21 Days

When I think of the word habit, my mind immediately associates it with the word bad, but what I have failed to realize is that there are good habits as well.  I read that it takes 21 days to form a habit, but only 2-3 days to break it. 

If it only takes 21 days to form a good habit, I am left wondering how many good habits will I be able to form this year.  If my math serves me correctly, in 365 days, I could form about 16 good habits this year!  Although I believe that to be slightly unrealistic, it gives me hope that this year could be my year to form at least a couple good habits.

I heard on the news that January 7 is the day that people tend to break their resolutions.  It is the day that some become depressed because the holiday season is over, and there is not much to look forward to in the months ahead.  Bills start to pile up, and people realize that they spent way too much over the holidays and they have already given up on their New Year’s resolutions.  How does one get over the infamous January 7 hump and start working toward forming those good habits?

In trying to find a solution to this question and not having the answer myself, I decided to find people with special abilities for inspiration.  The question I asked myself during watching these videos was, what if these people had quit their goal before 21 days?


Bethany Hamilton, a surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack and continues to surf!

Angelo 'Lil Demon' Baligad, a breakdancer from Hawaii, has incredible b-boy skills.

   

These are only two exmples of kids who are an inspiration to everyone out there thinking about giving up on their goal, passion, dream or path in life.  Thomas Edison said, “If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves”.  Considering a year has 365 days, 21 days is a relatively short amount of time to form a positive habit in your life this year.  What will you do with your 21 days?