Make it Attractive
“You don’t “have” to. You “get” to…You transition from seeing these behaviors as burdens and turn them into opportunities.” (131)
Whatever your goal is, what can you do to make this task more desirable? For me, working out in the beginning was very rough. I didn’t enjoy it, because I didn’t know what I was doing and was so far from my goal that it seemed almost impossible. But I was determined to reach my goal of getting in shape, so I had to find ways to make it more enjoyable. So, I created a playlist of my favorite songs to listen to when working out or listen to my favorite podcast. Whatever the dreaded task is in your life, try to find something that you already enjoy that you can add to the unbearable task you want to complete
“join a culture where your desired behavior is the normal behavior.” (117)
Another practice that made my health journey a lot easier was finding a community or people that are on a similar journey as you. This for me was done more via social media (Youtube, podcasts, IG, Tiktok etc). I decided to be more intentional about the content that I was consuming on my health journey. And I knew that my mindset was the biggest thing that was holding me back from achieving my goals and wanted to do something about it. So, I started with filtering what I consumed on social media because it would have a big impact whether or not I would reach my goals. So, I listened or watched people that would help me grow in the areas of life that I wanted to improve in. So for me that was health/fitness, faith, and overall discipline. This change was probably one of the most transformative things that I have done because I was renewing my mind with things that were actually beneficial. Obviously, I wouldn’t say that there was an immediate or overnight change, but little by little I noticed a difference. And now having practiced this for over 1 year I can honestly say that the change is night and day.
So, if you are just starting your wellness journey, I would start with making the changes you want to implement more enjoyable by pairing an undesirable task with a desirable one. And secondly, be more intentional about the people around you and the content you consume because it can have a big impact on whether your habits stick or don’t.
“You don’t “have” to. You “get” to…You transition from seeing these behaviors as burdens and turn them into opportunities.” (131)
Whatever goal you have, what can you do to make this task more desirable? For me, working out in the beginning was very rough. I didn’t enjoy it, because I didn’t know what I was doing and I was so far from my goal that it seemed almost impossible. But I was determined to reach my goal of getting in shape, so I had to find ways that I could make it more enjoyable. So, I created a playlist of my favorite songs to listen to when I workout or listen to a podcast that I was looking forward to. I don’t know what the dreaded task is in your life but is there something that you already enjoy that you can add to the unbearable task.
“join a culture where your desired behavior is the normal behavior.” (117)
Another practice that made my health journey a lot easier was finding a community or people that are on a similar journey as you. This for me was done more via social media (Youtube, podcasts, IG, Tiktok etc). I decided that I wanted to be more intentional about the content that I was consuming on my health journey. And I knew that my mindset was the biggest thing that was holding me back from achieving my goals and I wanted to do something about it. So, I started with filtering what I consumed on social media because watching and listening to help me reach my goals. So, I listened or watched people that would help me grow in the areas of life that I wanted to improve in. So for me that was health/fitness, faith, and overall discipline. This change was probably one of the most transformative things that I have done because I was practicing renewing my mind with things that were actually beneficial. Obviously, I wouldn’t say that there was an immediate or overnight change, but little by little I noticed a difference. And now having practiced this for over 1 year I can honestly say that the change is night and day.
So, if you are just starting your wellness journey, I would start with making the changes you want to implement more enjoyable by pairing an undesirable task with a desirable one. And secondly, be more intentional about the people around you and the content you consume because it can have a big impact on whether your habits stick or don’t. Join a community of people or consume content that have similar goals as you.