4) - ESTABLISH GOOD HABITS
Habit as defined in Webster's dictionary, is " the tendency or disposition to act in a certain way, acquired by repetition of such acts.".
This does not say we're born with good habits or bad habits; it simply means that we've repeated a specific action enough times that it begins to look like instinct. It means that this behavior has become reinforced in our heads and in our bodies so often that is has become second nature.
This is good news and bad news.
Habits develop consistency. But consistency can either work in our favor or work against us. Repetition of bad habits defeats our purpose and keeps us from achieving excellence.
Some common bad habits in the work place are:
Distractions
Excuses
Wasting too much energy on things you cannot control
Allowing your personal life to come into the work place
Create good, solid habits, then repeat them over and over until they become so natural they become second nature.
ORGANIZE YOUR DAY AND YOUR ACTIONS
The day is not just something that happens to you, some wave that rolls over you and tosses you in any direction it wants.
The day is something the YOU control.
Every day you must have a plan and specific goals.
DON'T PUT THINGS OFF
When I go to work in the morning, things I don't like to do I do right away.
The rule is simple: Anything you consider unpleasant do first. Get it behind you.
More on our next posting.....Good Habits
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