#Viewpoint September 2

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For the month of September, I am participating in the 30-Day Literary Lesson Challenge. Today’s lesson is on the impact of a VIEWPOINT.

One author who has impacted me is James Clear. Before the month is over, I will be sharing lessons learned from his book “Atomic Habits”. Social scientists provide Clear with a lot of research for his books. One concept he is really big on his how our thoughts can deliver results to all aspects of our lives.

Impact of our Viewpoint

The following was posted on my blog on December 17, 2020.

It is amazing when you just simply REARRANGE a thought, a phrase, or even letters how it changes everything. Social scientists have studied how changing our thoughts delivers big results. Just like in the game of Scrabble when we move letters around, we can create different words.

I recently watched a video by James Clear where he was talking about goals. He was adamant about how to REARRANGE goals and replace them with an affirmation. Here are three specific examples:

The goal is not to read a book but to become a reader.

The goal is not to finish a marathon but to become a runner

The goal is not to write a book but to become a writer.

Sometimes we need to change our VIEWPOINT in order to alter the purpose of life’s journey. The quest should not be just to achieve but rather to become.