I’m currently getting worse…but it’s the only path to better.

Trying to build a habit or routine using only discipline is like trying to build a piece of furniture or a house using only hammers.

Our goals should take us closer to our best selves…but our current selves is the one who need to take us there…and our current self is usually tired. So let’s set out tired selves up for success.

“Noticing” is the win!

Summary: The more I learn about how my plant babies’ grow, the more I learn about how we grow. Here are some of this month’s Ah-Ha’s.

…What you really want.

The short answer:
”Bad habits” —> immediate reward.
“Good habits” —> long-term reward.
And your brain doesn’t care that much about your future…

When building a new habit, we’re not starting wih a blank canvas. We’re reprograming a current “default” mode.

Before we talk about the new habits we want to create, we have to talk about the habits we currently have.

There’s often a gap between what we want to do and what we actually do… What do we do about it?

By deicing “what counts” toward your daily progress ahead of time, you can save precious brain space, avoid decision fatigue, and stop calling your “worthiness” into question. Here’s how to create your “what counts menu.”…

Did you know you’re allowed to start your day doing something that serves no purpose other than…you like it?
Not only are you allowed, it might just be the key to finally unlocking your morning routine, and making your whole life better!

This is your challenge to start small. Whoever said “Go big or go home,” must have never planted a seed that grew into a tree.

I set no goals, ditched the “shoulds,” and instead followed my whims for a day, and this is what happened…

A Progress Playlist if you will…We all know progress can sound like “I’m getting better.” But here are 40 other things that progress can sound like.

“Get a Routine Baggy Enough to Live In.” -Matt Haig
Routines are there to serve us. Not impress others.

For When We’re Putting off ‘the Big Project’ with the Little Tasks…

What it “means” when you can’t stick to your resolution, and what to do about it.