Becoming a SOAR Recovery Coach: Diligence

Diligence Frame Work

Diligence is defined as "Investing my time and energy to complete each task assigned to me." It is also defined as “persistent and steady effort.”

New Habits

  • SOAR is all about creating new habits (new routine) that lead to new rewards (new highs)

  • We can’t help you to capture these new rewards without DILIGENCE.

  • Cravings drive habit. Diligence is what it takes to create new healthy CRAVINGS that lead to new HEALTHY rewards. CRAVINGS for HEALTH!

Diligent to what? Diligent to the SOAR Lifestyle!

  1. The SOAR nutrition

  2. Reading & Writing—Audiobooks and Podcasts

  3. Creating spiritual experiences (jogging, hiking, walking, etc..)

  4. The SOAR Gym Experience

  5. Attending meetings / groups / SOAR class—And much more.

  6. Giving it your all each and every day. We know of not one person who has ever quit a substance that was lazy in their efforts. It takes diligence to change.

  7. Diligence is in the opposite direction of laziness. Make it happen!

10 SOAR Practices 

  1. Reading: 10-20 min. 3-5 times a day. Mix up locations.

  2. Meditation: Morning, afternoon, night. Spend time in solitude. Organize thoughts / planning. Work on prayer and gratitude often.

  3. Strength & Conditioning: 3-5 days a week. Pay attention to the details of your training. Be consistent!

  4. Good Nutrition: Work through the phases (1, 2, 3). Take it very serious and pay attention.

  5. Creating Experiences: Create jogging, hiking, walking, swimming, and family experiences.

  6. Early To Rise: Get up early and at the same time every day.

  7. Early to Bed: Go to bed early and at the same time every night.

  8. Morning Water: Upon waking, drink a big glass of water.

  9. Gratitude: Everyday, find something to be grateful for.

  10. Day End Inventory: How did you perform in todays game? And be honest.

Learn Together

Discuss the following questions with someone else / teach:

  1. How have you been diligent in your own life?

  2. Why is it important for you to understand the important role that diligence plays?

  3. What stories can you share that will show how you used diligence to quit a poor habit?

  4. Can poor habits be quit without diligence?

  5. How is capturing new rewards linked to diligence?

  6. Does it takes diligence to capture bad habits? Why or why not?

  7. Craving drives habit right? Therefore, in order to gain new and healthy habits we will have to crave HEALTH right? How does this work?

Dustin Hawkins