Do It for a Day: How to Make or Break Any Habit in 30 Days Hardcover – November 2, 2021 by Mark Batterson

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Author: Batterson Mark

Brand: WaterBrook Press

Color: Sky/Pale blue

Package Dimensions: 0x203x567

Number Of Pages: 272

Release Date: 02-11-2021

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The New York Times bestselling author of Win the Day challenges you to adopt seven powerful habits for thirty days and start your journey toward reaching your God-sized dreams.

Destiny is not a mystery. Destiny is daily habits. Our lives are built on our patterns of behavior: both constructive and counterproductive habits. Whether we attain the things we desire—mental and physical health, financial freedom, fulfilling relationships—is determined by the things we do and the things we don’t. The good news? You’re one habit away from a totally different life!

You don’t have to tackle the next 30 years.

You just have to start with right now.

In
Do It for a Day, you’ll begin by identifying a change that is “3M”: measurable, meaningful, and maintainable. Habit formation is both an art and a science, and it helps to close the gap between you and your goals. You can do anything for a day, and those daily habits have a domino effect over time. Mark Batterson will help you hack your habits. Leveraging habit-making and habit-breaking techniques like habit switching and habit stacking, Mark will coach you step by step for 30 days that will change your life.
Review
“This productivity book challenges readers to make or break a new habit in 30 days, starting right now. By helping readers identify a meaningful, measurable, and maintainable change, this book can help you adopt daily habits step-by-step with helpful techniques to change your life in a long-lasting way.” Business Insider
About the Author
Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC. He holds a doctor of ministry degree from Regent University and is the
New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books, including
The Circle Maker,
In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Play the Man,
Chase the Lion,
Whisper, Double Blessing, and, most recently,
Win the Day. Mark and his wife, Lora, have three children and live on Capitol Hill.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Day 1
Wade into the Water
The Sea saw him and fled.
—Psalm 114:3

There is a legend in Judaism about a man named Nahshon. He gets only one begat in the Bible. Of course, that’s one more than you and me! Nahshon disappears almost as soon as he makes his genealogical debut, but the Talmud credits him with saving the nation of Israel by one act of courage.
When the Israelites were trapped between the Egyptian army and the Red Sea, no one knew what to do. It seemed like a no-win situation. That’s when God issued a command: “Tell the people of Israel to go forward.” The problem with that was this­—the Red Sea was staring them in the face! None of the tribes wanted to go first, and who can blame them? It felt like a death wish. While the Israelites argued, the leader of the tribe of Judah stepped up and stepped into the Red Sea.
According to rabbinic tradition, Nahshon wades into the water like Aquaman. All right, I may be taking a little liberty by adding Aquaman to the equation, but that’s how I envision this epic moment. Nahshon wades into the Red Sea until he’s neck-deep, right up to his nostrils. That’s when and where and how the Red Sea split in half. It was God who made a sidewalk through the sea, but it was Nahshon who made the miracle possible. How? By wading into the water! In the words of the psalmist, “The Sea saw him and fled.”
There’s an old axiom: If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat. That is absolutely true, but here’s one more for good measure: if you want God to make a sidewalk through the sea, you’ve got to get your feet wet. Most of us spend the majority of our lives waiting for God to split the Red Sea. Maybe, just maybe, God is waiting for you to wade into the water. What I know for sure is this: if you want God to do the super, you’ve got to do the natural.
You have to make a defining decision.
You have to take a calculated risk.
You have to make a sel