HabitFast Journey-Day 31-What Did You Do?

Now that it's all over, what did you really do yesterday that's worth mentioning?

— Coleman Cox —

I am hoping this HabitFast Journey has helped you create the habit of journaling and reflecting.  Time spent doing this will help you look back and assess yesterday and prepare better for today and tomorrow. So…what did you do yesterday that is worth mentioning?   1 John 5:5, “Who is it that overcomes the world? …

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HabitFast Journey-Day 30-Excuses and the 99%

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

— George Washington Carver —

Someone told me a long time ago, “if I wasn’t the problem there was no solution.”  I used to be the king of making excuses but today I am the king of searching for solutions. How about you? Deuteronomy 31:6, “Be strong and courageous.  Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it…

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HabitFast Journey-Day 29-Get on with it…

People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.

— J. Michael Stracyzynski —

Have you put yourself on the line lately? Is there evidence you’ve grown out of the past? Are you getting on with your life? Shedding old habits and focusing on new ones is a great way to be able to answer “YES” to the above questions. 2 Peter 1:10, “Therefore, brothers, be all the more…

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HabitFast Journey-Day 28-Positivitize Self

Having a low opinion of yourself is not 'modesty.' It's self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not 'egotism.' It's a necessary precondition to happiness and success.

— Bobbe Sommer —

So many times we self-sabotage whatever it is we are trying to change in our lives.  We begin to feel good about our new direction and for some reason we are unable to sustain the new way.  Most of the time this inability to hold onto success is due to old tapes taking a front seat…

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HabitFast Journey-Day 27-Excellence

You cannot be excellent on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and take Thursday and Friday off. You must be excellent 'all' of the time.

— Les Brown —

For the most part I agree with Les’ quote above.  I would change the end to read, “you must seek excellence all of the time.”  Let’s face it, we all fall short but victory lies with those of us who get back up and stay on the road of our predetermined excellence journey. I’m assuming…

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HabitFast Journey-Day 26-Look

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

— Wayne Dyer —

  BOOM! Philippians 1:21, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” (NIV) HabitFast Journey Action Steps: 1.  Start the day-reflect, meditate, journal and prayerfully turn your HabitFast plan and day over to God. 2.  Continue the day- stay in conscience contact with God. 3.  End of day evaluation- reflect, review, journal and…

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HabitFast Journey-Day 25-Your Story

The only thing that's keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself.

— Tony Robbins —

What story are you constantly telling yourself?  Is it a story someone told you long ago…a story that you’ve never tried to make your own? Journaling is a great way to put into writing the story you should be telling yourself and is the reason I started journaling many years ago. Make your story, your story. Jeremiah 29:11-13,…

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HabitFast Journey-Day 24-Changing the World

Relentless, repetitive, positive self talk is what changes our self-image.

— Unknown —

You may have noticed that I’m spending some time having you take a look at the thoughts that are flowing through your brain.  Conquering an old bad habit and/or starting a new one requires the ability to think-thoughts that are supportive of your change. If you have trouble controlling your thoughts, take an inventory of…

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HabitFast Journey-Day 23-You are You

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

— Sally Field —

A common reason people never realize they have the ability to design their own life is because they are often too worried about what others think about them. They key to designing your own life lies in your thoughts, not someone else’s. Galatians 1:10, “Am I now trying to win the approval of men or of God? …

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HabitFast Journey-Day 22-Go-To and The Committee

Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.

— Ann Bradford —

I’ve written about the fact that our life and all we do is a by-product of our thoughts.  Whenever we are trying to change a habit, changing our thinking becomes paramount.  I have found I need to have standard go-to thoughts to help me speak back at the negative stuff that my committee tries to…

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