These habits can be developed in tandem or individually. They are:
- Intentional Daily Reflection through journaling.
- One More mindset.
Jim Rohn – a personal development pioneer – is known for teaching the practice of Intentional Daily Reflection. It involves sitting down for 5 minutes with a journal and reflecting. At the end of the day, ask yourself:
- What did I do right?
- What did I wrong?
- What can I do better tomorrow?
Once you begin to intentionally dissect your day, your focus will change. Results will get better. Growth will become automatic. Goals will be achieved with greater speed. All it takes is consistency. We need discipline to stay consistent. Discipline is the bridge between our goals and what we accomplish.
The second habit of One More was coined by Ed Mylett. It states that in order to win the law of averages, always strive to push for one more. What ever your goal is, do extra. If your goal is to become a writer, write five paragraphs instead of four. If your goal is to get ripped, do one more rep. If your goal is to become the leading salesperson in your office, make an extra call. Once you develop the One More mindset, your success will begin to compound.
Mostly everyone does just enough. The challenge is to be different not by being better than someone else, but being better than you were yesterday. Once you begin to incorporate the Intentional Daily Reflection along with adopting a One More mindset in everything you do, success in any chosen endeavor will grow with compound.
Exercise 1: Sit down for 5 minutes and engage in Intentional Daily Reflection at the end of each day.
Exercise 2: Next time you do a task that will help you excel in your endeavor, do one more. Keep repeating it until it becomes second nature.
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