined with me. They are also now following the same formula. I believe we have grown closer together. We have found ways to help each other in our commitment. We are adding each other to our lists as “someone to serve.” I witnessed my 7 year old last night, kneeling in prayer with her 365 notebook and her list of tasks. This is important, because I never taught her The 365 Commitment. Her brother and sister did.
- I have met new people that could possibly change my life in amazing ways. I have always known that there is always a person out there that could have a profound impact on my life that I have not met yet. I am starting to naturally seek people out now and that is starting to have benefit to me personally and financially.
- I have slain a major dragon. Chevron (the .5 mile marker) and RTA (the 1 mile marker) are now dead. I am now running and have built an exercise routing of pushups, situps, squats and stretching every morning. I am now able to run 2 miles without completely dying and without stopping. I just cannot believe it. I have NEVER been able to do any of this. I still cannot touch my toes, and I still look like an idiot bouncing down the side walk gasping for air, but I am doing it!
- I have started writing every morning. I have ambitions to write a book one day. It has been a goal of mine for 20 years. I am actually on Chapter 3 now. The writing is horrible, and I need a lot of help, but I am doing something. I am not talking about it. I am writing now every day.
- I am finding ways to serve people I care about. Small things really, but I am being reminded of what and who is important every morning. I am trying to take this seriously, and I know I need to rise above my petty concerns and really do what I can to serve others. However, compared to 60 days ago I am a saint compared to that self absorbed person that started this blog!
- I have also accomplished what I wrote down at the beginning of this commitment. I wanted to figure out what I wanted to do in this next chapter of my life. I have that now and I am on the path to accomplish it. I am using the analogy of a mountain. I have a long way to go and I cannot even see the top, but I am on the path now and that feels pretty darn good.
- Finally, in celebration of Day 60 – I am announcing our official blog. That is right! There is now a online blog called the365commitment.com . I will add all of you as subscribers, but we are official now. You will find this full blog located here at the Day 60 Blog Entry.
Hopefully some of you are having a good experience keeping the commitment.
Guy Reams(60)
365 Member