For those of you in the States celebrating today, Happy Independence Day. For everyone else around the world, Happy 4th of July! 😃
The 4th of July.
Of course, today weâre celebrating Independence Day.
But itâs important to note that weâre not celebrating the day we *won* our independence.
Weâre celebrating the day we DECLARED our independence.
Of course, there was SEVEN YEARâS worth of blood, sweat, and tears that went into the Revolutionary War to back up that declaration (!!), but thatâs a pretty cool distinction when you think about it for a moment.
So, Todayâs +1.
Two parts.
First, letâs celebrate all the little Independence Days of our lives. Those moments when we declared our Independence from the bad habits that were tyrannizing our lives.
With that in mind: What are three bad habits from which youâve won your independence?
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
Fantastic. High fives. Fireworks!
Now, itâs time to make a new Declaration of Independence.
From which keystone bad habit will you Declare your Independence from this day forward?
I think the preamble to your Declaration goes something like this:
âWhen in the Course of an individualâs life it becomes necessary for that person to dissolve the bands which have connected them with bad habits and to assume among the powers of the earth, the self-mastery and virtue to which the Laws of Nature and of Natureâs God entitle them, a decent respect to the scientific wisdom of the ages requires that they should WOOP their plans to win their Revolutionary War within themselves.
As such, I [ INSERT NAME ], hereby declare my Independence from THIS bad habit: _____________________________.
I hereby WOOP the successful Revolutionary War against said habit.
This is my Wish: _____________________________
This is my Outcome; I shall experience these Benefits: _____________________________
These are my Obstacles: _____________________________
This is my Plan to deal with those Obstacles: _________________________.â
Enter: A powerful ânecessity to act.â
Hereâs to winning that Revolutionary War and honoring your Declaration of Independence!