Well – it’s almost time to call 2011 a wrap!

Have a very Happy – and SAFE – New Year’s Eve 2011!

• Now it’s time to tie EVERYTHING within your NEW YOU DAY Mentality together!

Note: If you haven’t seen the previous posts,

“New You Day?“

“New You Day – Disclaimers / Guidelines“

“New You Day – Why?“

“New You Day – What?“

“New You Day – Action!“

“New You Day – Consistency!“

- be sure to read them before continuing.

Have you ever read the instructions on the back of a shampoo bottle?

It will usually include something along the lines of, “Wash / Lather | Rinse | Repeat”.

In reference to hair – I’d suggest limiting your “repeat” to 2 or 3 times at most.  But in reference to a New You Day Mentality – and life in general – the “repeat” has no end!

For our  reference – you can take the same instructions from the shampoo bottle and substitute them with, “Plan | Do | Review”.  And as mentioned above – you’ll be following these steps forever.

The best of the best still have mentors, coaches, and advisors.

Why?

You can NEVER get too good at anything!

Life is like a plane ride.

You take off and then experience a myriad of tiny adjustments until you reach your destination.

When you take on something new – it requires ALMOST the same progression.

I say, “ALMOST” because there will be a start and there will be corrections and adjustments to get better and better at whatever it is you’re doing.  But if you’re truly devoted to something – you’ll most likely never experience an end or destination.

Why?  Because even in death – you’ll live on.

One of my mentors – the great Jim Rohn – passed away over two years ago (December 5th, 2009).  And even though he’s gone physically – he’s still VERY much with us spiritually.  His teachings and impact are still very much alive and well!

That example could have gone either way though.  Look at Hitler.  Not only do you know who I’m talking about WITHOUT a first name – but just that last name alone brings up such strong negative emotions that it’s hard to contain them.  And that’s after being dead for over 66 years (April 30th, 1945).

You can move yourself – and other people – to do INCREDIBLE  (Or horrible) things!

Think about it!  And you’re only limited by what you can imagine!

You can CONSTANTLY find weaknesses in your armor – and improve upon yourself!

I don’t know about you – but I find this absolutely EXHILARATING!

So get out there and Wash | Rinse | Repeat to greatness!

Consistency – component 4 of 4 to complete your New You Day is quite possibly the most important of all!

Note: If you haven’t seen the previous posts,

“New You Day?“

“New You Day – Disclaimers / Guidelines“

“New You Day – Why?“

“New You Day – What?“

“New You Day – Action!“

- be sure to read them before continuing.

What component could  be so important in completing your New You Day Mentality?

CONSISTENCY!

I’ll frame the answer with a couple of questions.

If you know you need a flat stomach and decide sit-ups and crunches will help you achieve it – will doing a workout once or even a few times get you six pack abs?

If you decide you’d like to learn to play the piano and decide taking lessons will help you achieve it – will taking one or even a few lessons make you a great pianist?

If you decide to become a magician and find out watching DVDs and reading books on the subject can help you achieve it – will watching a few minutes or even hours and reading a chapter or two from a book transform you into Houdini?

Unless you’re some sort of insane prodigy with untold hidden talents – the answer for all 3 questions is most likely, “NO!”

Why?

In all 3 examples you decided right?  You make a plan on what needed to be done – right?

With that said – you should have had success then.  Right?

WRONG!

But that IS the mentality people apply to things.

We live in a FAST society!

People skip commercials on their TIVO or DVR – to get back to their programs quicker and tap their feet waiting for the microwave to pop their popcorn!

Putting in time isn’t always on the menu.

Jeff Olson wrote a book – The Slight Edge – that explains consistency (positive and negative) perfectly!   Here it is in a nutshell.  It (Slight Disciplines or Slight Errors In Judgement) doesn’t seem to make a difference in the act of doing it – but compounded over time makes all the difference in the world!

The key here is the “…compounded over time…” component.

Take Michael Phelps for example.  He practiced every day for hours on end five straight years – before his record breaking achievements at the 2008 Summer Olympics.  Talent he already possessed and a focused attention to get even better – compounded over time – made it possible!  Even with all that intense focus and training – he still come within less than a second of 2nd place in one of the record breaking races!

I use that example for 2 reasons.  One – it takes an investment of time to be be great!  Two- it takes consistency!

5 years – or 1825 days – seems like a LONG time to swim lap after lap after lap.  And many people would have taken a day (Most likely SEVERAL) off in that time and/or stated, “LISTEN!  I have that stroke down!”  But as stated above – even after ALL that practice – the difference between 1st and 2nd Place come down to less than a second!

So even though you KNOW your “Why?”, “What?”, and take “Action!” – remember it’s the “Consistency!” that’ll make it all come together!

Now that you know the 4 Components of a New You Day Mentality – there is a Bonus Component.

Stay tuned for the next post to find it out…