The other day while walking our dogs I was listening to “The Learning Leader” podcast. The “Learning Leader” is one of my favorite podcasts as its host, Ryan Hawk, interviews leading experts throughout the U.S. about the topic of leadership.
I’ve been an ardent student of leadership for as long as I can remember…my home library and audio books prove this to be true. 🙂
For years I’ve been a proponent that everyone is a leader because we are all tasked with the responsibility of leading our own lives.
Hawk’s most recent interviewee, Laurie Santos, is a world-renowned Professor of Psychology at Yale University and is the host of a popular podcast, “The Happiness Lab.”
My ears perked up when Hawk asked Laurie what the difference maker was. In other words, what separates those who want to do and those who do.
Santos, without hesitation, stated, “Their daily habits.”
In other words, you either have habits in place which help you transform into the person you aspire to be or you have habits in place which keep you bound–see the opening quote.
Over the past ten years of coaching others, I have found that most everyone wants to improve their circumstances but only a small percentage are willing to do the things they need to do in order for positive change to take place.
We crave comfort and therefore fear change…
I didn’t wake up one day and become a great leader. I had mentors, I read books, I set goals, and I stretched myself way beyond my bounds, i.e. comfort zone.
I didn’t wake up one day and become an Ironman Triathlete. I had mentors, I read books, I set goals, and I stretched myself way beyond my bounds, i.e. comfort zone.
I didn’t wake up one day and become a solid husband and dad. I had mentors, I read books, I set goals, and I stretched myself way beyond my bounds, i.e. comfort zone.
I didn’t wake up one day and become a strong man of faith. I had mentors, I read the Bible and other books, I set goals, I stretched myself waaay beyond my bounds, i.e. comfort zone, but most importantly I prayed–a lot.
Small, incremental, positive changes on a daily basis lead to impactful changes for a lifetime…I write from experience.
The beauty of the COVID-19 pandemic is it is giving many of us the opportunity to take an inventory of our life and reflecting whether or not there are circumstances we need to change.
Another truth the COVID-19 pandemic is confirming to lots of people is that life is short and people, places, and things that we once thought were important, really aren’t.
Are you thinking that you need to change some things or your circumstances?
Why are you waiting?
Break the bounds.
Change your life by changing one habit at a time.
Life IS short and your life IS important.
2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”Â
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
