The Other Half of Habit 3

Habit 3- Two Parts Time Management Learning to put first things first Prioritize items to fulfill mission and meet goals Learn to overcome fear and peer pressure It takes courage and guts to stay true to your first things like your values and standards

The Comfort Zone Relaxation Freedom from risk Things you are used to doing Things you enjoy doing

The Courage Zone Things you have never tried before Hard moments Opportunity Bravery Risk

Why Enter the Courage Zone? Adventure, risk and challenge is included Everything that makes you feel uncomfortable is here A place for opportunity Because you miss 100% of the shots you never take

Never Let Fears Make Your Decisions Many people let fear make their decisions They don’t try anything new for fear of failure There may be teams you never tried out for, clubs you never joined, someone you never spoke to for fear of being uncomfortable Don’t let fear make your decisions, you make your decisions!

Below are the events in the life history of a man who failed many times but kept trying Failed in business at 22 Lost for the state legislature at 23 Failed in business at 25 Coped with the death of his sweetheart at 26 Had a nervous breakdown at 27 Was defeated for speaker at 29 Was defeated for a congressional nomination at 34 Was elected to Congress at 37 Lost re-nomination for Congress at 39 Was defeated for Senate at 46 Was defeated for vice-pres of the US at 47

Who is this person? He was elected President of the United States when he was 51 years old Abraham Lincoln Where would our country be if he gave up and never became President He rose he time he fell until he reached his destination

Be Strong in Hard Moments Small hard moments-occur often Doing your homework Getting up when you alarm goes off Larger hard moments-occur occasionally throughout your life Getting cut from a team Being dumped by a long-time boy/girl friend Death in the family

How to handle Hard Moments Be Strong Don’t do something stupid that will affect you for the rest of your life Don’t give in to one night of pleasure A weekend of excitement Thrilling moment of revenge

Overcoming Peer Pressure Saying NO when all your friends are saying yes, takes raw courage Use your “Won’t Power” Enter a large deposit into your personal bank account * Not all peer pressure is bad-sometimes the pressure you get it to be your best 

The Common Ingredient of Success Discipline To manage your time To overcome peer pressure To overcome your fears To be strong in the hard moments All successful people have the habit of doing the things failures don’t lie to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose - Albert E Gray

Hardest Habit to Live? Habit 3 Take baby steps Homework Look at Baby Step #7 on page 128 Read The Relationship Bank Account pgs131-143 Read Habit 4 pgs145-162