How to plan daily rituals and habits are defined as ‘settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.’
The more we do something the same way every day, the less and less we must think about actively doing it.
Further, it becomes ingrained into you so much that it naturally happens.
Perhaps you’re currently in an unproductive routine that needs to be broken. Try some counter conditioning and replace the old for more productive habits, such as self-discipline in disguise.
You might think, “I have already tried that, and it didn’t come close to helping me!” There are a variety of reasons why this type of modification didn’t stick. Sometimes, how to plan it can be part of the entrepreneurial nature within you – often, our kind of people are constantly multitasking, so much that we lose track of what we are doing.
But you still need to look at why a ritual change isn’t giving you the desired outcome. Moving toward self-discipline requires much introspection.
Three Reasons You Lack Self-Control
- Perhaps you’re trying to change too much at once. This is more common than you would think. Making multiple changes at once is the primary reason people cannot stick with it and simply give up.
- You hate what you’re trying to do. It is almost impossible to follow through if you hate tasks you do, it is almost impossible to follow through even if you know how to plan.
- You don’t want to change.
Remember, this is a space of safety, and it’s okay to admit that you would instead pursue net surfing than put in the time to finish work tasks. However, remember to look at what you are doing and find out why. Is it that the internet is simply a way to escape your burnout, or is it because it feels comfortable and protects you from your fear of failure in work?
Guess what? That is a normal feeling. Many people, especially in entrepreneurial roles, procrastinate solely because they feel unequipped or inadequate. And that’s usually tied to perfectionism.
If this sounds like you, try to remind yourself each day that actual failure is avoiding or not completing the things you need to do.
The changes never stuck in the past because you weren’t going about it in the right way. Fortunately, we can effect change within our daily routine if we know how to plan. Our brains are making the connections within them and can grow and be altered over time.
Habits become the reflexive responses because as we continue to do one thing over and over, we are strengthening that neural pathway. This automatic behavior can be hard to break. Habits are our brain’s path of least resistance.
When you consider that our brain literally and figuratively gets stuck in a rut with having to swap the ease of living with doing something stressful and scary, it’s no wonder why old habits die hard.
Are you finding this brain stuff fascinating? As wise and talented we are, we can free ourselves from our mental bondage.
Are you ready to create better work habits and gain self-discipline? If so, we have the perfect package for you. It’s called “Control Yourself and Make More Money” Profit Planner from David Perdew at MyNAMS.
You get all of these in the training:
- Textbook
- Workbook
- Idea Generator
- Calendar
- Checklist
- Resources and Tools
Learn exactly how to plan and what to do to create and maintain daily habits.
