Practice Principle and System

Sow the words of the voice within yourself, and nurture them.

Begin → Replicate → Act → Reflect → Ask → Notice → Carry on

Seven principles that move you from within.

Make Daily Practice Work

1. Rise | Set the Scene

We try to do it with willpower. Then hesitation creeps in, and something else takes over. Make a place your trigger. Save your energy and make it a daily ritual, like brushing your teeth.

⚫︎ Sit quietly in the same place.
⚫︎ Don’t spend energy getting started.
⚫︎ Make it easy to begin.

2. Follow | Use the Model

We do things our own way. When we do, our ingrained habits take over. Just try replicating the model. That’s how we help ourselves improve.

⚫︎ Listen closely to the model and replicate it with your voice.
⚫︎ You don’t have to do it alone.
⚫︎ The less you fall back on old habits, the more you improve.

3. Act | Give It a Try

We wait until we feel confident. But confidence doesn’t come first. It comes from saying it out loud and giving it a try.

⚫︎ Recall the model and act it out.
⚫︎ Try it without relying on the text.
⚫︎ Build one small “I can do this” experience at a time.

4. Reflect: | Review Your Practice

We rush to the end. We don’t notice our own behavior unless we look back on it later. Instead of moving on, we pause and review our practice.

⚫︎ Listen back to your own voice.
⚫︎ Check how it differs from the model.
⚫︎ Look back and find one small discovery.

5. Ask | Notice the Gap

We think the answer is somewhere outside of us. So we immediately ask for the right answer. But the mismatch is within us. Ask yourself a simple question. That’s how awareness begins.

⚫︎ Write down what caught your attention.
⚫︎ The gap is not outside you; it is within your own practice.
⚫︎ Asking yourself is part of the practice.

6. Realize | Put It into Words

We think we understand. But when we let an experience remain vague, it slips away. Put it into your own words, and you’ll begin to see your own patterns.

⚫︎ Writing one line is practice in itself.
⚫︎ Capture the experience in your own words.
⚫︎ When you put it into words, others can support you more personally.

7. Carry On | Keep It Alive

We think we’re done once we’ve practiced. But when we leave the time between practices unattended, the practice fades away. Recalling a phrase and saying it out loud is how we keep it alive for tomorrow.

⚫︎ Recall a line and say it aloud.
⚫︎ Try again what stayed with you.
⚫︎ Put the advice into practice and see what happens.