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Lunar Letter
Eight to Create, Motivate and Stay in Shape |
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At this time of the year, it’s common to review our habits
and routines in search of a healthier and more fulfilling life. To truly
create habits which empower our future, we need to continually reinforce
them.
A plan to track and modify our behavior keeps us on the path of success
and happiness.
Our habits and routines are part of our being. Despite
 experience to the contrary, we can be masters of our routines.
Implementing a system which highlights the importance of applying positive
habits, creates a lifestyle which unlocks a wide range of opportunities.
Instead of thinking, “Why can’t we do it?” we can ask, “How can we do it?”
Since we have unconsciously established daily routines, our challenge is
to implement new ones.
Eight to Create, Motivate and Stay in Shape is a
system I have developed which establishes a mechanism to initiate change,
reinforce positive behavior and track progress. While the number “8” flows
with the ideas and principles set forth, the following are also valid:
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Two is None too Few |
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Three to be Free |
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Four to Score |
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Five to Stay Alive |
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Six for Kicks |
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Seven is Heaven |
Creating a system emphasizing the significance of
establishing powerful positive habits constructs a lifestyle which unlocks
and opens doors of opportunity.
There is a simple way to create positive routines. All we
need is a calendar, a pencil and a burning desire to take charge of our
destiny.
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First, determine those activities which direct us to
Create, Motivate and Stay in Shape. We can focus on initiating or
continuing behavior which is in harmony with our lifestyle and
occupation. Click on the thumbnails below to see a sample list of
activities, additional ideas and calendar with results: |
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The number of activities and their difficulty will vary.
Each of us controls the content and complexity of the habits and
routines we choose. |
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Every evening record each completed activity in the form
of an icon or letter on that day’s date. An ideal time to complete this
exercise is just before going to bed. The entire exercise
of “logging” our daily results takes no more than a minute.
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We may say:
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“Why bother?” |
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“I don’t have time!” |
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“I have too many things to do!” |
Whether we feel there is room for improvement in our lives
or we consider we are obtaining the results we desire, Eight to Create,
Motivate and Stay in Shape improves our awareness of empowering
activities.
 Accomplishing activities which lead us to Create,
Motivate and Stay in Shape generates a continual flow of energy into
our pool of productivity. There will be days when we achieve more or less
than our “ideal” number of activities. The purpose of the exercise is not to chastise
ourselves for coming up short, rather to possess a powerful plan which
guides us to our objectives.
Like sand through an hour glass, the days, months and years
slip away with or without a
plan. Eight to Create, Motivate and Stay in Shape generates a
script which enables us to direct our destiny and assure our path to
prosperity.
Make it a Great 2005!
It's the Bounce that Counts!
Copyright © 2004
Rob McBride ~
Inspire C.A.
All rights reserved
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