If you're like me there have been times in your life when you really wanted things, people, places, or circumstances to change. You felt stuck in a rut and in most cases waiting for something to come along that would bump you out of that rut. The funny thing is we are creatures of habit and mental programming. We always tend towards the mean or the status quo, most of the time we do this unconsciously, just going back to our old way of thinking, being, behaving and reacting. Even if we take a seminar or a self help course or read a book how long is the lasting change? Unless something significant happens at that course or during the event or the book really hits you over the head, my thoughts are that the change is like a hot bath and doesn't last very long. So the question is what do you need to do to get out of the rut or rock the boat?

You need to do something out of the ordinary. You need to do something you wouldn't normally do. Break the routine. This is the idea behind practicing random disciplines. At one seminar that I took we were asked to bow every time we entered in and out of a room. The idea behind this simple act was to shake your mind up. In your daily life chances are you don't bow as you enter or exit a room. So if one day to deicide to make this one of your random discipline it would shake you up, mentally, physically, perhaps even emotionally. This makes your mind and body awaken from the status quo. It makes you more alert and makes space for you to take on a new idea.  It is a simple act and subtle change that could make all the difference. The only question is: What are you going to do today to rock your proverbial boat?