My greyhounds are creatures of habit. So the introduction of a new dog into the pack this past weekend has seriously changed their routine. All three of them are now wandering around the house trying to figure out what exactly is going on. The new boy, fresh from the race track, is trying to adapt to living as a house dog while the 2 old timers are struggling to get used to having a new companion sharing "their" house. They'll eventually work things out (they always do), and shaking up their routine will lead to a new normal.

Sometimes we too need to shake up our routines in order to find a new, better normal. Routines can lead to complacency, and complacency can lead to stagnation. Think about that the next time you find yourself struggling to break through to the next level on your journey to success.

Are your routines preventing you from achieving your goals? To paraphrase a familiar quote, if you keep on doing the same things you can't expect to achieve different results. So every now and then find ways to shake up your routine; your success depends on it.