It's all about H.A.B.I.T.

Think of something you've been avoiding and see if it fits into one or more of the H.A.B.I.T categories below.

This acronym came to me today as I was thinking about how to achieve goals.

We start by imagining a goal that excites us! That excitement carries us through the first few steps of getting there and then reality sets in.

We face the less than glamorous, completely un-magical day-to-day dirty hard work that's required to actually achieve the goal.

In my life personally, this is what usually puts me off course. I hit the wall, lose enthusiasm and drop out. Then I get a new exciting idea and start all over.

So, in contemplating this, I came up with the following little nugget. It was a huge breakthrough for me and I intend to begin doing my utmost to put this into action.

HABIT

Mastering this ‘HABIT’ is critical to achieving your goals for these are the elements that create the greatest and most powerful barriers. These are the reasons people quit. Let none of them stop you.

Stay strong and undeterred when the action you need to take is…

Hurtful (causes you pain)

Arduous

Boring

Inconvenient

Tedious

For me, this is the real nuts and bolts of why I don't get certain things done. Items that fall into one or more of these categories tend to get pushed aside and avoided. Time to change that!

I'd love to hear your thoughts.