 We all have something that we’ve been wanting to start or finish, but our 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 is a real PRO at procrastination… it avoids, judges, distracts, makes excuses, says were not good enough, convinces us there isn’t enough time, blah, blah, blah… 1 - The first step to overcoming resistance is to 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞. 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 it with curiosity without buying into 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐄 (that is trying to keep you “safe” from failure or disappointment.) 2 - 𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑳𝑫 from your vocabulary. It’s 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 and is riddled with judgement, guilt and failure. It keeps us in a self-perpetuating masochistic loop of inaction. Instead, try using 𝑪𝑨𝑵, 𝑾𝑨𝑵𝑻 𝑻𝑶, 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳, 𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑳𝑫. How do those words feel differently in your body when you say them? 3 - 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. Get ahead of your primal brain with a planned counter-thought, one that advocates for you. Ex: T̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶e̶n̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶.̶ “I am going to make time to do x for 30 minutes on x day.” 4 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐒! Keep track of the days you show up for yourself on a calendar (gold star = extra dopamine boost!) instead of beating yourself up for the backslide. 5: 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏. Ok, so you fucked up, fell off the wagon, missed a day... So what? You’re human. Get over it :-) Be curious about what happened, take note, hit 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐓 and 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. Looking for a Life Coach? I got you! First session on me. Comments are closed.
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