There is quote by E. M. Gray on success that says:
The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don’t like to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose.
What that says to me is that success is all about your habits. Do what you do. Do it on a consistent basis. And learn to do it well.
Notice that there is no mention of only doing the things you like. It is about regularly completing those tasks that will lead towards your success.
But how do we go about working on these habits in the hurried world we live in? How do learn to do so on a regular basis?
That is where Ian a.k.a. ‘Joe’ over at Joe’s Goals comes in. Ian has written a nifty little web app that in his words:
… is a simple yet powerful tool to make tracking your goals the easiest part of accomplishing them. Use our simple single page interface to setup daily and weekly goals and track your overall progress and score. Setup negative goals (or vices) to confront and overcome the bad habits that finally need to get the boot.
I like it because it appears to be easily configurable and looks fun to use. I can put in the habits I want to develop or the goals I want to work on and keep track of my progress. I can even use it to change my behavior and break some of those negative habits that I have acquired.
Are there any habits that you would like to develop? Any you would like to break? Give it a try and let us know here what you think.