Things from me (and someone else) to THINK about
“Your level of greatness is attached to the greatness of your habits.”
“When you take care of the little things, the big things take care of themselves.”
“The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” // Warren Buffett
A story to BE moved by
A wealthy businessman was worried about his son’s bad habits. He sought counsel from a wise, old man. The old man met the man’s son and took him out for a stroll. They walked into the woods, and the old man showed the boy a small sapling and asked him to pull it out. The boy did so with ease, and they walked on.
The old man then asked the boy to pull out a small plant. The boy did that too, with a little effort. As they walked, the old man asked the boy to pull out the bush, which he did. The next was a small tree, which the child had to struggle a lot to pull out. Finally, the old man showed him a bigger tree and asked the child to pull it out.
The child failed to pull it out even after trying several times, in different ways. The old man looks at the boy, smiles and says, “So is the case with habits, good or bad”.
Something to DO right now
Take a moment to reflect on your daily habits. Which ones are helping you to achieve your goals, and which ones are holding you back? Identify one bad habit that you want to break and one good habit you want to cultivate.
