Notes: Habits of Success
Developing Habits of Success
Joshua 1:7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
Deuteronomy 6:6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Benefits of habits
Easier to stick with your plans, decisions, and desires
Avoid the tyranny of the urgent (maintain your priorities)
Less stress (Decisions are made ahead of time)
Progress is achieved little by little
Habits become a lifestyle
How to develop good study habits
Figure out your schedule
Connect to other successful habits
Find a positive environment to study
Focus on “little by little”
Reward yourself and find others to celebrate with
Find mentors and accountability partners
Don’t dwell on failure; just start again
Some tips
Do course at the same time and place each day
Listen to lecture (1x); Listen a 2nd time and take notes
Read the reading and underline things that stand out or are interesting to you (1x); read a 2nd time and take notes
Discuss with a friend or mentor