By 1 SMALL DAILY RITUAL THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE (IN 1 MONTH OR LESS)
Angel Chernoff
Isn’t
it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is
different?
That’s the power of daily rituals.
Now, it’s time remind yourself about YOUR rituals—the little things you do
every single day.
Because these little things define you.
All the results in your life come from these little things.
Regardless of your unique life circumstances, or how you personally define
success, you don’t suddenly become successful. You become successful over time
based on your rituals.
Failure occurs in the same way. All your little daily failures (that you don’t
learn and grow from) come together and cause you to fail…
- You keep failing to check the books.
- You keep failing to make the calls.
- You keep failing to listen to your customers.
- You keep failing to do the little things that need to be done…
Then
one day you wake up and your business has failed. It was all the little things
you did or didn’t do on a daily basis—your rituals—not just one inexplicable,
catastrophic event.
Think about how this relates to your life.
Your life is your “business!”
And your rituals make or break you, gradually.
So, how have you been managing your rituals, and thus your life?
Are the little things you’re doing every day working for you or against you? If
you think the answer might be the latter, you will find incredible value in
this tiny daily ritual:
Wash your dishes.
Yes, I literally mean washing your dishes. It’s just one small step forward:
When you eat your oatmeal, wash your bowl and spoon. When you finish drinking
your morning coffee, rinse the coffee pot and your mug. Don’t leave any dirty
dishes in the sink or on the counter for later. Wash them immediately.
Form this tiny ritual one dish at a time, one day at a time. Once you do this
consistently for a couple weeks, you can start making sure the sink has been
wiped clean too. Then the counter. Then put your clothes where they belong when
you take them off. Then start doing a few sit-ups every morning. Eat a few
vegetables for dinner. And so forth.
Do one of these at a time, and you’ll start to build a healthy ritual of
practicing self-discipline, and finally know yourself to be capable of doing
the little things that must be done… and finishing what you start.
And as mentioned, Marc and I build more tiny, life-changing daily rituals
like this with our students. It’s an active practice of taking life day by day
and and focusing on the little things that make a lasting difference. Above
all, what you need to remember is that nothing will change in your life unless
you make rituals that reinforce what you hope to achieve. Believe me, over the
past decade Marc and I have successfully worked with hundreds of course
students and live event attendees from around the world who were struggling to
achieve things. So, this strategy is well-tested.
If you’re not willing to make it a daily ritual, you don’t really want to
change your life as much as you say you do—you don’t really want to achieve
that “important” life change or goal. You only like the idea of learning to be
fit/writing a book/building a business/selling your art/getting back to
happy/etc. You don’t actually want to do it, every day.
But if you DO want it as much as you say you do, it’s time to build the right daily
rituals.
Seriously, NOW is the time to take the firt step. And you
aren’t alone on this journey either. Many of us are right there with you,
working hard to think more clearly and get our lives back on track.
