Million Dollar Habits

Brian Tracy, guru of peak performance and achievement, has some powerful things to say about the relationship of HABITS being 95% responsible for your current state of life, and finances.

In his book Million Dollar Habits, Tracy says:"You are where you are today because 95% of what you think, feel and do is determined by your habits."

And the good news is ... new positive habits can be learned.

Replacing worn-out, ineffective practices with optimal behaviours, you'll notice dramatic, immediate benefits to your business and bottom line, says Tracy. And he has proven that in his own spectacularly successful career.

Today I want to share with you his seven-step Formula for Goal Setting which I am personally putting in place and already seeing the results in just two weeks! I have highlighted no. 5 because this is a key new focus for me - namely finding the single worst "snag" or "constraint" in the chain of achievement. It's like the place where you are bleeding or haemorrhaging energy and focus.
1.Decide exactly what you want in a specific area and write it down clearly and in detail. Make it measureable and specific.
2.Set a deadline for the goal. If is it a large goal, chunk it down into smaller goals.
3.Make a list of everything you will need to achieve this goal. As you think of new items... add them to the list.
4.Organize your list of action steps into a plan. A plan is organized on the basis of two elements, priority and sequence.
5.Identify the obstacles or limitations that might hold you back from achieving your goal, both in the situation and in yourself. Ask yourself, "Why have I not achieved this goal already?" Need a specific skill? A certain amount of money?
Help from one or more people?
6.Take immediate ACTION - step out in faith, get the process moving.
7. Do something everyday that moves you towards your most important goal.

Says Tracy in words that should be shouted from a million rooftops...
"I have spoken to people all over the workd, for many years, who have told me that the habit of taking action every day on one or more of their major goals has been life-transforming. They have told me that this single habit has been more responsible for their success than any other idea they ever learned. Try it for yourself and see."

Thanks to that advice from Brian Tracy I just posted this inspired and passion-filled post; now weigh myself everyday; went to an aerobic dance class today; am going to write a thank-you card and drop off a little gift (fresh picked roses and cherries) for someone who did me a favour;
and am allowing myself to fall in love unconditionally.

Above all I am committing to Tracy's advice this year to "save 50% of everything earned over and above what I am currently living on."