Sometimes
my jam-packed schedule can make honoring my goals a little challenging.
I have to remind myself to remain consciously consistent with my daily
meditation, my writing, and remembering to schedule in some “me” time.
Though carving out time for myself, or for certain projects, doesn’t
always feel easy, it is always worth it.
When it comes to honoring anything in your life consistency is key.
And
it’s one simple secret to success that I find many of my clients—and
many of you—struggle with. Old habits die hard and when stress gets high
we revert to the familiar. This is why it is imperative that you stay
mindful of your end goal (new healthier behavior) and don’t get lulled
back to sleep (past habitual behavior).
Remember; change takes time and diligence.
What often happens is that we fail to give ourselves the time and space
that is necessary to create new habits that result in lasting change.
Many
of my clients also find that the more changes they want to make, the
harder it is to keep them. So, how can you make commitments and
consistently honor them to create lasting change?
One of the easiest ways to remain consistent is to simplify @Terri_Cole (Click to Tweet)
Some
of you may have made many goals you want to reach before summer, before
a family wedding, or before the end of this year. I admire your
awareness and ambition, but you may be doing yourself a major
disservice. How? Expecting too much, too soon. When too many goals are fragmenting your focus, your ability to follow through can be weakened.
This
is where simplicity comes in. Take a look at all of your goals and
narrow them down to the one or two that will become your top priority.
Commit to small daily steps to slowly incorporate the new behavior into
your life. Once the ‘honeymoon period’ of the new behavior starts to
fade, you enter the phase of having to consciously fight through the
desire to revert to old behavior. Once you muscle through that 2nd phase
successfully, your new normal can begin.
You have to be willing to cultivate positive change gradually and you have to be willing to work at it daily.
Greatness
and excellence come from diligence, hard work and conscious choice,
daily. By taking your time and doing it slowly and mindfully you build a
strong foundation for future success. You must lay the foundation of
one positive habit before you can lay the next. Makes sense, right?
Allowing yourself to simplify your goals
will set you up to succeed and increase self esteem and self
confidence. I hope you’ll consider consistently committing to yourself
and to your success now, and throughout the rest of this year! You
deserve to make your heart’s desire your reality.
As always, I look forward to hearing from you. Leave
a comment below and share your top one or two newly prioritized goals,
and how you plan on making consistent commitments to make them stick!
Here’s to simplifying your success and, as always, take care of you!
Love Love Love
Terri
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