The Daily Mastery Podcast by Robin Sharma

Installing an Excellent New Habit Is Never a Linear Process (But a Very Messy One)

May 13, 2024

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The podcast discusses the struggles of forming new habits, comparing it to reaching for the heavens. Emphasizes that all change is hard at first, messy in the middle, but beautiful in the end. Highlights the importance of pushing past fear and resistance to build self-awareness and achieve excellence.

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Quick takeaways

Establishing new habits is like a shuttle launch, requiring initial energy to overcome old routines.

Success in habit formation comes from persisting through difficulty to reach automaticity and success.

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Overcoming Gravitational Forces & Establishing Habits

Just like a space shuttle needs tremendous energy in its initial liftoff to overcome gravitational forces and reach escape velocity, establishing new habits like waking up early require overcoming the gravitational pull of old habits. Initially challenging, pushing past old routines sets the stage for easier momentum and eventual success. Success in habit formation hinges on persisting through the initial difficulty to reach a state where the habit becomes automatic and effortless.

Overcoming Resistance to Form New Habits

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To reach for the heavens of your highest habits is a wonderful move. It shows the depth of your hope, the respect you have for the realization of your genius and the greatness of your ambition. How wonderful!

Yet, to err is (very) human. No one is consistent 100% of the time (no matter what they try to show you through their curated social media feeds).

Please remember one of my top brain tattoos: “All change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.”

If mastering a new habit to the point where it becomes automatic and, therefore, easier to do than not to do was super easy, the change you’re trying to make wouldn’t be valuable change.

All brilliant transformations are hard. They force you to reach deep into your gifts and talents and push past fear, doubt and resistance. And as you do this, you build greater self-awareness, about how strong you truly are.

My main point right here though is that growth is never a straight line. It’s more like “stumbling your way to excellence.”

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