Hi friends,
On Sunday, a 30-minute walk after work sounds easy enough. By Thursday, the last meeting runs over, dinner still needs to happen, and those 30 minutes are looking pretty ambitious.
That’s usually when the voice in my head says, “I’ll start again Monday.”
I’ve been trying a different question lately. What would fit today?
Maybe I have ten minutes before dinner. I can take the short loop and be home before I’d even have decided what to watch on TV. And if it feels good to get outside for those ten minutes, that’s worth paying attention to. It might be a walk I’d actually look forward to doing again.
When I wrote Running Into Me, I spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to listen to yourself. I used to think of that as something you did when life handed you a big decision. It turns out I get plenty of practice on an ordinary Thursday.
That question has been on my mind as a coach, too. I just finished the GLP-1 Medication Support Course for Fitness Professionals. As I think about how I can support people whose routines are changing, I keep coming back to this: What would make taking care of yourself a little easier this week?
Your tune-in for this week
Think of one habit you keep putting off until things settle down. Pick a version that could fit into a day you already have on the calendar. When you try it, notice what helped you get started.
And if you’re up for it, hit reply and tell me what you’d like to make easier to keep doing. I’d love to hear where your plan tends to get stuck.
See you out there,
Phyllis
Strong by Strand
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