Life is one big lagging indicator
Everything you see in your life right now - the wins, the losses, the body in the mirror, the state of your business - is just a reflection of the mindset and habits you’ve practiced long enough to show results.
One client told me recently,
“What gets me going, what keeps me motivated, is looking at my results - my business, my fitness, my life - and realizing that none of it was luck. It’s the habits I chose. And if I want to keep this, I’ve got to keep the habits. That's why I choose to eat fish with veg for dinner and dedicate time to strategy even when it's hard”
Another said,
“I lost my results in business last time because when I got to a certain level, I stopped doing the habits that got me there. I burned out, yes, but I also didn’t realize that my success wasn’t random, wasn't luck. It was the result of what I did, not who I was.”
In my coaching, I’ve built a small ritual around that realization.
Whenever a client hits a milestone, I stop and ask:
“Can you see how this is the direct result of your new habits?”
It’s not a celebration - it’s an anchoring. A reminder that everything we become, good or bad, proud or regretful, is built from the small choices we repeat every day.
Life lags behind your habits.
What you’re living today is the compound interest of yesterday’s actions.
And what you’ll live tomorrow depends on the habits you choose today.
“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.”
~ John Dryden
So next time you face a choice that pulls you away from who you want to become - pause.
Ask yourself: What future am I investing in right now?
