When you're starting a new habit, people expect motivation to feel like high energy. They expect to feel really excited about something...

But starting a new habit is hard. You're asking your brain to rewire. You're asking yourself to do something you've never done before. 

You...

When you're starting a new habit, people expect motivation to feel like high energy. They expect to feel really excited about something...

But starting a new habit is hard. You're asking your brain to rewire. You're asking yourself to do something you've never done before. 

You...

Ah! Another post on this but it's important. This week has been kinda hectic with some travel and visits and just not the same routine I mostly enjoy.

And this is usually when things fall apart for people. They have to go on a trip. Or work gets hectic. Or family comes to visit. Or it's...

When you start your day by scrolling on your phone,

cleaning the house,

or opening your work computer, who are you being?

When you skip meals during the work day,

when you binge at the end of the night,

and when you skip meals the next day again,

who are you being?

...

On the days I don't want to take action, I think about:

1. What pain will I experience if I don't take action

2. What pleasure will I experience if I do take action

3. What's the SIMPLEST way I can take action

Taking action on the days you don't want to take action moves you forward....

I say this habit sets me up for success because I know on the days I don't do it, I don't feel as great.

Yesterday was an example. I did not do this, and I felt like a mess.

Every morning I make a green smoothie for breakfast. I started doing this a few months ago to simplify breakfast. I...

I almost missed today's blog! I was getting ready for bed, noticed my "small and doable daily action" list and noticed I didn't blog.

I was at a coffee shop earlier today and started a blog, but then my internet kept going out and wouldn't save... so here I am 12 hours later writing and SAVING...

Yesterday I got a deep tissue massage to deal with my knee and hip pain.

I am so tired.

This was my 1 minute blog today. :)

Something > Nothing

Today on a coaching call, I guided my client to get consistent with working out for  1+ minute every morning. 

1 minute at the minimum and 15 minutes at the maximum.

When I work with clients, we write everything they're going to do on a piece of paper so we both are...

When you don't want to do the thing...

Do a small version of the thing.

When you don't want to go for a 30-minute run,

go for a 3-minute walk.

When you don't want to do your physical therapy exercises,

do 1 minute of your physical therapy exercises.