It's Tuesday at 2:00pm! (PST Time: I live and work from Southern California)
In this New Year I'm going to continue to explore some leadership quotes that might challenge us, inspire us or remind us of different aspects of the leadership journey. This is part of my personal journey to keep growing, learning and being stretched! Join me each Tuesday at 2:00pm (PST). It will take you just a few minutes to read through the 2 sections of this post, but don't miss the final section where I share some of the things I'm reading, listening to and enjoying this week.
I also invite you to share your favorite quote with a short description of "why it's your favorite". Simply send it to me HERE and I'll post it in an upcoming Tuesday at 2:00pm.
You can find past posts on my website HERE.
Enjoy!
LEADERSHIP QUOTE:
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." James Clear
What does this stir up? Either write me HERE or comment at the end of the blog post HERE.
A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:
We're spending the month with James Clear and some thoughts from his book Atomic Habits.
Think about the quote above... "You fall to the level of your systems." That's a big statement, but it's so true.
We can do many different things to succeed at our goals and habits in life, but it all comes down to the "system" we have in place; the thing we do over and over again to ensure success.
Have you thought about the systems you have in your life? We all have systems, whether we know it or not.
The book, Atomic Habits will give you some tools to rethink those systems in your life.
A system is "a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done." What are the systems you've built in your life?
DEEPER STILL:
Week #3 on my Rowing Machine Run. Still hitting about 90% of my days.
I shared with with you first two rules from Clears book on habits:
#1) MAKE IT OBVIOUS: Write it down, be specific, share it
#2) MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE: "tempt" yourself with the action
The 3rd Rule is: MAKE IT EASY
The idea is to design your environment to make your new habits easy to follow through? Keep new habits down to two minutes or less so they don't feel like work (that's why I started with 5 minutes a day on the rower... it's not too difficult. I'm building a habit!)
How are you doing on creating and implementing ONE new habit that moves you towards a goal you've defined? Are you still with me?
This week, "Make it Easy!" Don't try to do everything at once. Take small steps to move towards your goal. Remember, it's a SYSTEM, not a destination.
Things I'm Reading, Listening To and Watching This Week:
I enjoyed this episode of How I Built This Podcast as they interviewed the founders of CHOMPS. This is a product I enjoy and I get mine at Trader Joes!
Read Atomic Habits or listen to it. It's an encouraging book about change, habits and results!
Sometimes I listen to a book on Audible just because I want to learn something new or get a new perspective. I'm listening Prince Harry's book, SPARE.
I'll continue to endorse this book by John Eldredge called "Resilient" as I work through it again and use the Pause App for a deeper dive into resilience with some daily practices.
I joined a local Convene Forum Team and am enjoying getting to know others around the table. Check out Convene!
FEATURED GUEST QUOTE: If you have a quote you'd like to share with the readers of this blog, simply send me the quote, who wrote it, and share what it means to you in a few words. I'll post it when there's space!
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