{"id":1207,"date":"2021-10-26T17:37:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.degencpa-titan.com\/test\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2021-10-26T17:40:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:40:50","slug":"change-nothing-ever-stays-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.degencpa-titan.com\/test\/change-nothing-ever-stays-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Stays the Same &#8211; Be the Gardener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nothing ever stays the same. On the one hand we despise change yet on the other we don\u2019t want to stagnate and become boring. Yet our habits keep us locked into a course of action day after day, year after year. The way we think, the way we behave, the way we experience things, the way we react to incidents, all are dominated by our habits. They are so strong that most do not even know what they are. Whatever our habits are, they keep us fixed in a particular perspective or behavior. They stop us reaching our potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our habits are basically involuntary acts we perform unintentionally and without thinking. We just are them. Yes. We are our habits. Whether you lack confidence, find it difficult to make decisions, always arrive late for an appointment, can\u2019t say no \u2026, feel lonely, feel stupid, think others always know best\u2026\u2026 These are all habits. That\u2019s the bad news.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The good news is that you can change. Change is based on choice. Once you realize what your habits are, you have more chance of changing them. It may not be easy. It may be painful, sometimes. But it is also fun and rewarding because you are changing your life. You are opening yourself to see the possibilities of your potential. What you are capable of.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">History shows us that there are four key ingredients to successfully change habits:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reflection, Realization, Resolve and Sustained Effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In other words, all you have to do is imagine you are the gardener of your life:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reflect on the state of your garden.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Realize what are weeds and what are flowers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove the weeds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Replace the weeds with flowers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and make a sustained effort to keep the garden clear of weeds you don\u2019t want.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is the largest weed in your garden? Which habit causes you the most pain?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is keeping this weed in place? What stops you from pulling it out?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Look at all the obstacles and think of the best method for eradicating the weed. Remember some weeds do not come out at first pull. They leave a little root behind. Some are better killed off with weed killer rather than a tortuous pull. Look for the best method for your weed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now, what flower would you like to plant in its place? What behavior would you like to put in instead of the habit? You will need something because all of us that have changed habits are aware of the need for transitory behavior. A good example is giving up smoking. The transitory behavior is either: something to do with your hands, instead of holding a cigarette; gum to chew when you <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">would light a cigarette or a sweet to pop into your mouth when you feel like a cigarette.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So what flower would you like to put in place of your weed?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The next phase is the key to success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For all gardeners the next phase is the easiest and yet the most difficult. Make a sustained effort to keep the weed out of your garden. This is the key. It is so easy to say I\u2019ve done it and walk away. Sustained effort can also be called zeal and enthusiasm. Be passionate about clearing your weed. Tell others what you are doing. Avoid incidents that would automatically set the weed off. Keep looking at your new flower. Have zeal and enthusiasm for your new flower. Keep focused on the flower. Make a sustained effort to keep the new flower watered and the area around it free from weeds. Nourish it. Fertilize it. Talk to it. Gradually the new flower will blossom, and the old weed will disappear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eric S. Degen, CPA Titan Accountancy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">www.degencpa-titan.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>discover the advantages of excellence<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing ever stays the same. On the one hand we despise change yet on the other we don\u2019t want to stagnate and become boring. Yet our habits keep us locked into a course of action day after day, year after year. 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