“The chains of habit are too light to be felt, until they are too heavy to be broken.”🤔 Warren Buffet
We cannot grow into whom we want to be until we break some habits/anchors keeping us right where we are.
Break old habits, create new wonderful ones.
Examine your day today and find 1 or more habits that you know are keeping you down. Think of habits you would like to employ and create a vacuum to fill with those habits by cutting ties with the old ones.
In our office, we call them B.H.AG.s. Big Hairy Audacious Goals.
We need to dream dreams that take our breath away!
So don’t match your dreams to you current reality, what’s the fun in that?
Dream big.
Then get busy realizing that those goals.
By taking steps (even little ones) in their direction, you give those audacious goals a trim, and the more steps you take, you can see they aren’t so hairy (nor audacious) after all.
Jon Gordon has discussed this topic quite a few times on stage and in his books.
How many times do you think (especially on Monday’s) about what you “have to” do today?
“I have to go to work.”
“I have to take out the trash.”
“I have to pay that bill.”
“I have to unsubscribe from the free paper towels Monday email service. I still have no idea how they got my email…”
If you took the time and wrote out all the times you think about what you “have to” do, the list would be staggering.
If we could reframe those thoughts into “get to”, just replace one word, our world seems brighter.
You see, there are thousands of people who would love to GET TO do what you HAVE TI DO.
You have to go to work? Tons of people are out of jobs right now.
You have to take out the trash? A lot of people are homeless and don’t have a trash can to take out.
You have to unsubscribe from stupid junk emails? The world is full of people who don’t even own a computer.
And from another angle, everything we think we have to do, actually helps us somehow in our own lives.
So today, each time you think of something you have to do, spend twice the time thinking of how blessed you are to get to do it, and how whatever it is will actually help you in the long run.
“You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.”-Homer Rice
I’m sure you have big dreams, big goals that you want to accomplish.
Undoubtedly, we can become motivated by achieving things and crossing “finish lines.”
The key to sustained improvement, to getting up each time after falling/being knocked down isn’t these finish lines, however.
The key is the WHY.
The key lies in our internal motivation, our reasons for accomplishing these or any goal whatsoever.
“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out, it’s the pebble in your shoe.”
— Muhammad Ali
This quotation has been attributed to a few different people throughout the years. I do love it though, because it provides a lot of hope!
Our lofty goals don’t wear us out. We can overcome the obstacles as long as we work on OURSELVES.
What truly holds us back is within us/upon us at all times. We need to be vigilant about improving ourselves during our progress toward our dreams, because after all the practice, the progress is the goal!
P.S. Check out the latest review for Dr. Lindeman’s book: Purposely Positive…
“I initially bought this book to support a colleague, but I was blown away by the content! Dr. Lindeman carefully crafts each chapter into short absorbable doses by discussing the many aspects of positivity and keeping it light hearted with his wit and humor. He reinforces each chapter with exercises so that the reader gets the most from each application! I can’t recommend highly enough if you are looking for a book that will inspire you to become your best self then this is a must read!!”- Dr. Tucker Woods
“To know that you are a work in progress means to recognize that your goals are also works in progress. A friend of mine once said to me that there is no…”there.” It reminded me that every single day we are growing into who we will be tomorrow. Because we go through so many stages and phases, it is important to consistently reset our goals so that they can grow with us. When we reset our goals, we allow for each one to flow into the next and connect with all phases of life. Refresh your goals regularly and with intention, It will help you stay continually motivated and inspired.”-Heart Talk – Cleo Wade
There is never a true finish line. Why would we want to “finish?” Instead strive for multiple victories, with bigger purpose and love the race itself!
We can have great visions/aims… and become demanding because we haven’t hit them yet. We can push too hard, we can give up.
It is when we can combine the two, when we can work toward big goals, but do so serenely, loving each step along the way, that is when the magic happens.
Go make some big dream/serene awesome sauce today!
Jessica, (Chiropractic Office Manager Extraordinnaire) brought this to our meeting today! It was a great blog post about following your dreams.
“When we set goals, we take responsibility for our lives and choose to wholeheartedly devote ourselves to our aspirations. Even if we only take the smallest steps toward achieving our ambitions, it is vital that we actively pursue our goals rather than just daydreaming about them.”
Goals are so important! Even more important is taking action steps toward achieving them! There is nothing wrong with a pipe dream, as long as you get busy laying some pipe 😛
Dissemination of Inspiration 