PLANNING (Implementation Intention): You will follow through 2X to 3X more likely to complete your weekly task than you normally would just by filling in the following statement.
I plan to complete the weekly task [day] at [time] in [location].
A reminder you might have to use multiple Implementation Intentions in order to follow through.
EXECUTION (strategies used): From week to week, I use a combination of many strategies. There are always some which are used more than others depending on what comes up, but I wanted to offer a link to all them at once.
My advice is to identify the I CAN'T statement you tell yourself during the most. Then find a strategy below the statement which resonates with you, and then start using it.
Enjoy!
REFLECTIONS (learnings and actions): This week I wanted to write about a connection I made with being 100% committed.
I first learned this from Dane Maxwell and Andy Drish from The Foundation. They said
...being 100% committed is easy, while being 99% is $%^&*.
This connects to what I read in Medium this week and the quote comes from John Asaraf. He says
If you are interest, you come up with stories, excuses, reasons, and circumstances about why you can't or why you won't. If you're committed, those go out the window. You just do whatever it takes.
I have to be honest and say I was just interested when I started the Leap Year process, but now am fully committed. It has taken me well over 52 weeks to get to this point, but I know for a fact I will complete my weekly task no matter what challenges life presents me.
For example, this week my beautiful daughter was born on Sunday. We were well taken care of (diapers changed, baths given, and around the clock help) so we could focus on welcoming our newest member to the family. This help was amazing, but we were restrained to a room in a hospital for three and a half days. Additionally, the nurses would come in every three hours to ensure we, my wife, was feeding Elea to stabilize her weight. The room did have internet, but could only be accessed on our cellular devices. Thus, I was not able to connect using my laptop...somewhat of a problem, as I write daily from it.
In the past, the thought of 3.5 days without my laptop would have stressed me out, but I just embraced the situation and took it as an opportunity to support Megan and hold Elea for hours at a time.
We arrived home on Thursday and started to acclimate to not having around the clock help. Additionally, I learned my great grandmother has some serious health issues the same day. Thus, I was trying to figure out how I could get home to see her. All of this while, not sleeping on a regular schedule to help Megan with Elea.
The amazing part is I have been consistent with the Leap Year process for 75 weeks now, and this has lead me to harness the power of "Inevitability Thinking." I read this from the same article in Medium and it was coined by Eben pagan, business visionary, who said
Inevitable Thinking is thinking and acting as if what you are doing is a forgone conclusion because you set up the conditions for it to happen.
I am now at a point where completing the weekly task and fulfilling my commitment to the Leap Year process is a"forgone conclusion."
Now has this been easy, no! However, I have learned the true difference between being 100% committed and being merely interested. So let me ask you are you committed to achieving your dreams or are you just interested?
Victor Frankl said
He who has a WHY to live for can bear almost any how.
I can guarantee you can create meaningful change in your life and achieve your dreams using the Leap Year process, but know it will require you to be 100% committed, not merely being interested.
So are you ready to take steps to achieving the amazing? Then commit and know the outcomes will be a "forgone conclusion."
What Went Well?
Weekly task completed in the face of overwhelming daily challenges. Harnessing the power of Inevitably Thinking.
What is something we can improve? What actions can we take next week?
Aware of when we do not get enough sleep. This will help you avoid snapping at individuals unnecessarily.
What is something to avoid next week?
Trying to control every outcome of every situation. In the words of Mihaly csikszentmihalyi, Flow do not resist.
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