Change is in the detail

We tend to create habits in our routine that for some reason we never seem to break. This could be due to us being in our comfort zone, or just being absent-minded about situations but when they no longer serve us, they can cause frustration and pain. Often we are oblivious to our routines until something snaps and forces us into action.

 

Henry Ford’s saying "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got" and it is so true. If we want change the results that we get, then we have to change something in our life. Even if you alter one detail in our pattern, it’ll be surprising what a difference it can make.

A friend of mine always left home at 8.30am to take the children to school before work. The queues of traffic on the school lane would frustrate him. He would then struggle to get parked at the school gates, and then once again fight his way through the traffic to get to work on time. The whole episode was a stressful experience and would put him in a bad mood for the rest of the day.

He decided to change his routine. He began to leave his home at 8.15am, park his car at the end of the school lane and walked the children to school. He enjoyed the exercise and smiled at the other motorists stuck in the mayhem. He would take the children into school, then walk or sometimes jog back to his car, before the onward journey. He would still get to work at the same time, but he felt refreshed and ready for his working day. His mood was different because he did something different.

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