Solutions June 2019 | Page 55

When I told this story to my wife, I
finished by saying, “That’s the power of
a plan!”
She added, “Yes, the power of a specific
plan.”
Patrick
Morley
Winston was able to get something
going by taking a few simple steps in the
right direction. It’s what psychologists
technically call “behavioral activation”
because it includes its own positive
re i n f o rc e m e n t a n d c a n s n o w b a l l .
Another example would be to say, “I’m
going to walk to the end of the block,”
and then, “Oh, that was easy. Next time I
can go for twenty minutes.”
That’s the power of priorities, and that’s
the power of a specific plan.
Patrick Morley is a business leader,
speaker, and the bestselling author
of 21 books, including the award-
winning The Man in the Mirror, The
Seven Seasons of the Man in the
Mirror, Devotions for Couples, and
Devotions for the Man in the Mirror.
He lives with his wife in Winter
Park, Florida.
Adapted from The Christian Man by Patrick
Morley. Copyright © 2019 by Patrick Morley.
Used by permission of Zondervan. www.
ChristianManBook.com.
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