Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to try not to miss twice. Good
Speaker 1: habits can be tough to form, but maintaining them is
Speaker 1: an even bigger challenge. We all fall into traps that
Speaker 1: prevent us from making progress. One common one. If you
Speaker 1: slip up and miss a day, all of your progress
Speaker 1: is somehow ruined or less valuable. You're a failure. So
Speaker 1: why try? What's the point? But, of course this stark
Speaker 1: thinking is ridiculous. Six days of healthy eating is great,
Speaker 1: even if the seventh featured a lot of cheesecake. Two
Speaker 1: weeks of walking every day don't suddenly disappear just because
Speaker 1: you got really busy. Instead, try a different rule. Don't
Speaker 1: miss twice. If you sleep in and skip your morning run,
Speaker 1: for example, well, no big deal. Forgive yourself immediately, don't
Speaker 1: sweat it, but then do everything possible to make sure
Speaker 1: you don't miss the next day. You keep the momentum
Speaker 1: of a good habit going while giving yourself grace for
Speaker 1: the times when life doesn't go as planned. Of course,
Speaker 1: planning can still help if you find yourself missing a
Speaker 1: lot of days. Well, maybe you need to think about
Speaker 1: your new habit and what you need to put into
Speaker 1: place to make sure you're only occasionally missing a day.
Speaker 1: Maybe you need to go to bed earlier. Maybe you
Speaker 1: need to move your alarm clock farther away so the
Speaker 1: snooze button is less tempting. The never missed twice rule
Speaker 1: doesn't mean you get a free pass every other day,
Speaker 1: but it does help you make a pattern of progress.
Speaker 1: It allows you to focus on building a meaningful it
Speaker 1: rather than obsessing about slip ups. And when you do
Speaker 1: miss a day, it helps you mobilize all your efforts
Speaker 1: towards not missing the next time. Keeping a street going
Speaker 1: is fun, it can be really motivating, but consistency is
Speaker 1: far more important than perfection. If you make a point
Speaker 1: of never missing twice, you'll build the foundation for long
Speaker 1: term success. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening,
Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
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