29 July 2009

Errors in Judgement or Simple Disciplines?

Which would you choose? In his book, "The Five Major Pieces of the Life Puzzle", Jim Rohn talks about about failure and success. These mean different things to different people and one definition which Jim Rohn suggests can be a helpful belief to hold is:
  • Failure = a few subtle errors in judgement repeated every day
  • Success = a few simple disciplines practiced every day
We don't know the whole effect that little, subtle errors in judgement have on our lives over time. We know they have a compound effect. We need to consider the future more; think about it. A slight lapse in discipline in one area can create a tendency for lapses elsewhere. So we cannot allow an error to be repeated day in and day out.
Key idea: change errors into discliplines. Notice even the smallest errors that can be changed to it's opposite of discipline. Resolve to do this.

4 July 2009

Creating game plans

Don't start your day until you have it finished. Don't start your week until you have it finished. Don't start your month until you have it finished.