It's Not About Willpower: 5 Things You Need to Change Habits - Part 5

It's Not About Willpower: 5 Things You Need to Change Habits - Part 5

While there are plenty of mistakes we make when it comes to changing habits, our willpower is not the problem. The issue is skipping the foundational things that help cement the change into our lives. In this blog series, we will explore the five things you need in place when changing your habits.

It's Not About Willpower: 5 Things You Need to Change Habits - Part 4

It's Not About Willpower: 5 Things You Need to Change Habits - Part 4

While there are plenty of mistakes we make when it comes to changing habits, our willpower is not the problem. The issue is skipping the foundational things that help cement the change into our lives. In this blog series, we will explore the five things you need in place when changing your habits.

It's Not About Willpower: 5 Things You Need to Change Habits - Part 3

It's Not About Willpower: 5 Things You Need to Change Habits - Part 3

If you're on track to make a change and you're finding that you're hitting a wall, it's not that it's the wrong change. It's not that you can't do it. It doesn't have anything to do with your ability to make this change. It's just that you started too big.

It's Not About Willpower: 5 Things You Need to Change Habits - Part 2

It's Not About Willpower: 5 Things You Need to Change Habits - Part 2

We all know how satisfying it can be to see effort pay off. One of the key ways to ensure you are able to feel satisfaction when changing or creating habits is to understand and take note of your baseline or starting point.

It's Not About Willpower: 5 Things You Need to Change Habits

It's Not About Willpower: 5 Things You Need to Change Habits

It's a very common mistake when making change. I've made it myself many times before. Not knowing your core “why,” which goes beyond the surface level of the habit change. For example, the surface level “I want to eat healthier,” has a deeper why underneath. What would eating healthier result in?

Choosing Liberty

Choosing Liberty

I have jumped out of an airplane at 14,000 feet.

I have walked down a slick fashion show runway in heels
and spoken to a crowd of 400+ people.

I have also rappelled down a cliff next to a 110-foot waterfall.

Each of these actions carry a certain level of risk. For a couple of these decisions that I made years ago, there is the obvious risk of death. A month ago if you asked me what kind of risks I’m taking in my every day life today, I would have replied, “None.”

Slow Down to Create Space

Slow Down to Create Space

Years ago, an elderly gentlemen who observed me running a large-scale event, that I had planned for 6+ months, commented to my client saying, “The grass doesn’t grow under her feet.”

At the time I wore it like a badge of honor. Sit? No thank you. I need to keep busy. Take a break? Maybe later, there’s still work to do.