Yesterday’s message about how I start my day was particularly helpful for a lot of you. Full disclosure: it resonated more than I thought it would. So many of you emailed me back with questions, thanks, and appreciation for sharing how I begin my mornings. I love hearing from you. It helps me write with more purpose and clarity.
Since yesterday was so helpful, today I’m going to share the simple structure that makes it so useful for me and others.
Behavior is the most complex variable in the world. Complexity kills execution and stalls progress. We need a simple approach to behavior that helps us understand it and bring discipline to it. Simple executes and wins.
See behavior as three things: what you don’t do, what you do, and how you do it.
The things you don’t do are part of your behavior. They impact your success and happiness as much or more than anything else. Identifying and committing to what you don’t do is a foundational step on the path to the best version of you.
The things you do determine your path and your production. As obvious as this seems, doing the things required to achieve the things you want is the only way forward. Knowing it and doing it are often totally unrelated.
How you do it is the style, skill, and personality you bring to your behavior. For example, there are thousands of ways to not complain. The first part is don’t complain. The second is do anything else. The third is how you want to go about that.
That’s why I begin every day by writing a list of DON’T and DOs. Then my day is spent HOW I want to be the best version of me in alignment with those behaviors.
Do the work. Embrace the chase.
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