Just the other day, I called a Get Momentum member in Europe. During a short 12-minute conversation, we experienced a realization that “making habits” may just be one of the least productive things someone can do.
When you sit down to “do your thing,” what happens next? What is there on the desk/table? Who do you let interrupt you? Who do YOU interrupt?
If you’re like the community of Get Momentum members (from the Americas, India, Australia, Canada, Mexico and many other countries!), you’re in an interesting and challenging position: You’ve got a lot to do, and not enough time to do it all in. Think about it:
In the past week, is there something that has been left “un-done” because you just didn’t get to it? Did a task go unfinished, a deadline get passed, an important conversation post-ponned? My guess is yes. And, what did you blame? Not enough time...
So, my question to you to ponder is this one:
IF you have been too busy over the past week or two, how many of those “busy-ness” things have actually made significant differences?
Are the things you’re doing being done because (and only because) they’ve always been done? If the answer is anywhere on this shade of “yes,” I challenge you to question whether or not you need to do them as much as you are. Look, I’m not saying DON’T do it, I’m suggesting you do a little tracking (read the book, chapter 6) and identify some routines you can move to once every other day, once a week, etc.
To read about how to eliminate the bad habits, just jump on over to the Get Momentum blog right here.
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