Ricardo León

I’ve had an Apple Watch for four years now and every hour I get a fitness reminder to stand up and walk around for a few minutes.  I miss a few stand up reminders a day because I am “busy” working and what not I blow them off and I don’t stand up.

A small thought occurred .. How many times have I ignored standing up when I know that I should!~.

~ Today

Today it was a reminder to stand up and take care of myself.

Stand up and do something positive for myself .

Stand up and do something that moves me towards my goals.

Stand up and do something healthy for me i.e drink water.

After today my stand up are reminders to stand up and get off my butt and make sure I am doing something positive for myself.

~ Power Question

Are you standing up and taking care of yourself?

What can you stand up for yourself?

I am blogging is to improve my writing skills. The only way I can improve my writing skills is to write.

Tips on how I started the habit of blogging and ideas on how you can start a new habit.

~ Know Your Why

Everything you do starts with a strong why. My WHY to blog –  It is important to improve my writing skills.

~ Schedule It, Schedule It, Schedule It

This is important, and it was a must I had to make it a priority. I have made it a point to sit down every morning for 10 – 15 minutes and write. This has evolved from being unscheduled / random  to scheduling it and marking it as done.

~ Details Don’t Matter

When I was writing the first post something stressed me. I worried about how long it was, grammar errors and many other things that were stopping me. I had to force myself not to worry about the details.

It doesn’t matter. What matters is getting started and doing it and creating the habit of doing it.

Focus on what matters not the details.

Remember, you can always go back and improve it.

~ Be Honest With Yourself

Once I started I had to be honest with myself. I had to acknowledge that my writing skills could improve. They are not shit but I am not Shakespeare either. Once I could identify where I needed help I could find help i.e. resources.

~ Find Resources

After I was honest with myself and identified where I needed help I could find resources. I knew I needed help and researched writing tools , which led to a great online writing tool Pro-Writing Aid. Finding and using the right tool for the right job makes a huge difference.

~ Power Questions

What new habit do you want to create? What do you want to start?

Why do you want to start?

Are you willing to make it a priority and schedule it?

Schedule it!

Be honest with yourself. Where do you need help?

Who can help you, what tools are available?

Details Don’t Matter! Just Start!

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