"Anything worth while takes time." "Rome wasn't built in a day." These are two expressions that my parents quoted to me as a youngster and as I have grown older, the more I see the value of embracing the meanings behind these two statements.
There is no quick nor easy way to become successful. It is something that develops over time. It requires the gathering of the seeds of value, planting a crop (practice), making preparations and investing with hard work. Most people are not where they would like to be in life and would like to change, but seem to never succeed. One major reason is that they fail to take the long view when they approach the subject of change. This "longview" is what I just expressed earlier. Change cannot be make quickly. It requires the change of lifestyle and the forming of new habits. That can only be done slowly, day by day over the course of time. It is said that it takes thirty days of doing something without any interruption in order to form a habit. My opinion is that forty days is a better length to use because some people take longer to form a habit than others.
Many start to make changes but fail because they don't stick it out. Others fail because they attempt to do too much at one time and become discouraged. That is why planning and allowing adequate time to form a new habit is so critical.
Take time to think about an area of life where you want to become better. Write down a simple plan of how you think this will be possible. Commit to the plan and work to make it become a reality.
"The future comes one day at a time."
- Dean Acheson
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