Do You Have Patterns Of Success?
It’s easy to be a good boy or good girl once in awhile.
It’s easy to love your spouse once in awhile. (Even a drunk wife-beating husband who maintains 3 girlfriends can love his wife once in a while.)
It’s easy to eat your veggies once in awhile.
It’s easy to stop smoking once in awhile.
It’s easy to come to a prayer meeting like the Feast once in awhile.
But if you want massive changes in your life, you’ve got to do it all the time. The Bible says, And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9)
Success, after all, is all about patterns.
Create Patterns Of Success
Do you have to succeed in your life?
If you want success, you need to create Patterns of Success. Habits. Rituals. Almost non-thinking, second nature, repeated behavior.
If you want to be happier in your life, you’ve got to create Patterns of Happiness.
If you want to be healthy in your body, you’ve got to create Patterns of Health.
If you want more love in your relationships, you’ve got to create Patterns of Love.
Here’s a fact: According to research, 90% of our behaviors are patterns. Habits. Rituals. Ninety percent!
You Can’t Help But Win
Here’s the good news. If you create Patterns of Success, it’ll be very difficult not to succeed. You can’t help but win. Even if you tried losing, it won’t be easy.
Example? I was reading about Larry Bird.
Larry Bird is in the Guinness Book of World Records as one of the best shooters in basketball history.
One day, Larry was doing a television commercial.
The director told him, “Larry, here’s what I want you to do. I want you to take a shot and miss.”
Larry said, “Sure!”
“Lights, Camera, Action!” the production assistant shouts.
Larry takes the ball, throws it into the air, and it goes straight into the ring. “Oops,” Larry says, “Sorry!”
“It’s okay,” the Director says, “Miss the shot this time, Larry. Take 2!”
“Lights, Camera, Action!” the man with the clapper hollers again.
Larry grabs the ball, looks up, and shoots… and the ball goes in again. “Oh no,” he says, “I really am very sorry.
“Take three!” the Director shouts again.
Guess what. On the third try, Larry drills it in again.
This is astounding: It took Larry 15 takes before he finally missed a shot.
Why? Because for the past 30 years, Larry had a Pattern of shooting that ball in. His conscious mind was telling him, “Miss the shot!” But his subconscious mind was telling his entire body, “Shoot it in!” And most of the time, the subconscious mind wins.
I read something amazing. For years, after each team practice, Larry Bird would stay behind. When all the players were gone, he’d shut off the lights in the court. And in semi-darkness, he’d shoot for thirty more minutes.
Let me repeat: When you have a Pattern of Success, it’ll be very difficult not to succeed in life.
Focus On Your Magic 20%
And the great thing about success is that it doesn’t involve a humongous list of habits.
Remember the Pareto Principle? 20% of causes produce 80% of the results.
So here’s how to change your life: Focus on the Magic 20% of habits that produce 80% of the results you desire.
I’ve found this true in my life. If you want to be successful in any area of your life, it really boils down to three or four habits only in each of area.
Let me give you three examples from my life…
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