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“Adversity doesn’t build character — it reveals it.” ~ James Allen Lane
Hurdle Number One, Self Control
Facing challenges tends to reveal our strengths and weaknesses.
By managing some pain and discomfort, we gain insight about our willpower and our character.
Think of self-discipline as the first hurdle to reaching larger goals.
That may mean getting up earlier instead of sleeping in or choosing healthy snacks instead of junk food. These repeated, small acts of self-control (habits) can propel one toward big changes in their lives.
There is a strong link between self-discipline and goal achievement.
While goal achievement is never assured, having good habits helps to prepare one for growth and trains them to use their willpower.
Beginning with self-mastery is the way.
“I’ve never met a disciplined baby.”
True progress comes when we face our problems head-on. The pain of change and discipline, although difficult, helps us to grow stronger and more determined.
By focusing on mastering ourselves —our own behavior—we help to build an inner strength and discipline needed for bigger challenges.
Pain can be a leading indicator—a guide—a growth agent.
These are the challenges that can lead us toward our better selves.
Recognize the pain as a pathway to self-improvement. The road is difficult and through the trials, we can move closer to our greatest potential.
No man is free who cannot command himself. ~Pythagoras
Enjoy the show!
~mg
P.S.: This is precisely what the “Three Circles of Behavior Echo-System” / Grunburg Behavior model teaches. 👇
Worth reiterating:
GOOD HABITS HAPPEN WHEN PLANNED;
BAD HABITS HAPPEN ON THEIR OWN.
Learn more about the world’s most advanced and modern behavior model 👇
The Three Circles of Behavior Echo-System is the first of its kind behavior model to demonstrate how energy and information are transferred and flow - vibrate and reverberate, to alter one’s behaviors.
This reverberation results in a perpetual, personal “behavior echo-system.”
To be clear, this is not an eco-system. It’s an ECHO SYSTEM - as in, reverberate; it’s a system of component parts that influence one’s behaviors, habits and skills.
Everyone lives within their own perpetual behavior echo-system.
While you can share an environment with someone, you cannot share your behavior echo-system with anyone; your experiences, (stored stories), and perceptions are unique.
BONUS: How to Intentionally develop habits and skills ON DEMAND. 👇
MORE:
Follow P.A.R.R., PLAN, ACT, RECORD & REASSESS - the habit development framework first published in The Habit Factor® (2010).
PARR provides a repeatable, predictable and practical roadmap for transforming fleeting good intentions into ingrained habits and skills.
**Plan, Act, Record, Reassess**
The PLAN begins with identifying “Target Days” and “Minimum Success Criteria.” (learn more here)
**ACT** upon your plan bridges the gap between intention and action/behavior!
**RECORD** your experiences (Habit Tracking) allows for self-efficacy, introspection and reinforces your intention.
Finally, **REASSESS** your actions/behaviors against your plan allows you to assess your progress and even “raise the bar” for your next 28-day habit tracking period. Following PARR is a proven way to increase Habitstrength™.
By repeating the P.A.R.R. habit tracking process for successive 28-Day tracking periods, the automaticity and habitstrength™ of any habit or skill increases.
Through this iterative, intentional practice approach - any virtue, habit and/or skill can be developed by following P.A.R.R.
Aloha my friend! 🤙
Additional:
Download the free habits-to-goals tracking template to cultivate the habits that support your goals here: https://thehabitfactor.com/templates.
Books that may help "The Power of Positive Thinking" by Norman Vincent Peale and "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.
MG’s Books: EVERYTHING is a F*cking Story, The Pressure Paradox™ & The Habit Factor®
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Pain and the Path