Being extraordinary

When we want to become healthier, break bad habits or become wealthy we imagine the need for immense discipline.

And disciplined people (often) do achieve a lot.

Yet discipline is overrated. 

If we feel undisciplined we let ourselves off the hook without even trying.

Warren Buffet said:

"What we do is not beyond anybody else’s competence. I feel the same way about managing that I do about investing: It’s just not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results." 

If doing extraordinary, disciplined actions doesn't produce extraordinary results, what does?

Daily incorporating easy habits. 

• Listening to an audiobook while you work, drive, cook or clean or work-out
• Carrying fewer (not necessarily 0) credit cards with you.
• Talking with (not at or silently betraying) a spouse
• Exercising in harmony with your body (don't workout at 6am if you're a night-owl)

 

Extraordinary is a choice. It's doing easy habits repeated often.