19FEB26 – Hard at The Beginning

All changes are hard. They are hard to start, hard to maintain, hard hard hard. Starting new habits are hard. First you have to pick the habits you want to have. That’s not easy in itself. I suggest picking ones that help you as a person and not entertain you as a deviant. Once picked, you have to chose when you want to actually do these habits. In the morning? Before bed? At lunch break? Daily? Weekly? Once you get the time picked, you then have to pick when you want to start the adventure of habit building. I would suggest starting it today. Then as per Robin Sharma, a habit takes 66 days of daily consistent “doing” in order to become a automatic habit in your life. That’s 22 days at the start which will be hard; 22 days in the middle which will be messy; and 22 days at the end which will get easier and ending with a glorious finish and a habit ingrained in to your life. So what’s a 66 day commitment look like? It’s really not that long in the grand scheme of things. If you were to live till you were 80 years old (lets hope longer) then to create a beautiful automatic habit in your left you would need 0.2% of your life time dedicated to a few minutes each day of that 0.2% to accomplish that goal. I tried it – I did it – at the end if feels incredible. It feels now if I miss one of these new habits then I feel off kilter. Like if you were to miss brushing your teeth before bed – you don’t feel right; somehow not complete. I would also suggest when you go down this path, note everything. Keep a journal. Write about your habit that day – something quick and easy. Write how you felt after you did it – keep a count of it against the 66 day timeline – congratulate yourself that you did it in the first place because on the way to becoming a habit, every time you do it is an individual choice and effort, not automatic. Thank you Mel Robbins for pointing out how to high five ourselves (in the mirror or in a journal). So start today – stay consistent – record it all – enjoy the spoils throughout and especially at the end.