Want to make your habits stick? Start by being crystal clear with yourself – and the universe – about what’s going to happen and when. Most people hope their new habits will stick. They say things like: “I’ll try to get up early tomorrow.”“I’m going to eat better this week.”“I need to start exercising again.”
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Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
It’s human nature to do whatever you can to stay comfortable and safe. Our brains preserve energy and avoid discomfort at all costs. The caveman part of our brain has not evolved as quickly as modern society has. It doesn’t know we don’t have to forage for food or search for shelter anymore, so discomfort
Did You Do It Today?
It doesn’t take 21 days to develop a new habit. That’s misinformation that spun from a plastic surgeon’s observations. Maxwell Maltz was a plastic surgeon and a writer. In 1960 he published Psycho-Cybernetics, which is still regarded as a classic self-help book. Maltz noticed with his plastic surgery patients that it took about 21 days
Being An Older Mom Keeps You Young
When I was in my twenties, I had more than one “older” mom tell me, “Being an older mom keeps you young.” I thought of this today when I saw a post on Threads about Rihanna being pregnant with her third baby at 37 years old. It was reminding women in their thirties that it’s
Consistency over Intensity: Start Small
Most of us try to do EVERYTHING when we want to make changes. All or nothing. That’s because change is uncomfortable, humans don’t like being uncomfortable, and we want to see results immediately if we’re going to make ourselves suffer. But that’s not how change works. All or nothing leads to burnout and inevitable failure. If
This is What Determines Your Results
Your actions don’t determine your results. Every day you are presented with circumstances that you can’t control. The weather, your boss, traffic, your spouse, the practice your swim coach came up with, the wait at the doctor’s office, the person in front of you in line at the grocery store, your washing machine breaking, your