"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle
Are your habits driving you towards excellence or mediocrity? Our habits can be defined as the things that we have the knowledge, skill, and desire to do.
Since I don't know how to sew, I can't have the habit of knitting scarves or clothes. I can attempt to learn about it and develop a knowledge of sewing. But that requires gaining new knowledge and developing a new habit.
If I don't have the skill to throw a football like Tom Brady or hit a golf ball like Brooks Koepka, then throwing a football or playing golf are not a habits of mine. I may have enough skill to consider them hobbies, but not habits.
If I don't have the desire to fold clothes or wash dishes, it's not a habit either. These may be tasks that I do regularly and become routines. But they are born out of a desire to have an orderly home, not to perform the act itself.
Ask yourself today, where are my daily habits - the things I know how to do, have the skill to do, and the desire to do - taking me?
Are your habits driving you towards excellence or mediocrity? Our habits can be defined as the things that we have the knowledge, skill, and desire to do.
Since I don't know how to sew, I can't have the habit of knitting scarves or clothes. I can attempt to learn about it and develop a knowledge of sewing. But that requires gaining new knowledge and developing a new habit.
If I don't have the skill to throw a football like Tom Brady or hit a golf ball like Brooks Koepka, then throwing a football or playing golf are not a habits of mine. I may have enough skill to consider them hobbies, but not habits.
If I don't have the desire to fold clothes or wash dishes, it's not a habit either. These may be tasks that I do regularly and become routines. But they are born out of a desire to have an orderly home, not to perform the act itself.
Ask yourself today, where are my daily habits - the things I know how to do, have the skill to do, and the desire to do - taking me?
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