One of the key
learning that I got from from Leo Babauta ( http://zenhabits.net/) is that we need to cultivate the habit
of “Developing Habits” (in a good sense) to accomplish anything. Most of
the New Year resolutions fall through the crack as early as the second week of
January because they were merely words on a paper and not an Habit.
In any sphere of our
life, be it Personal Health, Personal Finance or Skill development it needs to
be integrated into our daily life to see the continuous improvement. So the key
step is to cultivate the Habit. The only rule for forming an habit is : Think
Big …but Start Small. Starting is the
key.
You may wonder about
why we need to start small…For ex., Your goal may to develop a better health
through Jogging for ½ hour everyday… but if you are planning to blast yourself
with 30 minutes of Jogging on Day One…Sorry …you are not going to do it. It is
just going to leave you out of breath. So you want to just start with 5 minutes
or a small enough time that you are comfortable with…Then slowly ramp at your
own pace. Too often we set such an high expectation for our self that
when we are unable to accomplish it we get demoralized and stop doing it all
together. Ramping in Small steps is the key towards
sustenance.
Once we start &
sustain it we really formed a habit and no matter how small you start, benefits
are bound to follow.