Create Space Between Stimulus & Response

Reflect & Redirect With This

When we are looking to create new habits, implement new routines, and accomplish new things in our lives, it’s important to pause to notice if we need to correct our course and redirect our actions.

Every month, make space to reflect and notice the things you may have missed, the things that may not be working as you initially expected or like you thought they were going to go and to be more deliberate with your actions.

In a world that is obsessed with speed, being intentional in creating the space between our stimulus and our responses and redirecting our course when needed can become a superpower.

Here are a few questions you can use to start thinking differently and to reflect on your current habits and systems:

• If I continue doing the same I’m currently doing on a typical day for a whole year, would my life be better or worse?

Follow-up questions: How is what I typically do daily compounding in your life? Is it driving me forward in the direction of my goals and dreams? Or is it steering me in the opposite direction?

• If someone observed what I did for a week, what would they say my priorities are?

Follow-up questions: Are they the same as what I say my priorities are? Why or why not?

• If I were the main character in a TV series or a book about my life, what would I like the next season or the next chapter of my life to be about?

Follow-up question: What would it be named?

• What is one current belief that is holding me back from creating the habits and actions I want to take in my life?

Follow-up question: How can I start to change that belief?

• Am I focusing daily on important tasks and activities that move the needle?

Follow-up question: Or am I too busy chasing the urgent things that don't really create an impact on my life and my goals?

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