99% of the Time It Works Everytime...

I've been working a lot lately, and not having as much time for the things I had been doing regularly... yoga, healthy eating, blogging... hehe!!  The more I've allowed myself to put these things off a day, the harder it gets to do them at all.  I noticed even when I was busy and got home at 10 and went and did the things I needed, I had more energy and motivation to do them.  Then, tonight I read this amazing blurb from the incredible Brian Johnson:

"Jack (Chicken Soup for the Soul) Canfield has a great line. He says: '99% is a bitch. 100% is a breeze.'



Classic.


Are you looking to start a new habit? That thing you just *know* you could be doing that’d totally take your life to the next level if you did it consistently? Might be meditating, exercising, journaling, reading more, eating well or some other empowering habit you could add to your life.


Or, you might be trying to *stop* an old habit—might be no longer yelling at your kids or zoning out in front of the TV, aimlessly surfing the Internet, smoking, drinking, whatever.


If you’ve failed to make a habit either stick or go away, I’d be willing to bet that you had a 99% (at best) commitment.


But, as Sir Canfield tells us, 99% is a bitch.


100%? That’s where it’s at."

Yes. YES. YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
Makes so much sense, 100% is so much better!  I mean think about it... if you were to get married, and someone told you they'd be 99% committed to you, you'd probably wanna rethink your decision!  It's close, but there's always that one little percent there to think about and pester you.  If you're gonna do it 99%, why not just go all the way with an itty bitty one more percent?  It's like when someone leaves that last sip of OJ in the fridge... it's not enough to quench anyones thirst!! You breathe 100% of the time... so it is doable ;-)
 
It sounds like a lot at first, but when you start doing something all the time, it becomes something that you want to do more!!  The more you're spending time on things that feel good, the better you feel... so when you're doing at least one of those things everyday, you'll feel good everyday...seems pretty simple, eh?! 
 
What's something that you've been doing 99%??  Bump it up to 100%, go for it... when you don't have the option to bail out... well, it's not an option, hehe!!  So, go all in... don't leave a sip of OJ in the bottle for later, drink it up now!! ;-)
 
 
Today's Silver Lining:
"I'm Starting With The Man In the Mirror, I'm Asking Him To Change his Ways, And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer, If You Wanna Make The World, A Better Place, Take A Look At Yourself, and Then Make A Change."  Man In the Mirror- by Michael Jackson