My bird-chirping alarm goes off at 4:55 every morning ⏰
I certainly don’t recommend this for everyone, but
I’ve been establishing a new habit of using that time (without the rest of the fam. up) to do my daily self-coaching thought-work and then spend 30 minutes moving my body before I get in the shower. 🚿
Except I wasn’t moving. huh!?
I didn’t for 2 weeks, then I didn’t for 2 more weeks.
I mean, I woke up- does that count?
I got on facebook. I did sit down with my journal to do some half-assed self-coaching work. I didn’t make it downstairs to get on the treadmill.
I negotiated with myself.
Well at least I woke up (it’s true, that’s a piece of my goal)
Then, the “PERFECT ” solution to my follow-through problem came to me… 💡
I know, I’ll buy myself a new, daily planner.
Not like the overview planner I have now.
Yes, that’s it! I need an even more detailed planner. So, I went to work. 🤓
I scoured several SLP and life coaching forums and asked about favorite planners and got LOTS of recommendations.
I spent the next week diligently “researching” (sounds important -right?) different types of planners.
…There it was in an amazon box on my front entryway a week later. 🎁
I studied the planner and excitedly- scheduled the tasks.
Except
Shocker, the next morning I did not actually get on the treadmill. Wah, wah 😩
Even though it was written perfectly in my awesome new planner.
GAH!
I’m the first to recommend scheduling your tasks and sticking to a schedule to accomplish your goals.
BUT
your schedule, the planner, writing it out won’t do it for you.
Doing it. Does it.
I think my brain is hilarious (and sneaky) with its perfectly logical negotiations (aka excuses). 🧠
It excuses me from not showing up for myself. It listens to my fears and negativity.
and this is part of a bigger dream that I have purposefully created, planned and decided for myself.
I unconsciously turned my back on my future self.
Remember that’s what human brains do in response to anything new. Even positive things.
Burning through tons of energy, circling around, instead of just doing the damn thing.
Our brains actually create “huge, complicated problems” we must solve, research, buy things, prepare for…
All this to escape the initial discomfort of doing the new thing.
It’s simple. All I need to do is:
Get up. Put on my sneakers and bra. Walk to the treadmill. Press. a. button.
That is literally the hardest part.
REALLY
How is your brain making things more complicated than they need to be?
Problem is- when you are in it- it’s hard to spot it- but you FEEL the exhaustion of it.
If there’s something your higher self really wants…
Eavesdrop on your brain. 👀
Ask yourself some powerful questions. 💥 ❓❓❓
How can I make this simple?
Chunk it down. Make it super easy- I mean we do this for our clients all the time.
Write down the first 3 steps. Just do those.
Notice the discomfort and do it anyway.
and as always, be super kind to yourself in the process. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Love,
Angie
P.S. At the core of what I teach my clients is how to love and support themselves through the discomfort on their way to breakthrough -without sacrificing their precious time and energy. Sometimes it means putting your foot on the break. Most of the time it means putting your foot on the gas. Most people have their foot on both- it’s exhausting. Sign up for your free consultation and I’ll walk you through the process.
