Does motivation rev your motor, former procrastinators? It does mine. Does it swing you into action, then carry you all the way through a long, drawn out task that lasts for months, years? Uh, no. This month we look into what mini habits are and why they work. A mini habit is a very small…
Depending on our memory, former procrastinators, is a weight that drags us down. We often run through our days working away at things that pop into our heads – instead of working the priorities we deliberately thought through ahead of time. Relying on memory requires brain energy we need for other things. Would you rather…
Let’s assemble the players here, former procrastinators. Priorities and routine are effective as a duo. So are mini habits and routine. What would we get if we utilized all three together? BAM! What a powerful combo! This triumphant trio gains us victory over procrastination, regret, fatigue, frustration, confusion, and other weights that defeat us. We win….
Perfect partners complement each other, former procrastinators. They may be flavors, business associates, or Clydesdale horses. They anchor each other. They also animate each other. That’s what makes priorities and routine a dynamic duo. When you determine your priorities and build them into your routine, you have direction and power. There’s a matching up of…
There are pairs that just go together, former procrastinators. Lock and key, hammer and nails, needle and thread. Neither item in these pairs can fulfill its purpose without the other. Sending a needle through fabric without thread accomplishes nothing. Trying to push a limp thread without the needle gets you nowhere. These pairs work together….
We women – and moms in particular, former procrastinators, – have a tendency to set aside things we long to do in order to serve those in our care. So many household chores actually are priorities. So much family care takes time and attention that there seems to be nothing left for certain things we…
Dinnertime at my cousins’ house was fun, former procrastinators. When my uncle came home from work, he and my aunt relaxed in their chairs; he read the newspaper, she did needlework. My cousins moved to the kitchen and completed the dinner preparations my aunt had begun earlier in the day. When dinner was ready, the…
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6:6-8
. . . you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.
Colossians 3:9-10