Chapter 74
Will Your Changes Last This Time?
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his
mistakes, will never be wiser on the morrow than he is
today."
--Tryon Edwards
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Today's Empowering Question
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"What are some changes that I should make? How can I make
them last?"
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Today's Fast Session
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A few months ago, one of our cats, Rebecca, got out of the
house for only the second time in eight years. Since she
often spends time sleeping in hidden closet spaces, no one
had seen her for a few hours and didn't think much of it.
But after hearing horrible noises outside late that night,
my stepdaughter came and enlisted me to find out if Rebecca
was outside.
Since she's white, I saw her instantly against the dark
background of trees in the back yard. As I got closer, she
looked like she had stuck her paw in an electrical socket.
Her hair was standing straight up. After a few very
nervous moments, I was allowed to get close enough to touch
her and then, gently, bring her in the house.
The next day, the Vet shaved a couple spots to reveal some
nasty bites from another cat. She was hurting really bad,
but pretty soon, she was back to normal...
Well, almost.
Ever since, she has been the most lovey-dovey cat you have
ever seen. Every time she's around, which is just about
always now, she's rubbing up against us, purring, playing,
and wanting to be petted... kind of like a dog except for
the purring.
This is a cat that, while never mean, would never even let
you pick her up for more than a few seconds. The only time
she ever came really close was to meow for treats.
I think this new behavior is her way of saying, "Hey, all
these years I never truly knew what you guys meant to me.
I know now. And I'm not forgetting it."
She's literally like a different kitty. And she's NOT
reverting back to her old ways.
When studying the behavior of people, we see that most
sudden changes usually don't last because they haven't been
"cemented in" through time and repetition. Typically,
after a short period, old behaviors come right back strong
as ever. Our OLD patterns, our MOST dominant programs...
our true beliefs, come back to run our never-ending string
of emotions and thus our moment-by-moment actions.
Rebecca's situation, though, was unique in that it was a
HIGHLY emotional event. And those kinds of events tend to
re-wire us without the requisite time and repetition before
our new patterns can take over.
Since most of us have changes we want to make, and don't
want to wait around for a high-intensity emotional event to
occur, THAT is why it's so important, in the process of
changing habits of thought and action, to repeat the ideas
and visualize what you want constantly. Without it, change
rarely comes or stays around for very long. Today, you
never see athletes in any sport who don't do this daily.
That's why these newsletters are structured the way they
are. Without making the continual effort to install action-producing, winning beliefs, there is no foundation for new
behavior that will last beyond a few days or weeks.
It's vitally important to continuously implant the seeds
of greatness on a daily basis...
Or nothing on the outside will change.
And it's SO easy to do.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go play with my
cat. She wants some attention.
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Today's Winning Beliefs
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-- I enjoy repeating my most desired beliefs
-- Seeing myself reaching my goals is easy & automatic for
me
-- I'm building upon my successes today
-- I feel myself changing and improving by the day
-- Adding new behaviors is so simple and easy for me
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