It's All About Today

I've spent years reading every personal development book I can get my hands on. From Seven Habits to How to Make Friends, I've read Emerson and listened to Tony Robbins. I've laughed at Zig Ziglar and been inspired by (although not completely understood) Eckhart Tolle.

I am sure my story is like many of you.  I feel this intense desire to change some aspects of my life. Sometimes it's my fitness level, sometimes it's my diet, other times it's my productivity or control over my emotions. I feel the need for change as intensely as Maya Angelou when she wrote:

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.

Have you felt that need for change?

Have you researched and listened and learned multiple approaches to making that change?

I have. And I've struggled to make any real lasting change.

Why?

I've come to believe there is one eternal truth regarding personal development, personal growth, and personal change. Stated simply:

"Nothing changes until you DO something different"

But the question is, what do I do? That is where my study came in. I read and read and learned and learned. I had a list of 100's of items I could possibly implement, without any basic plan to bring them into my life.

At the same time I was trying to develop a greater level of fitness. I followed a similar path. I read, studied, researched (if you call reading fitness blogs research) and came up with a list of hundreds of exercises, diets, and workout plans I could follow. I have no doubt they would have worked, but I was frozen because there just seemed to be too much.

Have you ever felt this way? Ever felt like there were too many options and you weren't entirely clear on exactly which to choose. Maybe it's just me that suffers from this kind of decision paralysis, but it was real.

One day I stumbled on a fitness course that laid out exactly what to do every single day. It was simple and concise. Today do this workout. There were even videos. It was so easy. Wake up, push play on the video, do what they say, collapse on the couch.

I realize this isn't a new concept. Everything from P90X to Crossfit uses this method. But for me I had a revelation - If this worked for fitness, why couldn't it work for the other changes I needed to make in my life.

An example. There are now a lot of books about Positive Psychology. They all teach principles about achieving more happiness. I read them, I get excited about following what they teach, and then I don't do anything different. What if I had a daily plan:  Wake up, do this for 15 minutes. Go about your day.

Maybe it's just me, but that is kind of the dumbing down I need. I want to make positive changes, but often don't know what to do every day to make those changes.

Well if you've ever felt that way, this blog is your answer. We will be talking about making specific changes, consciously developing ourselves, and improving our circumstances. More than that, we will break down the changes into daily actions that will bring about lasting and meaningful change.

The addicts say it all the time..."One Day at a Time"...that is how any change is made and preserved.

All success is is created by what you choose to do today. So let's make wiser decisions together and achieve those changes we know will make all the difference.