Only fools intentionally destroy their lives. Bad habits are never intentional.
No one gets up saying:
Starting today, I’ll ignore people.
Today feels perfect for defensiveness.
I think I’ll go home defeated.
Bad habits sneak in wearing work boots.
How to break the habit of bad habits.
Stephen R. Covey forgot a habit.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is brilliant. But it’s missing an essential habit.
All seven habits require one forgotten decision.
Learn how to practice the forgotten habit.
Don’t focus on what you want. Concentrate on what you do.
Learn from the past.
Glance at the future.
Concentrate on present action.
Long-term goals are good for direction, not daily practices.
Reject the seduction of results. Commit to daily rituals.
Here’s how…
Feed me! Feed me! Feed me! Bad habits scream for attention like hungry babies. When you break a bad habit, you wrestle to quiet self-defeating comforts.
Unhealthy practices are bondage-makers. The longer you do them, the easier they become.
Bad habits aren’t defeated. Here’s what to do instead.
Success is a product of brainless repetition.
A good habit is something you repeatedly do. Eventually, you don’t have to think about it.
Bad habits are hard to break. Good habits are slow to make.
Choose a small moment in your day to begin a useful habit.
Bad habits come naturally. You work to develop productive patterns.
“Most leaders don’t need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.” Peter Drucker
