When did life get so complicated? Could it be that over time we just added layer after layer until we no longer recognize – or remember where we started?
Sometimes the easiest way to reboot is to hit the reset button. Peel away the layers. Wipe the slate clean. Start over. Go back to basics.
I was recently speaking with one of my contemporaries about his training program. He said it works great! A simple, comprehensive plan, that when followed to the letter, creates tremendously profitable results. Sometimes, however, the people involved – the people who learned the methodology, followed the methodology, and benefited from that same methodology, get lazy. It’s as if they forgot. As a result, sales start to slump.
It’s not unlike prescription meds – the doctor will always warn you how important it is to finish the entire prescription. Too often people start feeling better and forget to continue their medication because the medicine worked and they are no longer experiencing that which initially caused them to seek treatment. They stopped hurting.
When business is booming, when sales are good, when the homelife is running smoothly, it’s too easy to forget the bumps in the road, or the hurdles we had to clear to get in the flow. It’s easy to become complacent.
Maybe our overly complicated lives are a result of forgetting to do those day-to-day basics. The simple things that keep the bumps from materializing in the first place.
Think about the last time you learned something new. Were you present and attentive? Did you take a lot of notes, perhaps ask a lot of questions, to be sure you understood? What happened when you got a little more comfortable? Did you reference your notes a little less? Were you confident you didn’t need them any longer? Was your confidence well-founded, or did you perform your new task perfectly adequately, instead of your normal outstanding?
Take a step back and reset. Keep it simple. Think about the last time you were at your best. Your most creative. Your most productive. When you were truly in your zone. Think of five things that might have helped get you there. Things like:
• Getting up at the same time every day
• Eating a real breakfast (more than just coffee)
• Making your bed
• Exercising – as simple as taking a walk every night after dinner
• Ending your day by making a list of tasks to accomplish the following day
Those examples were meant to jog your memory, to help you remember the habits and routines you followed religiously when you were your most productive self.
Start there. Simplify. Reset. Go back to basics.
What is something that you now remember you used to do, but stopped for some reason? Ready to start again? Why or why not? I’d love to know below!
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