How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything!

I first heard "How you do anything is how you do everything" (the title of Cheri Huber's book) at a transformational seminar I attended about a two years ago. When the trainer spoke those words, I shivered in my seat. WOW! What did that mean for me? I left the seminar reflecting on "how" I was showing up in the world. I realized that for most of my life I had been focusing on the "what." I was an action-oriented person with my hands in many different pots, but was I giving everything my very best? Or was I just doing activities to check them off my list?

I had the opportunity to re-visit the meaning of the quote recently with my coach and through another self-development class that I'm taking. "It's not what you do, but how you do it." Ever since then I have focused on the "how" of each activity that I involve myself in. From ironing the clothes to having date night with my husband to talking to potential clients on the phone, "how" am I showing up? Am I fully present? Am I really listening? Am I engaged and alive in each activity? Do I follow through and finish each activity before starting something else?

I know that one of the best ways to look at ourselves and make positive changes in our lives it to observe ourselves in action. Look at how you are showing up in your life. Notice what you notice with no judgement and if you see something you don't like, consider doing it differently next time. I find that when I am fully present and dedicated to the task at hand I make less mistakes and create more compelling outcomes than when I do something haphazardly.