{"id":2067,"date":"2016-08-08T21:46:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T01:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/createcalling.wpengine.com\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2016-08-09T12:49:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T16:49:52","slug":"systems-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativecallingcoaching.com\/systems-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Systems Fail\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are actually three things you can count on in life: death, taxes, and systems failing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>That\u2019s not quite true\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some things stick&#8230;I always brush my teeth twice a day, for instance. \u00a0I can\u2019t NOT do it&#8230; I feel icky if I don\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But the routines we implement, also known as \u2018resolutions\u2019? \u00a0Working out everyday, meditating, keeping a journal, making three sales calls a day&#8230;trust me. \u00a0At some point, they go off the rails\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b>Unless\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We accept that fact, and adapt to it. \u00a0Several things here are key: Noting the pain we feel when we give up, accounting for momentum reboots, applying variations, and TIMING.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Timing is key.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What <\/span><b><i>is<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> automatic for you? \u00a0Whether it&#8217;s brushing your teeth, or taking medication, immediately before or after is where the new habit belongs, as a natural prelude or follow up. \u00a0\u00a0You start to connect the two, so that when part of the routine breaks down, you feel&#8230;icky (pain, remember?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sometimes systems just get boring. Or you get caught up in the urgency of something else (same thing).<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have ADHD, this will sound counter-intuitive but\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Structure is your friend.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You resist it but think about the last time you were on a roll\u2026.you were probably held by it in some way&#8230;for instance, you were learning something you really liked, and kept at it day after day. \u00a0<\/span><b>That\u2019s how it got easy.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try mixing things up if you need to. \u00a0Maybe you need to work out before you meditate one day and vis versa the next\u2026.maybe you need to tack a reward on afterwards..(or even before, so you feel like you need to pay it off!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life is not static. \u00a0There is no \u2018set it and forget\u2019 when it comes to self-development. \u00a0The only thing you can \u00a0really count on is hitting the reset button\u2026.learn to be creative about it and \u00a0you\u2019ll be fine! \u00a0In fact,<strong> see that reset as a challenge, rather than a failure.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are actually three things you can count on in life: death, taxes, and systems failing. 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