The Power Of Good Habits

Have you ever learnt to take up a new personal interest? If you've ever felt the experience of earnestly doing something you have never done you probably, know how satisfying it can feel to reach a significant goal.

Apart from learning something new, you would have changed yourself for the better. That's an empowering thought!

I have come to a realisation that it is important to build good habits in order to usher in positive changes in one’s life. I had never done coding in my entire life but the repeated actions of continuously trying hard, listening to my mentor Oudney Patsika, forgoing my sleep and putting in a lot of hours helped me build the change in my daily life.

The Power Of Good Habits

In this two part article, I will share with you how good habits helped me grow personally and professionally.

Identify What You Want to Achieve
The first task I had when I set out to establish my own business was to sit down and write down my personal and professional goals. I was very clear on what I wanted to achieve. I wanted to get involved in the mainstream economy instead of looking for a job to satisfy my monthly needs. I was hungry to start my own business. I knew that nothing would satisfy my hunger to own and run my own entity.

I had to change my habits of spending what I did not have. I started working first before I spent on a daily basis. I developed the habit of not accepting free lunches and instead work. These habits were not a walk in the park at all.
Build Good Habits Into Your Routine
I made it a routine in my everyday life to ensure that I accommodate my new habits into my day to day living. It was difficult to change my old habits. I was not easy on myself in introducing new habits. Instead I built my habits into my most productive parts of my schedules. My last employer was a Consulting firm and my job was a 0730hrs to 1700hrs job. Instead I created time for myself and would be in office one hour thirty minutes before start time to ensure that I produced better quality reports well before they were required. I developed a habit of giving my work full attention.

I acted like I was the owner of the company. Copying the employer’s good habits and leaving the unwanted ones. I repeated this for a full year until I gave a six months’ notice to leave the job. I knew that the good habits learnt over a long period were enough to carry me through any terrain.

Reflect On Your Habits
I continuously assessed my new habits and reflected on how it worked for me. My aim was to emphasise on habits supporting my goals and ambitions. I struggled with some of my habits because they were too ambitious. For instance I tried to learn everything and faced organisational bottlenecks and inefficient top management. I did make adjustments to my habits. I also had to deal with management that did not allow thinking outside the box.

In my final article I will be sharing the last two areas which I realised were crucial in ensuring that my habits stuck.

Read More Stories At Viral DotCom

Share TinoJoe's Post.