There were a group of birds playing in the field. Everyday, they were there to play and gather. Until one day, they saw an eagle soared and flew on the sky. Then the birds were so amazed with the eagle. They stood quietly like the statues watching the flying eagle. They wanted to be like the eagle too, to fly high on the sky. But they didn’t know how to do that. Day after day, they saw the eagle almost everyday flying above them. Because of their willingness to be able to fly, they agreed to take a journey to find and meet the eagle at one peak of mountain.
Then they did the journey to find the eagle to teach them how to fly on the sky. The journey took several days, and they kept on walking and climbing up to reach the peak where the eagle lived. And their hard effort gave them the result they expected. They could finally find and asked the eagle to teach them to fly. And the eagle was ready and agreed to train them. All of the birds were very happy because they would fly soon.
The training took several days. The eagle taught them whatever in order to be able to fly. After they were trained by the eagle, they could finally fly on the sky. They all were too happy. They would no longer walk, they could fly to any places they liked. They then thanked the eagle for teaching them flying. Then the eagle flew to go somewhere. However the birds went home by walking down the mountain happily. They didn’t use their flying ability.
Message for readers:
Many people have learned and mastered self improvement or success tips and techniques. However they do not use their ability for their benefits. They let their ability or knowledge to be unused like the documents being filed in a strongbox, locked, and never be opened again. They are back to their old habits doing the same old things. Knowing much about something will not make changes to you. It is not enough for you to only know and remember something. Only by using, applying and implementing your knowledge that you have learned will make huge and significant effect to your life and success. No action, nothing happens. But when you take action, miracle happens.
Don’t be trapped by your old habits, especially if they are destructive and negative. It will surely make very long distance between you and your success. You must discipline yourself to break your bad habits or you will be ruled by them. Success is created by doing good habits or success habits. There are many ways to break and replace your old habits. And the important keys here are DISCIPLINE and PERSISTENCE. Without them, you will be easy to fall in the temptation of getting back to your old habits. The more often you develop your new habits, the better the chances your old habits to be replaced by the new ones.
There are 5 steps for creating new habits.
- Once you do your habits, don’t make any exception to delay or even cancel that until your new habits turn to be automatic.
- Tell everyone about your commitment. By doing this, you will be more responsible with what you have said.
- Using affirmation. Please see my article the power of faith and advance affirmation to have good understanding about affirmation and how to use that.
- Using visualization. Visualize as if you have succeeded and see yourself doing the new habits.
- Never give up. Whatever happens, don’t you ever give up until your new habits become your part.
Once again your discipline and persistence will determine your success or your failure in breaking your old bad habits and creating your new success-oriented habits.
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