{"id":30272,"date":"2017-11-13T16:03:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T00:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=30272"},"modified":"2017-11-20T18:59:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T02:59:14","slug":"postage-stamp-power-habit-get-everything-want-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/education\/postage-stamp-power-habit-get-everything-want-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Postage Stamp & The Power of Habit to Get Everything You Want in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Postage Stamp & The Power of Habit to Get Everything You Want in Life<\/p>\n

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Consider the postage stamp. It has one singular goal. It remains focused. This focus was a habit it developed in the face of fear. The fear of leaving its home and its other family of stamps, but it knows that in order to get what you want out of life, you must push through in order to create the life you want, and not just settle for the life that is given to you. Let\u2019s face it, trying to replace bad habits with good ones is not easy, but it is surely worth it.<\/p>\n

Be Realistic<\/h4>\n

It can be tempting to try to change everything in your life immediately. You tell yourself, \u2018This week I\u2019m going to stop smoking, stop swearing, stop staying up too late at night, start exercising, start eating better, and start calling my parents.\u2019 But trying to reach all your goals at the same time is a sure way to reach\u00a0none\u00a0<\/em>of them!<\/p>\n

What You Can Do<\/h4>\n

Work on your habits in realistic increments. The following steps may help:<\/p>\n

Create two lists\u2014a list of\u00a0good\u00a0<\/em>habits that you would like to build and a list of any\u00a0bad\u00a0<\/em>habits that you need to get rid of. Do not limit yourself; on each list, write down as many as you can think of.<\/p>\n

Prioritize the items on your lists, numbering them in the order of importance to you.<\/p>\n

Choose a few habits\u2014even just one or two\u2014from each list, and focus on those. Then move on to the next one or two habits on each of your lists.<\/p>\n

Speed up the process by replacing a bad habit with a good one.\u00a0In his book,\u00a0Rich Habits – The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals,\u00a0<\/a>Tom\u00a0Corley outlines several habits that distinguish successful individuals.<\/p>\n

Some of those habits as outlined in his book are:<\/h4>\n

Successful people form daily good habits and follow these good habits every single day.<\/p>\n

Successful people set goals and create a plan to reach those goals.<\/p>\n

Successful people devote time each day to self-improvement.<\/p>\n

Successful people manage their consumption of food and engage in regular exercise.<\/p>\n

Successful people foster, grow and improve their relationships with others every day.<\/p>\n

Successful people do everything in moderation. No extreme behaviors.<\/p>\n

Successful people do not procrastinate and have \u201cDo It Now\u201d mindset.<\/p>\n

Successful people engage in rich thinking every day. They are positive and enthusiastic.<\/p>\n

Successful people pay themselves first by putting ten percent of their salary into savings and retirement plans.<\/p>\n

Successful people are the masters of their thoughts and emotions.<\/p>\n

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Trying to reach all your goals at the same time is a sure way to reach\u00a0none\u00a0<\/em>of them!<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.47″ text_font=”PT Sans|on|||” text_font_size=”12″ text_text_color=”#888888″ text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_line_height=”1.2em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20px||20%|” custom_margin_tablet=”20px|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” _i=”2″ _address=”2.0.1.2″] MEIKO PATTON [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|”][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1200px” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”4″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” parallax_method_4=”off” admin_label=”row” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” _i=”0″ _address=”3.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.76″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_font_size=”20″ text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_line_height=”1.4em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”60px||0px|” custom_margin_tablet=”40px||0px|” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet”]<\/p>\n

In his book, Corley invites you to take out a sheet of paper and list your bad habits in one column and then invert each one to place under a\u00a0new column for\u00a0good habits. It should look like this:<\/p>\n

Bad Habit<\/h4>\n

I watch too much TV<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t remember names<\/p>\n

Good Habit<\/h4>\n

I limit myself to one hour of TV per day<\/p>\n

I write down names and remember them.<\/p>\n

Then for 30 days, follow the guidance of\u00a0your new good habits list. You\u2019ll be amazed at how much you can accomplish.<\/p>\n

Next, make it\u00a0harder to<\/em>\u00a0do the wrong thing. For example, in sticking with our television scenario, if you want to watch less TV, keep the TV unplugged and put it far out of reach, that way when you are tempted to watch more of it than you should, you won\u2019t feel like it because of all the extra effort\u00a0that will be required.<\/p>\n

The next step is to make it\u00a0easier\u00a0to<\/em>\u00a0do the right thing. For instance, if you\u00a0plan to exercise first thing in the morning, set your exercise clothing next to your bed the night before. The easier it is to get started, the more likely you are to follow through.<\/p>\n

Set up triggers<\/h4>\n

According to my mentor, Brendon, when it comes to mastering and maintaining good habits, the best thing to do is to set up triggers. He calls it trigger moments.<\/p>\n

He gives the following scenario\u00a0on his website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s say you want to become a\u00a0better person.\u00a0You want to become kinder, more patient, more loving with people.<\/p>\n

Now, you can just set that intention or write that down in your journal or set up on a vision board that you look at once in a while, but in day-to-day life, it\u2019s not\u00a0enough<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You need things to trigger you, to remind you to be that particular kind of person.<\/em><\/p>\n

Brendon suggests that you use your alarm on your phone to help set up these triggers in your life. Simply set up on your phone three alarms during the day with a label that says whatever it is you want to change such as:<\/p>\n

Close your eyes, take ten deep breaths in, and remind myself to be calm<\/em><\/p>\n

Be compassionate, patient and kind<\/em><\/p>\n

Go for a 10-minute walk<\/em><\/p>\n

As you go through your hectic day, you might forget to put these new habits into practice, but as soon as your alarm goes off, you\u2019ll grab your phone to qquiet itand you will see the labels prompting you to do the habits you want to do. Then it happens again and again all throughout the day. These triggers are helping you to actually become the person you to be.<\/p>\n

These trigger moments will remind you throughout your day to enact that new behavior. Another trigger Brendon uses is called the\u00a0doorframe trigger.\u00a0This trigger happens whenever you walk into a new room that has a doorframe. A trigger goes off in your mind that you\u2019ve associated with that doorframe.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can use this doorframe trigger when you walk into your office or into any room you walk into. As soon as you do, those three words will be triggered in your mind.<\/p>\n

If you do this enough times on a continual basis, you will stick to your habits even more.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are the trigger moments you could set up during the day to keep you on track?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

If you want to go deeper with me on this subject, sign up for my\u00a0Free Masterclass.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Consider the postage stamp. It has one singular goal. It remains focused. This focus was a habit it developed in the face of fear. 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