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When my clients first come to me, they usually have janky reflection routines to help them grow healthier, wealthier, happier, etc. We all have goals, but most don’t have a daily system that helps them reach those goals.
It’s why most of us give up on our New Year's resolutions so quickly.
I had a friend whose New Year's resolution was to exercise every day. That resolution lasted two days.
It’s hard to make changes in our lives. We are so used to doing things the way we’ve always done them.
Understanding our beliefs is the best way to improve our careers or any aspect of our lives. We have to believe that we are meant to exercise daily. If we believe that exercising every morning will make us happier and healthier then we’ll do it. The problem is that most of the time we don’t really believe the new routine will make us happier and healthier.
Well…we logically know it, but we don’t believe it. We lack conviction. We don’t feel like it’s worth the effort to make a change. So we wake up on that third day and we ask ourselves, “Do I feel like exercising today?”
The answer is, “Nope,” which means we hit the snooze alarm and we miss our chance to continue our streak and build the habit.
The dialogue goes something like this:
“Do I feel like exercising today?”
“Nope. I’m tired. I have a big day today. If I exercise, then my energy will fade this afternoon. I should probably get more sleep.”
These bad questions are often the culprit of us not making lasting changes in our lives. We end up putting our focus on the immediate desire for more rest instead of helping our future selves become happier and healthier.
