Most of us set ourselves up to fail before we even start to develop new habits or make changes because we start too big. We are so focused on the result we want – lose 20 pounds, run a half marathon, declutter the house, finish a book a week – and we forget that results
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If You Can’t See It, You Probably Won’t Do It: Make It Obvious
If you have to remember to do your habit, it’s already too hard. Want a new behavior/action/task to become automatic? Start by making it impossible to miss; make sure your environment isn’t working against you. When you’re working on a new habit, Make it Obvious. Put your water bottle where you’ll trip over it.Leave your
The Sneaky Trick That Makes Habits Stick
Between work, kids, laundry, and 250 new emails a day, it can feel impossible to find time for anything new, especially the new habits we can’t seem to make happen – drinking more water, stretching, strength training, organization, wathever. But there’s a way to make new habits feel doable – even on your craziest, busiest
We all have that one thing we really don’t want to do. The email we’re avoiding.The laundry pile.The workout.The awkward conversation. That’s your frog. The trick? Do it right away. Either way, the frog is causing you discomfort. When you “eat the frog” first thing in the morning, you take care of the worst thing
Every mother has been told this at least once: “Enjoy every minute – they grow up so fast.” But here’s what I wish more people told me: It’s okay to not enjoy every minute. I’m not talking about the waking up in the middle of the night or doing infinite loads of laundry or the
The Birds Left The Nest
On April 5th I went out on my back deck to repot some plants. I had left a bag of potting soil out there all winter. When I opened up the bag, a bird flew out of the bag and scared the crap out of me. Upon further investigation I discovered a nest in the