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Understanding the psychological rewards of bad habits
Creating new habits to replace old ones
Developing self-discipline
Success is in the little things
The highest contribution to our goals comes from applying the little things consistently.
In isolation, these trivial things are seen as insignificant and we quickly brush them aside. But when combined, they make a big difference in the things we achieve.
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How to take action with your goals
- Choose an action and an attitude that will make the highest contribution toward your goal. The actions are the daily habits that make everything else easier. The attitude is believing that it will work.
- Give yourself instructions to follow
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The standard of performance in practice
We all start on goals with good intentions. But a common mistake is failing to identify the tangible actions needed to make meaningful progress toward that goal.
We do this for three reasons:
- We don't really know why we want t...
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"The Standard of Performance" is a way of doing things
The standard of performance is a leadership philosophy where the focus is on disciplined improvement as well as core values, principles and ideals.
This approach is not about control - it is about instilling excellence.
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The Little Things
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Do the most important things first
Willpower is limited. It is highest early in the day but decreases as we make more decisions. Most self-control failures happen at night.
Do the most important things first. As the day goes on it will only get harder to face big challenges.
What is Self-Improvement?
Let's define self-improvement. The definition of self-improvement is pretty self-explanatory: Self-improvement is the improvement of one's knowledge, status, or character by one's own efforts. It's the quest to make ourselves better in any and every facet of life.
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