Be Vewy Qwiet...I'm Hunting Habits...

Image from William James Graduate School

While reading William James' book on Psychology, I sidled up next to chapter ten, called Habits.  That is most definitely something I have paid little attention to in my life.  I usually  just woke up, and lived my life, come what may.

Then, I thought about the lessons my parents tried to teach me (bless their hearts...and patience).  Some of the lessons stuck, some didn't.  The ones that didn't are probably the ones I needed to know to get me farther than I am today.  Well, I'm still breathing, and there is no time like the present to put my neural plasticity to the test.

What will I do?  I'll begin the painstaking process of HABITUATION.  I'll start with three:

1. Begin the Habit of Early to Bed, Early to Rise.
2. Live by Design, and not Default.
3. Pursue Personal Leadership.

I'm also reading John Maxwell's The 21 Irrefutable Laws of  Leadership, and I have realized that I've done very little to "lead" myself!  How am I to realize my goals, dreams, and life's work without leading myself through it all?

Then again, how can God lead me if I'm leading me?  It is God who has drawn up the blueprints of my life and ordered how I shall progress...but the path cannot be trod unless I get busy moving while simultaneously pondering the path I am taking!  To quote @BishopJakes, "God uses busy people, not sleepy people!"

So I must commit to a time, er, habituate myself to that time, and come hell or high water keep that which I have committed myself to.  This is personal leadership at its core.  For some of you, you're probably saying, "Why are you so late on knowing this fundamental tenet of success?"
Again...

I am Delayed, but not Denied!

What do you think about Habituating in adult life?  What are you working on for personal leadership?