I subscribe to and absolutely love T. Harv Ecker’s blog. For those of you not familiar, he is an author and wealth trainer. His book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind is an amazing read, all about mastering the inner game of wealth. I received my weekly email from Harv today:
Secret #2: The Habit that All Millionaires Have
The most successful millionaires I know all have absolute INTEGRITY. Integrity simply means doing what you say you are going to do.
When you make commitments to yourself that you don’t keep, you train your mind to not do what you say. You’re setting yourself up NOT to succeed.
Eventually, that lack of commitment extends out toward others, and you DO NOT want to build a reputation of not keeping your word. That goes for business partnerships and personal relationships as well.
On the road to wealth, your integrity will absolutely matter to potential allies, mentors, customers and others who can help you.
Most importantly, though, the strength of your word matters to yourself.
Think back to a time in your life when you set out to do something—maybe you were even absolutely passionate about meeting this goal—but you didn’t follow through.
How did you feel … like you let yourself down? And how easy is it to meet any goal when you doubt yourself? Not very easy at all, is it?
Noelle, if you say it, do it. If you start it, finish it. Otherwise, don’t say it or don’t start at all. Stay true to your word, and build a track-record of integrity.
I was struck by the realization that this principle applies to everything in life, not just wealth. In fact, it is the reason I started this blog. In order for my Clean Living Program to succeed, I have to train my brain to do what I say. I committed to A Year of Clean Living and to delivering to you, a full years’ worth of inspiration, ideas and personal sharing. I also committed to living the principles of Clean Living for an entire year. I set big fitness goals for myself this year, and if I’m going to stay on track, it’s going to require some serious integrity.
When it comes to food, I am (mostly) able to make good choices. Exercise, however, kills me. I have recently started doing Yoga (weight-loss yoga, the hard kind) and find that I actually love it and look forward to it. I am also using my elliptical trainer, which has gathered dust for years. My commitment to myself is to exercise at least 5 days per week, for the next 8 weeks. I will paste Harvs’ advice all over the house and train my brain. Your challenge today is to set a goal, share it, and follow through. It will require effort to get where you want to go. You will have to exercise and forgo eating and drinking many of the things you love. Set yourself up to finally succeed this year by making the mind-body connection. Make a commitment to yourself today, and start training your brain to do what you say. Never forget, I am here for you…
