Samuel Smiles Stressed: Preparing Habits

HABITS HARNESSED- PREPARING YOURSELF USING CORE REASON THAT IS IMMEASURABLY MEANINGFUL! (PART 2)

“Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a habit;

Sow a habit, and you reap a character; Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.” ― Samuel Smiles

Combining talent with tenacity:

The key to remember is if you want something badly, you will work for it diligently. No failure will stop you, no obstacle will block you, no excuse will prevent you from getting the result you desire.

Disciplining yourself through the daily practice will aid you in making the best of your natural talent along with getting ahead of your competitors who rely on “talent” alone. Since you are combining talent with tenacity, it will help you accomplish more, achieve faster than the rest of the competition.

The combination

a small book). By year end, you will have read 3,600 pages (approx. 12 books) which is incredible!

What must be remembered is that, though initially the activity itself might not seem very interesting or very exciting, but sticking to an activity for at least a month will let that activity occupy a solid place in your lifestyle.

This is so because you have developed a rhythm or a flow in your book reading habit, so, it would be difficult for you to skip your daily routine. However, this rhythm or flow would not have developed if you had not forced yourself to read during the first, second or third week on a daily basis.

So, the key idea to remember is that if you want to develop a good habit, force yourself to start. You can always start small if you want to!

In this case, if even 10 pages are too much, then a person can read at least one page. Continuing to read 1 page daily will allow you to read 30 pages in a month or 365 pages in a year, all of which is better than no reading at all. (As a side note, the more work you do plus the more you apply consistency to your work, the faster you will get the