One Apple A Day #698 - a recipe for transformation
"First is an intention.
Then a behaviour.
Then a habit.
Then a practice.
Then second nature.
Then it is simply who you are." - Brendon Burchard
I love this recipe for transformation. It is not even a recipe, to be honest. In my experience, this is how life works. How we grow, and we become who we are. The things we love and the one we don't.
They all started with an intention. One that too often, we are not fully aware. And that intention triggers a behaviour that, through habit and repetition, becomes who we are. It's a long and slow process, like a drop on a rock. When an apparently harmless and insignificant behaviour, becomes a habit, its power multiply and its effects compound.
The secret ingredient in this recipe is self-awareness. Having clarity of your intentions, observing your behaviours and deliberately choose the habits you want to cultivate. Creating the discipline to transform those habits into practices. The rest will be a natural outcome. And this is the beauty of this recipe for transformation. It's not about making big things or incredibly disruptive actions. It's about paying attention and being aware of the tiny things that count, and then let time do its magic.