Become healthier – part 3

Thanks for your answer. Of course, when I wrote the model I was feeling motivated. Now, I’m not so thank you for picking that up. It’s too hot! I also like that you suggest envisioning who I want to be rather than what I will do.

C- Become healthier
T – I have a vision of who I will be in a year’s time
F – Excited and energised
S – Butterflies
A – Leap out of bed and go for a walk
R – Slowly build up a habit of doing healthy things

I’ve changed the middle but the C and R are still the same. I have now decided that my aim is to get up earlier and to go for a walk early in the morning. If I can build that up as a regular practice then that would certainly help towards becoming healthier.

 

Answer:

Nice! Now’s the time to put this into practice. Commit to yourself. Do everything you can to support yourself in this goal. Make it fun and easy. Show yourself that when you make a decision, you stick to it. Make a list of 5 powerful thoughts that will help you on the days your brain wants to show you obstacles.  (I feel you with the heat, it’s not my thing!) One step at a time.

In the book Atomic habits it shares how getting started is the hardest part, so even committing to a 5 minute walk which seems easy, almost too easy, can help you get going. Once the shoes are on and you’re out the door, you’ll probably go for more than 5 minutes. Keep celebrating yourself all along the way.