Decisions
Motivation is total garbage. At some point you will be motivated. You have to do things that are difficult to develop a habit… but why is it so hard to do the little things? It is because our mind is wired to stop us. To protect us from possible danger. We are wired to survive. You are 1 decision away from living a wonderful life. Your life comes down to the decisions you make.
5 seconds to develop habit
(Listen to Mel Robbins personal story!)
Sometimes life is not going how you imagined and it is so easy to point at people who made you wrong. We make bunch of these tiny decisions every day and sometimes get stuck at:
Knowledge action gap = You know what to do but you are not doing it. You are too much in your head.
The Actual Technique
Count: 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 … And do what you need to do. It sound stupid but it works.
Why it works
- It is interrupting your habits and your loops
- It triggers change and builds new rituals
- After a while a habit is developed
Where it works
You can use it to develop habits or break the old ones… or cure anxiety! It is possible to change your thought patterns (also just a habit). Just count from 5 – 1 and than consciously switch and focus your thoughts to what you want. You can not use it and your mind and your thinking will rob you of your future.
How to cure anxiety
- Do 5-1 pattern
- Think: I am actually excited, not anxious (the two emotions are manifested in your body exactly the same)
- Why am I excited?
It is just about your thoughts
Mel Robbins’s personal purpose
Confidence is a skill not personal trait. Confidence is ability to try and move into action.
Why are you doing what you are doing: I want people to live with more courage.
The only thing that is stopping you are your limiting patterns.
Million Dollar Morning by Mel Robbins
