Years ago my favorite past time was to visit my local library or book store in search of the next motivational, self help book that would have the key to all of my desires. The problem is that I pretty much jumped from one book to the next without putting much practice into the lessons I learned. Things moved in my life but not at the pace that I wanted.
Then one day I stumbled upon an old interview of the late Phyllis Diller where she talked about taking on the principles of the Magic of Believing and applying it to her life. She studied the book for two years. Reading and reading it daily, underlining the most important aspects and PRACTICING the techniques over and over again in her daily life until she mastered them.
Once upon a time I chose to practice visualization several times a day. I was so bad at visualizing that I forced myself to do it often so I can get better. When I first began, my mind was all over the place and I could barely picture anything that wasn't already in existence. With each day that passed, the visions became clearer and easier to formulate (and manifest). Could you imagine where I'd be right now if I chose to keep that habit up for years like Phyllis and Tony did? This coming year I plan on selecting a few principles to practice as a daily habit. Some techniques that immediately come to mind are:
+ Writing & rewriting down my goals each day.
+ Visualizing goals each day.
+ Practice The Slight Edge Principle.
+ Pray, meditate and study the Bible daily.
+ Study one self help book for the year (practice the principles over and over).
I can go on but I'll keep this list short for the sake of brevity and focus. Let's not be like the guy who's practiced 10,000 kicks once. This person has no power. But the person who has one or two moves that they've practiced over and over again, to the point of mastery is able to accomplish anything.
Which technique do you plan on mastering in 2015?
