Hello everyone! Cassia here, with a story, PowerPhrases and a personal commitment.
I walked into my younger brother’s room and before I began my tirade I warned him I was about to put my foot down. Stomp! Stomp!
- There! Now that I have your attention, listen up!
I began.
My brother has been putting off a very important test for over a year and only has a month to complete it. I started out by telling him how important it was, why he needed to make it a priority, and that he needed to stop making excuses.
This is where he interrupted me and said, “Relax, I still have a month to do it.”
I replied,
- No! You have a week.
Slight bewilderment crossed his face and then I proceeded to explain,
- If you keep saying, I have more time to do this, then you’ll never get to it. This is what I mean by putting this on high priority.
I continued,
- Treat this test as one that is due in a week, not a month. Then you’ll see it as being urgent and you’ll do something about it. And another thing!
Then I yelled (yes – PowerPhrases can be yelled at times)
- Pick a day, pick a time, pick a place and commit to studying. Don’t just say you’re going to get to it, schedule it. Do this for yourself. If you don’t, you and I both know you’ll regret it.
The next day, Meryl, Angela and I were talking together about the year-long Empowerments eLearning when Angela made a brilliant comment about making commitments to yourself. It fit in perfectly with my brother’s situation.
Getting things done is not just about others’ expectations of you; it’s about you and what you want to give to yourself. For my brother, this test is really important to him, whether he really realizes it yet or not. For me, one of my most recent commitments is to write first thing every morning. This will help me get a grasp of my voice, my dreams, and my hopes for the days to come. I’ll only benefit from it, so what’s stopping me? Only old habits. What’s empowering me? My new commitment.
I planned it, I’m committing to it, then I’m gifting myself with a healthy habit and will reap the benefits.
What about you? What healthy habit will you gift yourself with?