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Isn’t it empowering to know we can get unstuck whenever we choose simply by taking action and revisiting our habits? I love setting goals, and I’ll bet you do too. I know many of you have a goal of earning a supplemental repeat income with your Melaleuca business. Others have a goal of earning significant repeat income and setting their lives on a new track. Whatever your goals happen to be, we honor them. So let’s have some fun and look at our goals differently than we usually do. The book Atomic Habits by James Clear affirms that goals are essential and momentary. However, good behaviors and habits create long-lasting life changes. Our goals may shift depending on the season of life we’re in, letting us zig and zag on our leadership journey. But the best way—and maybe the only way—to keep growing is to focus on the proper habits that keep our mindset right and our actions going. I’ve always loved learning from high performers. When I was Vice President of Medical Sales for a Fortune 100 pharma company, I studied the habits of high performers—the consistent behaviors that made them great. I commissioned a comprehensive study of the best pharmaceutical reps in the industry to understand what makes them the best of the best. What I discovered was that those reps often struggled to verbalize their habits because they just inherently knew what to do. So I shifted my study methodology and observed their actions and behaviors daily to get the answers. What did I learn? I saw them consistently making small habits that created a high-performance culture. Our habits are what bring us closer to or push us farther away from our goals. Do a quick personal inventory: What habits are moving you closer to or farther from your goals?
What habits do you need to shift or create to help you push past your goals? What’s the one new habit you’ll tackle starting today? As you think about what habits you need to shift or create, my advice is to dream big and start very small. Too often, we try to start 10 new habits all at once. While that might be admirable, you’re unwittingly setting yourself up for failure. We’ve all been there. Let’s try it differently this time. Instead, think about the one new habit you want to develop and then start doing it every day. When that feels comfortable, introduce the next one. You’ll find that the practice of constantly creating new habits produces the right results and the right mindset. I’d love to hear from you about the one new habit you created due to reading this article. After establishing your first new habit, drop me an email at djohnson@melaleuca.com and let’s celebrate! I can’t wait to learn about your experiences as you strive to live better lives and become better leaders.
“WHAT HABITS ARE MOVING YOU CLOSER
TO YOUR GOALS?”
10 JULY 2022 | MELALEUCA.COM
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