100% is a Breeze

“99% is a bitch, 100% is a breeze.”
-- Jack Canfield

This quote is from Jack Canfield’s book The Success Principles. In fact, it’s principle #35.

My response, when I first heard it, was “Give me a break! What difference could the 1% make??”

But as Jack says, “Once I make a 100% commitment, there are no exceptions. I don’t have to wrestle with that decision every day. It’s already been made. It makes my life easier and simpler and keeps me on focus.”

So I tried it. Not because Jack said so, but because my inner guidance was insisting that I make a 100% commitment to exercise.

My previous goal had been to walk five days a week. Sounds pretty good, but do you know what happened? Monday, I didn’t feel like walking, but that was OK – I could miss two days a week. I didn’t feel like it on Tuesday. Again, no problem.

Do you think I was raring to go on Wednesday? Of course not. I was back in the not-walking rut and it was ever so hard to get out of it.

My new commitment is to walk every single day for half an hour. 100% of the time. No exceptions.

And what do you know? Jack was right! I’ve faced the icy sidewalks. I’ve had my husband drop me off a half-hour walk from home. I’ve even endured the shopping mall – the last place I want to be this time of year!

I’m actually surprising myself! Each day, my commitment gets stronger. I keep my streak going. I create something to be proud of. I honour myself and my intention. The question is not “Will I?” but “When will I?”

So, what about you? What is a goal that has been difficult to do consistently? Try making a 100% commitment. You may well find that it’s a breeze!