THE DAILY SPARK

Real change happens through tiny, easy actions, tied to clear triggers, repeated until they become automatic.  Habits aren't built through motivation.  They're built through systems.Quote by James Clear - ATOMIC HABITSREFLECTION:Did you make New Year's resolutions? How are you doing with them?Have you examined your habits and determined which support you and which ones don't?If you want real change this year, create a system so your desired outcome happens.  What is that?  What system will you put in place to ensure success?

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.Quote by Maya AngelouREFLECTION:The butterfly goes through a complete metamorphosis from egg to larva (caterpillar) to pupa (chrysalis), to an adult butterfly... to achieve such beauty requires a complete metamorphosis.What changes have you gone through to achieve the beauty of you?What part of a metamorphosis are you in right now?  Do you believe beauty awaits... a butterfly freely flying?

What do you do regularly?Where do you show up, what do you publish? Who do you ask, and what do you answer to? What gets better because you persist?Are there systems you support or work to change?What do you do when you don’t feel like it? Especially then.The ocean is made of drops. And our practice turns those drops into something of significance.It’s a practice if we show up even if it’s not working (yet). And it’s a practice if we understand how to make it better.Our actions become our habits, and our habits attract others. That becomes our community, and our community builds systems. Those systems feel awkward until they become normal, and then, once normal, they become the status quo.Bolts of lightning rarely change the world, but erosion does. Streams turn into rivers, and rivers persist.Quote by Seth Godin Daily BlogREFLECTION:What habits do you have?  Do they support you - get you the results you want?Do you give up too easily? What is a practice you want to embrace this year - stay with it even if it isn't working (yet)?