Creating Habits that Stick
What if I told you that something seemingly small is actually making a significant impact on your life?
As I embark on my new fitness journey, I want to share with you some things I’ve been stewing on.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably tried the whole gym thing multiple times and gave up pretty quickly. My New Year’s resolutions were more like New Month - I never made it past February. Full of excitement, I’d drive over to the gym in a cute new workout set and water bottle. I’d give it my all for a few weeks, but by the time my motivation wore off, I would cold turkey stop. This hasn’t happened just once, but multiple times.
Recently, I discovered what I believe to be a big key to why this kept happening. It all starts with little daily decisions. Habits.
I want to encourage you to really press in here. I actually really desired a healthy lifestyle, but didn’t have the tools to help me get there. I had a vision, but no direction. That in turn kept me being led by motivation, but relying on that alone wont get you where you want to go.
Often, we look at the big picture of what we want, but don’t realize that it’s the little decisions we make daily that help us get there.
I’m very much still in the beginning stages of my journey, but as I continue moving forward I want to start sharing more with you about things I’m finding are making big impacts on my life. Here’s what I’m currently applying and I’m already finding good fruit with it:
Identify your goal. Without this, you will have no idea where you’re heading.
Create small habits that lead you closer to your goal.
Imagine these habits start stacking up over time - what could your life look like? How much closer would you be to your goal?
They say a book isn’t written in one day. It’s intentional time spent writing word by word until it’s complete.
Today, think of one habit you can add onto a habit you currently have. This evening after showering, I set out my workout clothes for the morning to make getting to the gym one step easier. What’s one thing you can do?
The little decisions you make daily can change your life.
With love,
Shelby
