Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - August 29th

There’s nothing wrong with things taking time. – James Dyson

You need a stubborn belief in an idea in order to see it realized. – James Dyson

Life is a mountain of solvable problems, and I enjoy that.  – James Dyson

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a habit is:

a :  a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance

b :  an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary – got up early from a force of habit

5,126…that is the number of failed prototypes that James Dyson attempted before he created the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner.  It took 15 years of experimenting, learning and persevering before he created the “bag-free DC-07” in 2002.  Dyson has a thirst for knowledge and experimentation.  He continually wants to understand “why”.  Because he has the habit of continually learning, his tenacity and enthusiasm pushed him forward to finally create the bagless vacuum on his 5,127 try!  

There is no such things as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence – and in the end you make it look like a quantum leap. – James Dyson

CHALLENGE:  As you continue to work on implementing new habits into your life, remember to learn from the failures and find the internal tenacity to push forward to accomplish your dreams.

For Further Reading:

https://www.modernlifeblogs.com/2013/09/ten-facts-might-didnt-know-sir-james-dyson/

https://lifereimagined.aarp.org/stories/11591-Inventor-James-Dyson-on-Why-Failure-Is-a-Good-Thing

https://www.b2bmarketing.net/en-gb/resources/blog/top-5-habits-successful-people

http://www.success.com/article/james-dyson-the-ever-tinkering-engineer

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/04/sir-james-dyson-on-what-it-takes-to-be-an-inventor/

https://www.fastcompany.com/3045111/five-habits-of-creative-people

https://www.inc.com/magazine/201203/burt-helm/how-i-did-it-james-dyson.html

http://www.fashionbeans.com/2017/10-habits-of-successful-people/

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/james-dyson-failure

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - August 22nd

Habits are formed by the repetition of particular acts. They are strengthened by an increase in the number of repeated acts. Habits are also weakened or broken, and contrary habits are formed by the repetition of contrary acts. – Mortimer Adler

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire. - Aristotle

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time. – Charles Dickens

Now that you have created a list of new habits to incorporate into your life, what’s next?

According to John Assarf, the human mind is built to run on automatic allowing the brain to process complex issues with the freed up space from habits.  To create new habits, the habits need to be broken down into the simplest actions that allow the individual to do them easily, immediately and naturally.  

New habits should be easy actions the individual can do, will do and has the desire to start doing instantly.  Assarf believes that when an individual proves to themselves that they can do the new action and then completes the new action, they are creating new neural patterns.  The neural patterns consistently repeated creates a new habit.  Each time the individual participates in the new habit, they are building up their self-esteem encouraging themselves to repeat it again. 

Everything you do or don’t do leaves an imprint on your self-esteem. – John Assarf

CHALLENGE:  Take your list of new habits and break them down into the simplest actions and incorporate them into your daily life to start creating new habits.

For Further Reading:

http://jamesclear.com/three-steps-habit-change

http://www.success.com/blog/the-simplest-surest-way-to-change-your-results?utm_term=daily-quote&utm_source=Maropost&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=daily-quote&mpweb=574-4282229-742513902

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - August 15th

Good habits are just as addictive as bad habits, but much more rewarding.  - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/364650901051314012

A habit is something you can do without thinking - which is why most of us have so many of them. -  Frank A. Clark

Good habits are worth being fanatical about. - John Irving

It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them. - Benjamin Franklin

Incorporating new habits or reincorporating good former habits back into our lives is a great way to change the trajectory of our futures.  According to John Dryden, he said:

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.

When establishing new habits in your life, it is important to incorporate habits that will improve, challenge and strengthen you for the future.  Habits are the cornerstone for you accomplishing your goals and your goals catapult you into accomplishing your dreams. 

As fall is approaching, it is a great time to incorporate new habits into your life.  Here are a few to consider:

·       Daily reading

·       Listen to a daily podcast

·       Daily writing/journaling

·       Exercise

·       Positive self-talk

·       Daily gratitude

·       Meditation

For other ideas for new habits, here is a great website: http://www.developgoodhabits.com/good-daily-habits-list/

 CHALLENGE:   Create a list of habits that you want to incorporate or reincorporate into your life.   

For Further Reading:

http://smart-twenties.com/habits-how-to-get-back-into-them-without-the-guilt/

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-back-into-the-habit-of-reading

http://www.npr.org/2012/03/05/147192599/habits-how-they-form-and-how-to-break-them

http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-long-it-takes-to-break-a-habit-according-to-science

https://experiencelife.com/article/the-power-of-habit/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201608/9-habits-can-keep-you-achieving-your-dreams

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230918

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - August 8th

Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do. - Sean Covey

Make no mistake about it. Bad habits are called 'bad' for a reason. They kill our productivity and creativity. They slow us down. They hold us back from achieving our goals. And they're detrimental to our health. - John Rampton

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. - Jim Ryun

The “dog days of summer” will soon be ending and the weather will be cooling down.  In a couple months, the leaves will be changing colors!

During this wonderful, relaxing summer, have you started any new “bad” habits that you need to find a way to stop?  According to The Power of Habit author Charles Duhigg, the best time to stop/change a habit is during vacation.  He says changing environments removes the cues and rewards that the individual receives when participating in a “bad” habit so the disruption of their “normal routine” provides a great time to change a habit.    

CHALLENGE:   As you plan for the final relaxing activities of the summer and plan maybe one last get-away, create a list of “bad” habits that you need to change/remove from your life to help refocus on accomplishing your 2017 goals.   

Resources:

http://smart-twenties.com/habits-how-to-get-back-into-them-without-the-guilt/

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-back-into-the-habit-of-reading

http://www.npr.org/2012/03/05/147192599/habits-how-they-form-and-how-to-break-them

http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-long-it-takes-to-break-a-habit-according-to-science

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - August 1st

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument. – Desmond Tutu [Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]

You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into. ― Ben Goldacre, Bad Science

People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive. ― Blaise Pascal, De l'art de persuader

 The belief that you can’t change other people is not only disempowering, it is scientifically false. – Michelle Gielan and Shawn Anchor

Over the last couple weeks, Terri’s Tuesday Tip of the Week has been discussing how Thomas Jefferson was a very persuasive individual because he had passion, skill and vision.

Some individuals are natural persuaders and others are not.  Alan H. Monroe created a process in the mid-1930s that is often discussed in sales courses and used to develop persuasive speeches.  The five steps and a description are listed below:

Attention – Grab the audience’s attention by stating a quotation, shocking example or a unique statistic.

Need – Show the audience that they have a need that they may not realize they have, which will motivate them to action.

Satisfaction – Provide a specific solution that can be implemented to solve the problem.

Visualization – Describe specifically (provide visual and detailed explanation) what will happen if the audience does or does not implement the solution.

Action – Explain what action the audience can do to solve the problem.

A great example of Monroe’s Motivation Sequence is shown in Snuggie commercials.  Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEJgy4_3ZYA.

 CHALLENGE:   Implement Monroe’s Motivated Sequence in your daily interactions.

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe%27s_motivated_sequence

http://www.success.com/blog/the-science-of-changing-other-people?utm_term=daily-quote&utm_source=Maropost&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=daily-quote&mpweb=574-3867021-742513902

http://www.write-out-loud.com/persuasive-speech-outline.html

http://persuasivespeechideas.org/persuasive-speech-outline-template-the-motivated-sequence/