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I just couldn’t shake today’s topic out of my head today.  I already knew what I would be discussing for topic today, but my head was completely saturated with this thought on forming habits.

Commit to forming one new habit a week.  It could be something that you do once a day, a couple of times a week, or even once a week.  It could be something big or something that just takes a moment in your day.  Pick a habit from a category in your life, i.e., professional, personal, health & fitness, networking, diet & exercise, just to name a few.

Here are some examples:
Health & Fitness: Run and/or walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.
Family: Tell my partner and/or kids “I love them” at least once a day.
Relationships: Send out an email to at least one person in my contact list at least five days in the week with no other agenda other than to say “Hi, keeping in touch because you are important to me.”
Home: Make my bed every morning before doing anything else.
Professional: Organize my desk before leaving at the end of the day so I have a nice clean desk to come into the next morning.
Personal: Smile and say “Hi” to at least once person I don’t know in passing each day.
Spiritual: Meditate at least 15 minutes each day, even if it is to sit silently and quiet my mind.  This will raise my vibration and open my heart and mind to receive all the good things that are out there for me.

The result… Within one month you will have formed a habit, within one year you will have formed 52 new habits, and over the course of that year you will have created change in your life and those connected to you.

Some thoughts to keep in mind when considering a habit.
1. The habit moves you in the direction of your goals.
2. The habit is positive or positive reinforcement.
3. The habit enhances life and does not harm you or others.

Now you must be thinking by the end of the year how could you possibly manage 52 habits.  Well, that’s easy.  They involve various aspects of your life.  Some habits you may discontinue because you have reached a goal it was attached to, some habits you may find don’t move you toward your goal and instead create more work (I’m all about simplifying), and some habits only take a second in the course of your day that doesn’t take away from your daily tasks.

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