My habits are a habit

“My habits make a habit of sparking my inner passion. We all have a Secrets Whisperer living within…some pay attention while others wonder why didn’t they listen.”-The habitual thought provoker

My habits are a habit that I habitually practice...so no longer will I wonder why this or that happened…I'll find it in my habits that I habitually practice!

Habits are our life’s story.

GYC this maybe possibly annoying WARNING… the word HABIT, WILL be used A LOT/several/muy mucho/Girl can you think of another word…times…just so you know!

…Let us continue,

When we think about habits and the process of our life…we either say/yell ‘we don’t care’…or begin to think on whether or not our habits are good or bad, and what actually makes them good or bad…then the big question,

 WHO has the right to say which is so?????

This post is for the ones willing to think on their habits…the “I don’t cares”…not so much…”Girl WE are in Operation Live it don’t Wish it!!!” <<<Click to tweet!

In thinking on this,

I thought about how I relate business to people and people to business…and understanding the use for observation and the study of people’s habits that are exploited for profitable increase (just stating the facts here… it is what it is!!!)…

BUT

What if YOU paid attention like all successful businesses do,

for increase in your own life????

If we know and acknowledge our habits as habits…then we have the opportunity to change the positioning of our thinking when it goes against our progress and purpose.

So, I decided that I would look, think on and observe my habits…then personally decide if they were good or bad habits…for increase in my life. And for the purpose of this post, and increasing together…I will share a few exploited habits in the form of strength by pushing back on habits that may be holding ANY of us back!

And the story/GYC Life Grocery & Check List (with notes) of the exploited habits unfolds…

My habits are a habit… so I train and exploit them in pursuit of my purpose.

+ Everyday we have the opportunity to increase, take a step further, move forward, progress…not stand still in our thinking, trust and go from whatever perspective we may have but if we ignore it…and continue to ignore it…

+How will we define and pursue our purpose?

+How will we be able to identify distractions, if we decide to live distracted?

Since our habits are habits…train and exploit them as such/so/as they are…finding yourself in the position to only be distracted by living a life full of your purpose, which is no distraction at all!

Exploiting your habits for the good and sanity of pursuing your own dreams…and the purpose of remaining focused.

+ Train/make yourself drive/walk pass the materials of your dreams.

+ Train/make yourself talk about your dreams with people who care, and are willing to give you advice on how to get there…even if all they say is…REMAIN!

+ Train/make yourself use words of faith, encouragement, inspiration, love and joy…then as the old slewfoots approach, YOU (ME, WE) will find ourselves unmoved and still focused after its air time is over!!!...

HELLO Somebody!!!!

It’s learning to fight…to remain until you see the victory in your reality…a habit of increase.

My habits are a habit…so I make it a habit to finish, even if MY completion looks different then how you see it (OUR perspective belongs to us…whether we choose to explain it to another…or NOT)!

+ Thinking about this habit…I thought about how I love to have the last word when arguing, and even more when I realize the other person is pursuing/attempting/TRYING to get the last word…unnecessarily…Girl YOU Must Be Crazy!!!

But in that…there is some type/form/manner…of completion I’m seeking, so much that I’ll even create a way (other than just letting it go…) that declares I FINISHED THIS!

+Although wanting the last word is so small…it gave Me (personally) a visual of what it looks like to finish willingly.

++Demonstrating you must train yourself to making it a habit to finish even if that means discontinuing…giving yourself room to move on and forward!!!

My habits are a habit… so I continuously refuse to quit anything attached to my purpose!

+ Refuse to quit.

+ Refuse to quit.

+ You may need to take a break/pause/look in the mirror and breathe…

BUT ALWAYS…

+++REFUSE TO QUIT any and ALL THINGS Attached to YOUR PURPOSE because it is JUST THAT IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!++ <<< Click to tweet!

Nothing is worth losing or neglecting a dream of purpose

…just because it gets hard.

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Habitually walk in trust and not in fear.

Personal but Quick GYC Story:

You gotta/haffta (have to) stop saying yes to habits that don’t profit you, move you forward, and lead you to open doors.

I’ll tell you like a friend told me, when he attempted to convince me…to introduce him to a female friend of mine…although I didn’t, what he said when I responded “that will never work out”...most certainly stuck with me…

”YOU are NOT a psychic Lauren!!!”

I’m pretty sure, it is too many times…so I prefer not to add up the number of times I attempted to foresee something I knew I should do BUT DID NOT… because of what I THOUGHT would happen, and honestly, in the moments that I recall…the only way for me to know what was going to happen…was for it to actually happen.

So, I refuse to walk away from moments that are supposed to happen in my life because of the FunKy habit of…

Predicting my future…

versus walking in trust and not in fear.

GYC Side NOTE:

It was a habit that kept me from living with hope…you know the whole doubting before you get there, everyone is against me, always keep your guard up, it’s only going to happen if it happens this or that way…all of that craziness that keeps YOU, ME, WE from trying, attempting, pursuing…LIVING!

My habits are a habit… so if I continue to stay for the drama, I’ll train myself to always be distracted by foolishness…

+ This sort of speaks for itself…HELLO!!! But I remember a time in my life…although not that long ago…when it would excite me to hear of a fight going on at school (grade school)… I just had to see it!!! Then I matured a little and started to listen to the pre-fight conversation… AND realized how SILLY/CRAZY it was to want to see a fight when MY LIFE could be in danger!!!!

---Girl I traded in that crazy!!!

+ I had to train myself to not want to see it (plus there are many fights on TV…just saying) by reminding myself that I COULD BE IN DANGER!!!

+ The more you think about the drama you’re in or attempting to be in…you realize how it’s not pushing you forward and how far it will push you back.

Drama is inevitable but your participation is ALWAYS an option.

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Because I noticed people would remain friends with those not really considered a friend…I made it a habit to stop collecting dead weight, and really think about who is on my team and am I on theirs (Plant Where YOU Prosper)!

+ Someone once told me that I like a lot of people around me…and that it was unnecessary…and would not benefit/help/increase me. But not until I got older, did I decide to observe and fully process what this person meant…

+ There is no need to keep people around as so-called friends that YOU do not voluntarily want to embrace and celebrate…

Tell me if I’m wrong?!

+++Or people who only see you as a way in or “meal-ticket”…take time to observe… they will show themselves! This is friendship…not networking!!!

Friends pour into each other’s lives without the hidden intention of some sort of gain.
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My habits are a habit…so daily I decide to accept who I am without comparison, unapologetically and walking in my freedom and beliefs unashamedly.

+ Open your eyes everyday to learn more and more about WHO YOU ARE without the consideration of negative bystanders, or opinions that have Not-A-Thing to do with YOU.

+ Know your definition; Read it and Live it daily!

+ To know and accept WHO you are, ATTACHED to your purpose is a powerful walk.

+ Each day GIVE yourself a mirror-check!

+ In moments of stress and pressure…force yourself to take a deep breath and actually look in the mirror to remember regardless of the situation...You are still here!

+Train yourself to accept yourself with no shame, acknowledging that YOU DO Have Purpose and your boldness to pursue it…is beautiful!

May your steps on your path habitually lead to the reality of your dreams!

Another Chance to Dream

“I didn’t settle, it paid off...and I got another chance to dream.”-YOU, Me, We…speaking as Victorious Winners

“I went into the battlefield…too early, realized the equipment I had was for the pre-battle…and I went over there.”-Memoirs of Another Chance to Dream

I didn’t lose focus, my heart just expanded.

Sometimes we think we’re only given one dream, one BIG goal to achieve, you dream a new dream after we reach the “top”…

Or so I thought!-It’s cool, I’ll be the honest one here, whatev’s.

It’s that moment when we feel the need to give whatever “it” is, all we have. Then when we do, and the results don’t appear to be in our favor, we go back to drawing board and wonder…:

“Was this really my big dream?!?!?”

Maybe I need to try a new route, maybe I need to do this, or maybe I need to do that? Maybe, maybe…Maybe!

But in the moment of thought...reevaluating/reflecting/just really thinking about how YOU, Me, We got here…

We pause

Side Note: This post is not about getting rid of the bigger dream but recognizing you have been given room for other dreams in between.

GYC Personal Story (that will make sense…if you want it to)

I know I’ve talked about running track…and discontinuing “that” but you should know, I played soccer next (for a moment).

Honestly, I’ve never wanted to play team sports…because it required a team effort…all at the same time, not like your appointed/designated/given time on the track.

I learned what it’s like be on a team and need a team to win. Class projects can need teams (groups) but when it's all said and done, it may be a lot of work but you can do it all yourself (been there, got the t-shirt to prove it)…BUT it's pretty hard to win a game all by yourself.

“Girl I don’t care about you playing soccer!”---Just wait…

When I first started, I played on the indoor soccer team where the coach explained my role/position on the field as all of them… “You’re fast enough to play the entire field (of course the field was much smaller than outdoor) so that’s your job when you’re out there”…and I did, although I was terrified and setting myself up to possibly be embarrassed (no, I did not play this sport before hand). ---And yes, my dad flipped and was all “Girl YOU Crazy” as did other parents and coaches from the track team…I never needed or more importantly wanted sports to get into college or be my career. *Quick Note: I knew enough about myself to be myself.*

Indoor soccer was my 1st forced and known encounter with versatility (giving all I had at one time)…yep!

But what I learned was…

Versatility opens your eyes to many things… but when you’re so focused on the one big dream…it gets hard as you appear to have moved on from waiting and preparing for the big dream. Even in starting GYC, I was asked many times about my dream to be a shoe designer and if that was still there…it is.

However,

Really, really Quick Rant…I had to…

One day I sat down to really think about all the things I wanted to do (after I realized it wasn’t time to pursue shoe design in the way I had planned)… 

A vision of me doing these other things (pre-Big Dream) started to form as I began to start all of these ventures such as writing a book…no, not “Don’t Take the Elevator…” which you should read, share and print…gift…all of that…have fun!

As these visions birthed as my own and not as ventures that I wanted to propose to businesses, I realized that I got another chance to dream, think and live more than one dream, be the steward over more than one gift and realize that it all can and will happen in its timing.

Example: The Truth about GYC Girl YOU Crazy

GYC was no way near my idea of giving back nor the non-profits that I had dreamed about owning and running after I was full on grown (and had all of my businesses in full swing). HOWEVER, as GYC began to take form in front of you all…as it still does today (6 months strong and counting), a friend of mine told me that GYC Girl YOU Crazy is just like me.

Open your eyes to more…you never know what is waiting to be birthed RIGHT NOW! The bigger dream is amazing but the journey can be greater.

What do people always say on Twitter…“Be the YOU…YOU always dreamed of being…today”---I don’t know something like that… well…that’s the GYC Girl YOU Crazy version of it (quote me)!

GYC Last Thoughts

Every now and then again…You, Me, We need to wake up and get lost in our dream(s) and the possibility of all of them happening… by developing their details.

Live and pursue YOUR own dreams for the love of YOUR sanity.

“I tear up at the thought that my heart had room to dream more dreams.”-Lauren Alicia

We always have Another Chance to Dream…as long as we have today.

"Print me"

Oooo…Why Are YOU Over There???

“Versatility is YOUR friend… don’t be a 1 trick pony.”-Exciting talking to Boring, yep! (By the way, I’m really liking this “1 trick pony” phrase these days…*smile*)

-Oxford American Dictionaries

Whether you know me, don’t know me, or think you know me…(sometimes this is the same person), I tend to appear/look as though I am all over the place…

But in reality, I’m just ready for What-&-Who-Ever!!!---And I love to keep people guessing! 

Why?

Looking back on BlowThough the Stop Sign…s, I’m reminded of how our dreams and ideas get stopped by the things that life throws at us, or what we throw at ourselves.

  

Sometimes we take challenges/opposition/negativity, as signs set in place to hurt and stop us…instead of building us stronger to endure/keep on when things get tough.

But where does versatility come in…?

Learning to be versatile, adapting to different situations will allow you understand things…& people…which will make you that much closer to your dreams and ideas being in your reality!

……………..Now wait let me back up just a little bit to the reason why/how being versatile helps our dreams and ideas…

Remember Defeating Crazy with Courageous and questioning your ideas???

Well… one of the biggest reasons you question your own ideas is to think beyond what everyone else is thinking--- this is where versatility lives just in case you were wondering…so wipe your feet & come on in!

Where do I start???

Simple Ways to be Versatile-

1.     Learn about another subject/topic/industry that may or may not be related to your dream or idea…Realize the bigger picture.

Ex: I want to be an AMAZINGLY AWESOME boss & owner…So I studied Life Insurance.---*If YOU are wondering what this means…YOU should probably learn about life insurance on more than a customer/owner of LI level.*-and that's all I'm going to say, okay? Okay.

2.     When people ask questions about stuff YOU don’t know…whether they are asking/talking to you or someone else…Research it, Look it up!

3.    Go to places that normally would not interest you…and Look around! Introduce yourself to new things and places (I know YOU have heard that before!).

4.    *YOU might not like this but…* Take a friend that hates something you love & loves you to one of your favorite/most loved places …and ask, “why they hate it?”

5.     Stay focused on YOUR dreams and goals by connecting/relating every new thing you learn…to YOU! (Make a full circle, so you don’t get sidetracked.)

GYC WARNING: People will think that you’re not focused or confused and all over the place...

“Oooo… Why are YOU over there???”

Respond with silence or better yet, when it matters (as in not trying to impress anybody just to prove a point not relevant/important/significant to you), be patient and let your finished work do all the talking!

Let Me Say This…PLEASE DEPOSIT THESE GYC Girl YOU Crazy QUOTES into YOUR Thinking:

YOUR ideas & dreams are as close as the actions you put towards them…as amazing as the people you envision being changed by them…and as BOLD as the confidence YOU have when you present/pitch them.

YOU have the ability to change the world… Don’t disable it with fear.

-GYC Girl YOU Crazy

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