day 2, already?

I like talking about beginning a new habit, rather than getting rid of an old habit. Blogging is my new habit and this is day two. Why am I counting the days? Well, it has been learned through many experiments, that it takes a minimum of 21 days to create a new habit. I set out a few years ago to create a golf swing I can count on, and my plan was to use a practice taught to me by my friend and mentor Gary Coelho (more on that at another time). I was going along great and got to day 15. Good for me - I thought so too. Gary had given me the secret to this 21 day thing - it has to be 21 days in a row. On day 15 it was raining, so I hadn't gone out to the golf course to work on my swing. That evening, as I lay in bed, I remembered that I had not completed the swing exercises I needed to do to stay on track with my 21 days. I bolted out of bed, put on my rain gear, and headed to my backyard to complete my 60 repetitions. I didn't have time to say, oh, I can start over tomorrow. I was headed to Temecula to work with Gary and I wanted to be finished with and beyond my 21 days when I arrived.

That kind of drive is what I find it takes me to keep going. I have to have a big enough "reason" to go the extra step, take on the challenge and finish it. 21 days sounds so simple, yet 21 days in a row is something that requires mindfulness. It would have been so easy to skip day 15, after all, I was already in bed, in my pajamas and warm and cozy. It was the drive of completing this exercise before visiting Temecula that got me out of my "comfort zone" and out in the rain at 10:00 pm.  I continue to appreciate having done so, as I have hit some pretty spectacular shots since.

What will you get up out of bed to do? How do you create your new habit? Making a swing change can take some time. What if I told you I could now help anyone willing to do the exercises I learnd from Gary, to make swing changes for their game? For full swing, short game and putting? Are you willing to put in 21 days in a row to reach your goals, what ever they may be?

By the way, my game really failed me on day 18 (commmitment check?), but once day 21 was over, I have never looked back on lack of confidence in my swing as a part of my game. What have you experienced?