Act 2-Part 2, Daily Habits, Musicvation
Act 2, Part 2:?
It was 2019. And in the story of my life, it was the point of no return. In a screenplay, this would be Act 2, Part 2.?
I was in a crumbling marriage. I experienced two layoffs in less than a year. I was involved in a ridiculous incident and ended up going to jail for six hours.?
I thought, “What’s next?”?
The universe answered: I awoke to a panic attack on my birthday. It felt like I was drowning, without being immersed in water.
It turned out to be the wakeup call I needed.
To overcome the paralyzing depression, anxiety, and anger that had accrued, I had to first overcome my pride. I played the victim and blamed others. My messy life was hard for me to own.?
It might not have felt fair but it was mostly on me. My mentality, attitude and overall aura didn’t help. We get what we put out.?
I wanted things to change but it required me to be vulnerable. It was energy I didn’t have at the time.?
So I sought out a guide. Many guides, in fact. In the form of coaches, books, webinars, masterclasses... you name it.
More often than not, the information I received was helpful on the surface, but felt impossible to put into practice and sustain. I was doing too much thinking but very little doing.
I needed someone to say, “This -- and only this -- is what you need to do.” I needed a roadmap to get me where I needed to go.?
I ultimately took it upon myself to create a list of daily habits, asking myself one question: “What do I need to do today to make it suck less than yesterday?”
It started with 24 tasks, ranking each from 0-5 on how well it was done. In other words, I completely overcomplicated the damn thing.
Over time, I narrowed them to 10, and instead of ranking the items, I’d check them off – regardless of how much or how well it was done.?
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Instantly, it removed the two biggest excuses I would make to not do them: time and energy.?
In the past, I wouldn't exercise because of those excuses, but what if I did one sit up? I certainly had the time and energy to do that.
One minute of meditation? One line in a journal entry??
It wasn’t complicated at all. It’s a matter of taking small methodical actions. The consistency was more important than the quality.?
Eventually, the bar organically raised on its own. I'm already here, so I might as well do a whole set of sit ups. Or ten minutes of meditating. Or an entire paragraph of new content.?
Three years later and I'm now living my best life (yes, I made it through Act 3, fastly approaching my “happily ever after).
I still refer to that checklist every day. There's enough of a sample size to indicate that when I go 10 for 10, if I'm not guaranteed a great day, I'm at least guaranteed not to have a bad one.
People are struggling because they have too many options. They are afraid to take the leap on where to go, mainly because they're uncertain where it will lead them, and if they possess the time and energy to get there.?
Instead, we need to give ourselves a ridiculously simple step-by-step plan.
Real freedom is not having to choose.
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