You don't need more motivation, you need a strategy that can leverage the abilities of the current you into a better you. When people try to change, they usually try to get amped up for the change, but no matter how badly you want the change, you haven't changed yet! As motivation wanes, so does progress. Your behavior and abilities are predictable. We like to attribute success or failure to ourselves, but that focus is misguided. If you’ve been failing to do what you want to do in life, don’t be so quick to blame yourself. I'm not avoiding responsibility here, but clarifying a truth rarely spoken: Looking back, I don't blame myself for slacking off, because I wasn't the problem.

I was happy to get B's and higher that semester. One semester in college, I didn’t buy any of my classes' books I attended only exam days in one class so I could play more Halo 3. This isn’t bragging- not even close-because my success isn’t due to being “extra special.” My success is due to something special I’ve found. I don't burn out or miss days (not even Christmas). For 123 days straight and counting, I’ve read and written quite a bit. And here's the first of his posts…įor 209 days in a row, I’ve exercised 3-6x a week. In fact, he's now a regular contributing writer to. Recently I asked Stephen to post a few articles regarding mini habits. His “mini habit” concept is something I've incorporated into my life. What I loved about the content was Stephen's emphasize on how small changes can have an amazing impact in your life. A month ago, I read Stephen Guises's book Mini Habits: Smaller Habits.

Smaller habits bigger results