WEBVTT - You'l move in the right direction over time

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that while results might not be immediate, when

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<v Speaker 1>you do things day after day, they do add up.

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<v Speaker 1>Over time, things will move in the right direction. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip comes from an interview James Clear did on Peter

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<v Speaker 1>Attia's podcast. Clear, who is the author of Atomic Habits,

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<v Speaker 1>said that over long time horizons, your results tend to

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<v Speaker 1>bend in the direction of your habits. I think this

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<v Speaker 1>phrase is an encouraging one because the words long time

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<v Speaker 1>horizon and tend make it clear what we are up against.

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<v Speaker 1>Change can take a lot long time. These words normalize

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<v Speaker 1>that results are not guaranteed to be immediate. Sadly, you

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<v Speaker 1>can't take one day off from drinking soda or alcohol

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<v Speaker 1>and expect your entire life to change. There are no

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<v Speaker 1>promises of seeing results in seven days or even seven months.

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<v Speaker 1>Tend to bend also means that not all movement will

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<v Speaker 1>be in the direction of their desired results. You can

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<v Speaker 1>definitely see setbacks. You might be trying to build more

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<v Speaker 1>local friendships, so you put a lot of time into

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<v Speaker 1>cultivating a friendship with someone local and then she moves.

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<v Speaker 1>You put a lot of effort into starting a running habit,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you get injured. These things can be incredibly discouraging,

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<v Speaker 1>but if you keep at it, most likely you will

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<v Speaker 1>eventually move in the right direction. You just need to

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<v Speaker 1>stick with it. Personally, I'm trying to build the habit

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<v Speaker 1>of strength training as a forty somethingter woman with a

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<v Speaker 1>history of back issues, I know I need to build

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<v Speaker 1>my muscle strength to avoid pain and injury. In twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three, I started doing a weekly strength session with

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<v Speaker 1>a virtual trainer. I usually repeat what we do together

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<v Speaker 1>in another session or two on my own each week.

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<v Speaker 1>Trust me, I do not love it. Alert listeners might

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<v Speaker 1>also remember that I had a massive back pain episode

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<v Speaker 1>in early twenty twenty four, which was one year into

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<v Speaker 1>serious strength training. This was discouraging for sure, but over

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<v Speaker 1>time one does get stronger. I've noticed that I am

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<v Speaker 1>able to pick up my five year old more easily

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<v Speaker 1>these days, even as he gets bigger. Results tend to

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<v Speaker 1>bend in the direction of your habits. So if there

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<v Speaker 1>is a result you want in your life, identify wi

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<v Speaker 1>fie little ways you could move yourself in that direction,

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<v Speaker 1>and then just be patient, notice little changes if you

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<v Speaker 1>possibly can. Maybe they won't happen today, probably not tomorrow either,

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<v Speaker 1>but eventually the movement will be clear. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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