Habit Cultivation

 Habit Cultivation

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit.

Aristotle

We are all born to lead successful lives, but our conditioning leads us to failure.

We are born to win but are conditioned to lose. We often hear comments like

"This person is just lucky, he touches dirt and it turns to gold" or "He is

unlucky, no matter what he touches, it turns to dirt." These comments are not

true of anyone.

If you were to analyse the lives of lucky and unlucky individuals being

commented on, you'd find that the successful person is doing something right

in each transaction, and the failure is repeating the same mistake time and

again. Practice does not make perfect - only perfect practice makes perfect.

Practice makes permanent whatever you do repeatedly. Some people keep

practising their mistakes and they become perfect in them. Their mistakes

become perfect and automatic.

Cultivating a habit is like plowing a field. It takes time. Habits generate

other habits. Inspiration is what gets us started, motivation is what keeps us

on track, and habit is what makes it automatic.

The ability to show courage in the face of adversity; show self-restraint in

the face of temptation, choose happiness in the face of hurt, show character

in the face of despair, and see opportunity in the face of obstacles are all

valuable traits to possess. But these traits do not just appear, they are theresult of constant and consistent training, both mental and physical. In the face

of adversity, our behavior, whether positive or negative can only be what w

have practised. When we practise negative traits such as cowardice or dishonest

in small events, and hope to handle the major events in a positive way, it won'

happen because that's not what we have practised

If we permit ourselves to tell a lie once, it is a lot easier to do it a second and 

third time until it becomes a habit. Success lies in the philosophy of "sustai

and abstain." Sustain what needs to be done and abstain from what i

detrimental until this becomes habitual. Human beings are more emotiona

than rational. Honesty and integrity are the result of both our belief system an

practice. Anything we practise long enough becomes ingrained into our syste

and becomes a habit. A person who is honest most of the time gets caught th

first time he tells a lie, whereas a person who is dishonest most of the time get

caught the first time he tells the truth

Honesty or dishonesty to self and others becomes a habit. The choice is ours a

to what we practise. Whatever response we choose, our thinking patter

becomes habitual. We form habits, and habits form character. Before we realis

that we have got the habit, the habit has got us

Someone once said, "Our thoughts lead to actions, actions lead to habits, an

habits form character." Character leads to destiny. Therefore, you should try t

form character building habits

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