In this article you will know what is the 20 minute a day rulewhat it is for, and how to apply it, to improve your life forever.
When I studied the habits of millionaires, I learned something very important: Building wealth, health, and happiness is just a process that begins with a vision of the kind of life you want in the future.
The future is actually a collage of dreams that make your life a reality. Think of each dream as a picture of those things you want for your life; very personal things. As Steve Jobs said in his 2005 Stanford commencement address:
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In other words, don’t put your ladder on someone else’s wall. Follow your own dreams, not those of your parents, your teachers, or some other insignificant influence in your life.
How to turn our ideas into reality.
For you to turn your ideal life into a reality, you need to follow a process:
- Specifically define each dream of your ideal life.
- Build specific goals around each dream.
- The final step requires you to form daily habits. Habits that each time you fulfill them bring you closer to achieving your goals.
Building new daily habits is not difficult if you know what to do. It just takes time and persistence. Consistency is the key.
Also, there is a trick you can use to forge new habits and transform your life. This trick practically adds new habits without you realizing it. It’s called the 20 minute rule.
The 20 minute rule.
The 20 minute rule consists of 3 steps:
- Define the new habit you want to adopt.
- Spend 20 minutes a day on this new habit.
- Repeat this routine for 30 days.
For example:
- 20 minutes a day you will read to expand your knowledge in an area in which you need to be more competent.
- You will dedicate 20 minutes a day to networking, in order to develop relationships with people who are doing what you want. These relationships will open the door to other opportunities that will drive you to achieve your dreams.
- For 20 minutes a day you will listen to a podcast related to one or more of your goals. This will provide you with knowledge that you did not have before.
- Invest 20 minutes of your time watching TED talks in an area of interest to you.
- 20 minutes a day you will work on the development of your own business so that one day you can dedicate yourself to it full time.
- Every day, you will spend just 20 minutes to achieve a single goal. Once you achieve that goal, you will apply the same rule to the next goal.
- Jog 20 minutes a day, if one of your goals is to have an active and healthy life.
- Practice a new skill for 20 minutes a day. This will help you develop it and become proficient at it over time.
- 20 minutes of positive thoughts. Positivism is a common characteristic of successful people. A positive mindset keeps you optimistic, motivated and focused.
- Spend 20 minutes a day helping your husband or wife with chores.
- Invest 20 minutes to practice a hobby that you are passionate about and that you would like to turn into a future business.
Why apply the 20 minute rule for 30 days.
Thirty days will be enough to keep your brain cells talking to each other, forming a synapse.
Once the synapse is formed, the structure you need for the formation of a new habit is built.
At some point, between 66 and 256 days, according to the latest scientific results, the habit becomes an automatic behavior.
Why create habits with the 20-minute rule.
Habits conserve fuel for the brain by saving it work. You will need repetitions and time for this to happen. But once you automate the first habit, you can start with a new one, following the same process.
In the course of a year it is possible to adopt three or more new habits. And with this technique you will have created a dozen new habits in just a few years that will completely change your life.
Adopting good habits is like little snowballs on a mountain. You will hardly notice its positive effects, but one day, these habits will create an avalanche of success for you.
When this happens, the people around you think that you succeeded overnight. What they don’t know is that these results are the result of years and years of work.
Conclusion.
Define the life you want in the future and start your path to wealth and happiness right now.
Start by adopting just one new habit, applying the 20 minute a day rule, and stick with it for 30 days. Small steps, that’s the secret to amazing life.
And remember, if you are really interested in creating your own business, you can read our book “How to create a company while working: Discover how to manage your time, manage your money and motivate yourself while creating a company and working for another” , where you will find all the information you need to found your own company, without having to leave your job.
