James Clear said, “Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.”
Check Part 1 of this article here.
How I applied systems thinking to health, wealth, and wisdom?
Part 1 talks about the importance of goals vs systems thinking. You might be wondering how it can be applied to multiple areas of your life. If you already don’t know, my three core values are health, wealth, and wisdom. Instead of coming up with goals that are not in my control, I used ‘systems’ thinking to become healthier, wealthier, and wiser in the long term.
My system is to form habits in three core areas of my life and stay consistent. Simple but not easy.
There are so many things that are out of your control that can affect your goals. But, if you have a system, you can focus on things that are completely in your control. For example:
Health – Instead of focusing on how many pounds to lose, I came up with a system to work out every day.
Wealth – Instead of focusing on how to beat the stock market I came up with a system to save and invest automatically.
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Wisdom – Instead of focusing on how many books I can read per year I came up with a system to read every day.
And, the beauty of this system is that I win every day. Of course, there will be some bad days but I fall back on my system the next day. I just love it!
Conclusion:
Next time you come up with a goal, the very next step should be to come up with a system to achieve that goal. When I say consistently, we should think long-term – months if not years. We should understand that getting fit and healthy is a long-term journey and we need to focus on having a system or forming habits to reach that goal.
I am a big believer in systems. Having a goal is necessary to point you in a certain direction but systems will help you achieve your goals. If you have a system, you celebrate success every day.