Achievement is a process, sometimes linear and, sometimes not. 

Regardless of the path,  it is certain that success results from, ” a series of (deliberate) actions or operations conducing to an end” (Merriam Webster).

Success is neither instantaneous or by happenstance. It is the result of daily contributions toward specific goals and the repetition of those targeted efforts.

Eureka!!!

 One of the essential keys to achievement is repetition.

Repetition is the cornerstone of learning and developing automaticity, which is extremely important.

As Norman Vincent Peale once surmised

“Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.”

This level of application creates a mental and physical state, which makes achieving any goal possible.

Astoundingly, in this day and age repetition is dreaded if not avoided.

Undoubtedly learning and growing by repetition is a timely and often painstaking process, requiring patience, an element which many are in short supply.

But, nothing that is worth obtaining comes easily.

Building lasting achievement requires a shift; moving beyond what is comfortable and adopting a change in thinking and habit.

One must do what is necessary to develop habits that support a desired level of success.

To do otherwise is pure insanity.

When the individual focuses on reinforcing the right things, accomplishment is sure to result. As it has been attested.

If what is repeated is targeted and positive, then positive outcomes result.

Helmster, the author of From 360 Days of Positive Self-Talk, provides his readers with a great example of why creating success through targeted and positive repetition is important.

Focusing on the wrong things, allowing a repetitive influx of negative input, or engaging in untargeted practice can lend to negative neuroplasticity.

“If you think a negative thought repeatedly, you literally rewire your brain. Same with a positive thought” (Church)

If success is what you are looking for embrace repetition.

Make sure whatever is being repeated is positive and targeted toward your goal.

 

Works Cited

Church, Dawson. “The Dark Side of Neural Plasticity.” Energy Psychology Journal. 2017.

   Web. https://energypsychologyjournal.org/the-dark-side-of-neural-plasticity.

Accessed 6 May 2019.

Helmster, Shad. 365 Days of Positive Self-Talk. Gulf Breeze, Fl., Park Avenue Press,

2015.