Being set in your ways has its good points

Following on from the the last article on the creation of rituals I am going to reinforce what I think is an added bonus of creating positive rituals. Whilst it is all fine and dandy for me to rave on about how you should be doing all of these things, I am sure you know this already. Whether you do it or not is another thing. But I want to explore the setting of positive rituals even further because I feel this is such an important issue. If this turns a few lights on and really highlights the benefits of this type of action for you then I will be a happy man.

High achievers all adhere to positive rituals, principles or guidelines whatever you want to call them. But why? Because it saves mental and emotional energy and enhances spiritual energy naturally. It also leaves you energised with more energy to burn when you want to spend time with the family, partner or what ever other hobbies or interests you may have. Even better you don't even have to think about doing them because they are already committed to habit.

The reality is if you don't follow guidelines or rituals at the moment they will sound like hard work, time consuming and inflexible. To follow them you will have to consciously make the effort to implement them into your lifestyle. Conscious efforts take lots of energy to maintain. That is why if you don't view a ritual as positive because your perception of it is, it isn't enjoyable or it's hard work and will take lots of discipline and will power. There is a fair chance you won't maintain it because you will view the effort to be too great and subsequently won't keep at it long enough to commit it to memory. How many times have you heard of a fitness regime dropped after 2, 3 or 4 weeks. Because it wasn't committed to their subconscious mind (habit) to become part of their daily ritual or routine. The energy used in the effort was too great to maintain because it wasn't a habit yet and the effort outweighed the reward at the time.

I'll leave it there for this one as I want you to ponder this for a while. I would even encourage you to investigate people you view as successful and see whether there was a ritual or pattern they followed religiously. Fair chance there is. Positive rituals can come in any shape or form from dietary habits to exercise routines to complete daily work routines. There is no limit and the more positive ones you commit to habit the more joy you will have in your chosen field and the less restrictions you will have to hold you back.