Excellence is not an act!!

[Tohami]

If you tell me what your habits are, I can predict how your life will look like 5 years from now!!!

Here is a nice quote that I learned from my mentor Mike Litman, “People form habits and habits form futures”

This is very true. If your habits reflect the person you want to become in the future, then you are on the right track. On the other side, if your habits reflect a totally different person than who you should be to achieve your dreams, then you are limiting your chances to live a rewarding life.

Aristotle has nice words of wisdom on the power of habits. He says, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

Success is a journey not a destination. You have to develop the right habits. You need to develop the habits that match with the person who you aim to become. A heavy smoker can’t achieve a dream of being an inspirational leader of a healthy life style!!!

To excel and achieve everlasting success, you need to develop a group of supporting habits that will take you on autopilot to your dreams.

To change your habits, you must first change your thoughts. Your thoughts shape your actions and your actions become your habits. Feed your mind with great ideas and words of wisdom and put them into action. Accordingly, you will start recognizing dramatic improvements in your life.

The quality of your life is directly proportional to the quality of your thoughts and the habits you develop according to those thoughts.

You’re what you repeatedly do. Choose your thoughts carefully, take the right actions and develop the best habits to put yourself on the fast track of everlasting success.

Every action you take now will have an impact on your future. If you want to live an extraordinary life, create everlasting success and leave a legacy, then you need to develop the habits of giants who are difference makers all around!

[moondream]

I never have really thought about that, but it makes so much sense.

I'm glad you posted this, it's like part of my wake up call. I've been in the habit of being super lazy and wasting a lot of time since I transferred to a different college. I don't like the feeling but I haven't really been in the mindset of truely wanting to change this and start being more active. I will change this.

[bellbird]

Good post Mohamed thank you. I just wondered: what about wanting to 'have a life' ? That is still in keeping with your idea though: what you put out you put in so to speak (and all that IM jazz). It's absolutely true that if you put it all out then a lot happens. Thing is I enjoy all the action but my energy levels can't quite keep up and I'm draining myself. Hmmm overdoing it. That can't be right either can it? So eventhough I ambitiously strive for Excellence in all I do I have to 'get real' too! See what I mean? But that's a choice obviously. And if I decide I'm happy with quite a commitment to getting in gear (selfmotivation etc, rewarding etc) I still have to have lazy days too. "Because I'm worth it" (hahaha ) Maybe someone can come up with a briliant idea to work succesfully but still have your 'time off' occasionally. How do you find excellence and purpose in snoozing? (Sorry if I'm getting a bit of track here)

[Acting Like Godot]

Originally Posted by bellbird

Thing is I enjoy all the action but my energy levels can't quite keep up and I'm draining myself. Hmmm overdoing it. That can't be right either can it?

That's because you're relying on your own energy. Well, you are, but there's a deeper source that you can learn to tap.

And no, it's not coffee.

[Kenny Lindsay]

I agree wholeheartedly!

People keep on looking to the distant future and waiting for some day to come.

If only they could realize that some small changes in their day-to-day habits could make an incredible difference to their long-term future.

Thanks for that Tohami!

Wise Words indeed!

[bellbird]

ok, if it's not coffee.... Acting Like Godot, was is it ?? Thanks

[Jack Woods]

Good post. I can see where I have lazy habits. Thing is, lazy habits, no matter how destructive, just seem easier. Excellent habits seem harder. This is the crux of my mindset problem. I like what has been said about changing thoughts and relying on the deeper source of energy. I think there can be a balance in that.

[Freelancer]

Its simple to create positive and constructive habits, its just as easy to create destructive habits.

Which one do you pick?

[Liara Covert]

Hi Tohami,

Great reflections! So long as we remain open to new understandings of what is going around us, so long as we interpret potential, we'll grow. The idea of moving beyond whatever didn't work before, the choice to move forward, it shows we're willing to visualize what it would mean to succeed and get there. How we think about ourselves is the key to our future because people around us sense our energy and self-image. Our beliefs resonate and reflect.

[Rin]

Wow, what a great - and very sensible - post. It confirms something that I've privately thought for a long time, that having a good life is simply a matter of forming and sticking to good habits. Thank you so much for posting that!

[aabukar]

I remember i read something about this before ... and i tried to pay attension to what i do on a daily basis and how it would affect my goals ... however, with getting stuck with the routine of your life you get distracted .... so thanks alot for reminding me of what i am doing in my life

p.s.
i copied the quote "People form habits and habits form futures" to where i can say it everyday ...