“Stick with the plan. Re-commit everyday. You know what to do, do it. Practice good habits.”
These are the thoughts that emerge when I ask myself “What do I need to do today, what I need to hear that will encourage me?.” I think these thoughts, these answers, are correct. I know what to do. But the difficulty is in the doing not the knowing.
So, how can I ensure that I take my own advice? How can I put what I know is right and good into action?
The answers come quickly to mind – write down action items that will lead to the outcome I have envisioned, and prioritize them. Then I need to pray about them seeking God’s blessing, and re-enforcing my aim and commitment to make things better, to the best of my ability today.
Next, simply focus on completing each task, one at a time as diligently as possible. Regardless of how I feel otherwise, immerse myself in each task and drive toward that moment when I check it off my list. Enjoy checking that task off the list! Then continue onto the next item. Do this all day long. Pay attention and focus. Then, tonight before I sleep, look back at the day and evaluate my progress, check-in with myself and with God. Do a + Delta, thinking about what went right and what went wrong and how tomorrow I might do better.
That’s it. That The 365 Method in a nutshell, and it is what I am going to do! So here goes . . .
Ben Wagner (155)
Member The 365 Commitment
Over time we become what we practice. It’s inevitable.
