Sticking To Your Appointment Schedule
So far we’ve talked over the importance of scheduling appointments for wealth creation; we’ve talked about setting an appointment time that you will keep and respect; and we’ve talked about ways to find that time despite your busy life and schedule. Now, let’s seal the deal and make sure that this is not a fleeting resolution, but one that sticks with you and grows into true wealth and prosperity.
Making It Stick
Sticking to an appointment schedule for the first few days usually isn’t all that hard; at that point it’s exciting and new and you’re motivated to make it work. But sticking with it for the long-term, so that wealth creation becomes a reality, with a chance to grow into a lifestyle and not just a daily activity, is a different story.
Habitual Creatures
As humans we are creatures of habit. That means that anything we are going to do for any extended amount of time needs to become part of our habitual routine. It’s said that on average it takes a person about three weeks, or 21 days, to develop a new habit to the point where it will be accepted as a “given” part of the day.
If you want to make your new wealthy habit stick, you need to commit to it and force yourself into doing it for an extended period of time—for about the equivalent of three weeks. If you really want to make your wealth creation appointment a part of your life, you need to first develop that schedule and timing that works for you, and then commit to keeping it until it reaches that level of psychological priority as all the other things you just know you “have to” do every day—things like getting dressed, eating, (hopefully) exercising, and going to work (which you’ll be able to replace entirely through your wealth-building efforts one day soon!).
It may take some effort to get to this point, and that’s okay. Again, even if these are not your most productive wealth creation days, at least you are showing up and prioritising them in your mind. The rest will follow if you can just force yourself into making your financial prosperity a real habit of priority in your life.
Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
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