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Everybody knows that good habits need to be cultivated while bad
habits seem to grow like weeds. Habits like self-discipline,
self-control, order, and perseverance, are all habits that
require a conscious effort to create and maintain.
Procrastination on the other hand, is a behavior takes no effort
at all. For better or worse, it’s your habits that make or break
you.

The amount of self-help information available today is virtually
unlimited, but it is of little value without first learning to
direct your focus and attention. The mind moves constantly from
one idea to the next with amazing speed, rarely giving its sole
attention to one subject for any length of time. Yet success in
anything depends largely on the ability to direct your mind; not
only where it goes, but also how long it stays there.

Success, like anything else, must be learned and practiced. A
habit starts out as no more than a thought. When this thought is
pursued it turns into action. If repeated often enough this
action will impress itself on the subconscious mind and form a
habit. Once a habit is formed it becomes automatic and no longer
requires the attention of your conscious mind.

Take a close look at your routines. Routines are what form your
habits. Examine what is working for you and what is not. Just as
with a garden cultivating good habits will also take time and
attention. You need to nurture the flowers in your life and start
pulling the weeds. If something is not working for you, get rid
of it!

If you wish to be successful in anything you do, follow the
clues.

Study the habits of successful people. It is the habits we create
that make us who we are. One habit all successful people have in
common is the ability to focus their attention for extended
periods of time.

How do you make focus a habit? Start small and work up.

Resist the impulse to jump from one unfinished project to
another. Write out a priority list and pay particular attention
to the order of that list. Do not let petty distractions
interfere with working through each task in the order you have
established. When you overcome the temptation to let your focus
and efforts become scattered, you are creating the habit of
finishing projects and seeing them through to the end.

Situations will always arise over which we have no control but we
can choose how we react to them. When you are thrown off course
make a habit of returning to the task at hand as quickly as
possible.

Learn to use your imagination and create a mental image of your
end goal. The importance of mental imaging in attaining your
goals cannot be over-stated. This mental image will act as a
blueprint for your action plan, bringing your thoughts one step
closer to reality.

When you consistently focus on your metal image it will manifest
in the physical world. Regardless of whether you are trying to
lose weight, succeed in business, or simply trying to improve
your life, the more detailed your image, the better your chances
of achieving your ultimate goal.

Acknowledge the small things.

Recognize and acknowledge each little success as it comes along.
As one success leads to another they add up and you gain
confidence in you ability to reach even larger goals.

Everything is learned by degree. Start small and practice daily
focusing you attention for ever longer periods of time. As you
learn to focus, one small success leads to another until success
becomes a habit.