Dec 15
Debbie Hatch | Family & F.I.T.
My sister hates it when I do this but, yes, another video and
yes, again, without makeup
because……..
(a) My 90-minute yoga class is the only time I stop long enough to clear my head. I’m actually quiet. I can actually think. There are no competing requirements. It’s me. My practice. My thoughts.
(b) It’s 105 degrees in the studio and I work HARD for the entire time!! When I walk out, I am (absolutely, without question) a hot mess!!
(c) I assume you don’t follow this page because I’m a super model. Sorry, not sorry. I’m a real person and this is what I really look like – most of the time and on most days. I preach self-acceptance regardless of our body shape, height, weight or anything else. If I only talked to you when I had my hair and make-up professionally done, I would be a fraud.
(d) I have received several messages about mindset, over the last few days. I am thrilled!!!!!!!! Most of the messages want to know “how to fix mindset” or “how to be more positive” and while I’ve responded to those messages, individually, I also wanted to address it here.
There will be LOTS more coming out about this as I start my internship in January. I couldn’t be more excited.
In the meantime, to reiterate something my friend Paul said this morning, a mindset shift starts by questioning the status quo. Not just believing the first thought that pops into your head but determining whether that thought, that story, is actually true.
For example. My alarm went off to get ready for class this morning and I thought, “I can’t go. I have too much to do. I’ll just go later or tomorrow.”
Questioning the story:
Is it true that I “can’t” go or am I just thinking that because IF I go, I need to stop what I’m doing right now. I need to send this report within the next 5 minutes, as is. I need to finish this blog or put it on hold. I’m going to have to race over there….and I don’t feel like it?
The truth is, I had worked on the report for two hours already, it was done, although my perfection-seeking self wanted at least another 30 minutes to tweek.
The truth is, I can’t really go to the evening class because I have a webinar tonight. I can’t go tomorrow because they do not have a mid morning class on Wednesday. Thursday I’m flying. Friday I’m teaching. Saturday I’m flying. Sunday I’m flying and I’ll be gone for a week.
The truth is: I was feeding myself a line. That means it’s time to be accountable! I could go or not but I was responsible for the outcome. I sent the report, changed, and got to yoga 5 minutes later than I normally do but still 5 minutes before class started.
The truth about this video is:
I could have taken the time to come home, take a shower, eat, put on make up, write a script, practice, and reshoot the video but the emotion wouldn’t be the same. The authenticity of an open, honest, and completely vulnerable post would have lost something.
Dec 15
Debbie Hatch | Family & F.I.T.
I’m going to start this post but merely saying, “I have a question” and “I’d be very interested in your opinion.”
Yesterday, it was announced that Serena Williams has been named Sportsperson of the Year.
What a tremendous and well-earned accomplishment!
Serena is the first individual woman to receive the honor since 1983.
Oddly enough, this morning, though, it’s not her amazing tennis skills I’m reading about. It’s not the fact that this 34 year old woman went 53-3 in 2015 with five titles, including at the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, that provides the primary focus.
No, this morning, all of the chatter is about the magazine cover.
It’s not about tennis.
It’s people complaining about Serena’s pose and her outfit.
Why is she not poised in an athletic stance, wearing a tennis skirt?
Well, it appears (I wasn’t in the room at the time and until I talk to her personally, or see an interviewer ask her the question on camera, I can’t confirm…and if either of those things happen, or I get more information, I will definitely share that.) that both were her choice. No surprise, really, considering that as a young girl, she wanted to be a wedding dress designer. And, like her sister (who already has her own line of activewear), Serena has future plans to launch herself into fashion after she retires from tennis.
In July, when Serena appeared on the cover of New York Magazaine happily she was “portrayed as the complex, multi-faceted human being she is—a woman who’s dominating multiple fields unapologetically.”
I adore those words! It’s Serena being Serena, unapologetically. We all have that right.
I actually had a similar discussion with some MMA fighters, not too long ago. My question was, “Why do the male fighters just show up in their fighting shorts but the women ‘have to’ (those were my words) come in wearing tiny little bikinis or flirty outfits, they would never fight in?”
The answer? “Because they want to. The fighters pick their weigh-in outfits.”
We’re so incensed about the way things “should be” that perhaps we’re over-the-top sensitive to how people are being portrayed.
I believe 100%!!!!! that we should all strive to feel comfortable and confident in our bodies – no matter how tall, short, fat, thin, muscular, or anything else we are. I agree that society has portrayed the female body to be little more than a sexual icon and we have a LONG way to go before our little boys and girls are on equal footing.
Yet (and, again, remember that I personally asked that same question not too long ago – so I’m not, at all, pointing fingers) here’s my question.
Who gets to decide how any of us should dress?
How we should pose…
Whether it’s “okay” to wear make-up in the gym or not…
How we “should” put ourselves out there…
I have a friend who has taken pictures of herself wearing nothing but paint. They are some of the most magnificent, powerful photos I have ever seen of the female body. On the other end of the spectrum, I had a woman say to me, personally, not too long ago, “Wow! Did you see that lady pumping gas? Her dress is a little short for her age, don’t you think? She shouldn’t be wearing that.” Excuse me?
Clearly – not okay! Most people would agree with me, there.
But we take a very strong, beautiful, professional female athlete and feel justified in dressing her the way we think she should dress?
Is there a difference here?
Dec 14
What if I told you that if you’re not taking care of yourself, you’re not doing a good job taking care of anyone else, either.
Sometimes I go to the gym, sometimes I go to my basement, sometimes I go to yoga, sometimes I go for a walk, but I DO keep that appointment – as stringently as I would if the appointment was with a client or my doctor.
Kindness & Self-Compassion Get you some!!
Dec 14
Debbie Hatch | Family & F.I.T.
Saturday was the annual Wreaths Across America event. The crowd may have been larger than normal, here in DC, (I saw 70,000 reported as the “official number”) as it was warmer than years past, with just a little fog hanging in the air.
The organization lists its mission as, “Remember, Honor, Teach.” It is solely responsible for coordinating wreath laying ceremonies at Veterans’ cemeteries, not only in all 50 States but internationally as well. Sadly, not every grave (not even every stone at Arlington – although you may see that reported, and I used to think that was the case too) gets a wreathe, and not every cemetery has volunteers.
Photo by Fox 26, Houston
But, what a huge undertaking! And one that couldn’t be accomplished without thousands of volunteers! Individual wreath sponsors, corporate donors, professional truck drivers, police escorts, people to lay the wreaths, and people to help pick them up once the holidays have passed.
This is my 4th year volunteering with the organization. To see the pictures, videos, and news stories is one thing. To be there and participate: at any cemetery, big or small, is something different altogether. I do this because it’s something I believe in. That we should honor and remember the men and women who died for our country: who served, and continue to serve, to keep us safe. What a small price that I should pay for such a huge sacrifice.
It’s personal for me.
When your child has to write their blood type on their pack, it tends to change your perspective.
My husband has served in the US military (USMC/USAF) for more than 20 years. My son has more than a decade in the Army National Guard. My daughter in law was in the Army. My daughter was in the Air Force, and the Air Force Reserve. Countless friends and other family members have also served.
The wreaths are from Maine – as am I. Smelling the balsam and handling the wreaths bring back fond memories. The escort, at Arlington, includes Maine State Police – where I worked as a dispatcher for almost 10 years. Many of the truckers are from Maine – my husband and I know people involved in the process from the start: we like to be at the finish to help complete the task.
Two years of volunteering specifically stick out in my memory.
Veterans’ Cemetary
Boulder City, Nevada
My first year was in Boulder City, Nevada. I laid wreaths with a friend whose brother, a Marine, was killed in Iraq; and a friend whose husband, a Soldier, was deployed at the time. To be with those women, in that place, at that time was incredibly emotional.
To be honest, too, the smaller cemetery was nice. It had a little less pomp and circumstance: more work merely for the sake of remembering and less for the accolades or newspaper photos as we sometimes see in DC. A few friends texted us asking that we specifically seek out their family member’s stones. We stayed until the last wreath was laid.
Veterans’ Cemetery
Arlington, VA
My first year at Arlington was also memorable. Wow! There were so many people! I checked in, on Facebook, and almost immediately received a text from my young nephew. He had graduated from one of our military academies a few years prior, and was serving in the Army. He wrote, “What section are you in? I know a guy who’s there.”
I didn’t think too much about it. My son deployed to Iraq when he was 18/19 – for the first time. My husband has deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. My daughter was in Afghanistan. One way I kept my sanity while they were gone, is by denying the danger. Not consciously blocking it out but, subconsciously, refusing to remember that people were fighting and dying. That probably sounds ridiculous – and maybe it is – but that’s how my brain decided to get me through….
So, when I received my nephew’s text, I just thought he meant he knew someone who was also laying wreaths.
That’s not what he meant.
One of the men he went to college with was IN this cemetery. Permanently. My children know people who will never leave here; as does my husband. It was overwhelming. That truth. That honest realization. I immediately broke down in tears. It’s making me cry now.
I laid a wreath on Lt Williamson’s grave – both that year and the next. I didn’t get to the Lt’s stone this year. Not yet. I will go there when we pick up wreaths. My nephew shared it with his family who could not be in Virginia. It meant a great deal to them.
THAT is my biggest reason for providing this service. That is why I lay wreaths even though the cemetery is packed with people, and it can become quite a “commercial event”. That is why I will come back and help pick wreaths up: an event that is attended by far, far fewer people, and not covered in the news. Regardless of how cold it may be; regardless of whether the sun is shining, it’s snowing, or rain is falling. I do it, because it makes a difference – to them, but also to me.
Dec 12
Debbie Hatch | Family & F.I.T.
I’m not a neuroscientist, and I don’t play one on the internet.
But I do love reading studies about, and learning as much as I can about, the brain.
That little 3-pound globule that holds residence inside our skull and runs everything we do.
It really interests me.
It makes me think. Literally, but also about the tool itself.
How does it develop? How does it work? How is it affected by trauma?
Specifically, I’ve been wondering how the brain is impacted by aging and whether or not, as we age, we can impact IT.
I mean, we’re getting older. Each of us. Every day.
I remember my children telling their friends, “My mom is 25!!!!!” Like it was amazing that humans could actually live that long. At one point, I remember thinking 30 was really old. I remember friends telling me, as I approached 40, “You’re going to have to start slowing down now.”
Maybe it was as a means to thumb my nose at all of that.
Maybe it was a staunch refusal to be a “statistic”.
Maybe it was a “mid-life crisis”.
Maybe it was merely that I finally reached a place in my life where I had more expendable time.
Whatever the reason, I actually started to become healthier in my 30s and 40s.
I quit smoking.
I quit partying to excess.
I started exercising: lifting weights, running 5Ks, 10Ks, and obstacle courses, boxing, and doing yoga despite an incredibly challenging travel schedule.
I competed in three figure competitions when I was 47, and two more when I was 50.
I’m not alone. A lot of people are getting healthier as they age.
Not just to move better.
Certainly not just to look better.
But to LIVE better.
We know – I mean there’s no debate about this, is there?
We all know that exercise and a decent diet are good for us, physically.
We know that the combination helps prevent excess weight gain, or maintain weight loss. It helps regulate blood pressure, decreases risk of cardiovascular diseases, stroke, type 2 diabetes, depression, and arthritis. Exercise improves mood and boosts energy.
What I want to focus on is something you might not know. I’ve been devouring books and research papers since I’ve been home for the last few weeks. I want to talk about the link between our brains, aging, and exercise.
Why should you care?
Because, like me, you’re fortunate enough to be getting older too!
Did you know that Alzheimer’s disease, a degenerative brain disease, is the most common cause of dementia – a very real concern as we age?
A lot of people like to joke about it but, if you’ve ever seen its real-life effects, you know it’s no joking matter. When I was 18 and 19, I worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant on the Alzheimer’s ward of a nursing home. It was – without question – one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen.
To watch what that disease does, as it rips away memory, language, problem-solving and basic cognitive skills used in everyday activities, not only to the person with the illness, but to the entire family, is heart-wrenching.
Much (much, much) more study needs to be done, through epigenetics and the like, to determine causes and potential cures for Alzheimer’s. That said, per the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2015 Facts and Figures Report, there is a growing body of evidence that brain health is closely link to cardio-vascular health.
I don’t find that surprising.
Every organ, including the brain needs oxygenated and nutrient-rich blood to function optimally. It gets that from a healthy circulatory system.
That means, factors that protect our heart and blood vessels:
Physical activity
A diet lower in saturated fats
Eating more fruits and vegetables
Are the same things that protect the brain!
Research has proven that even moderate exercise, such as walking for 40 minutes three times a week, can combat decline in function associated with aging and increase performance on cognitive tasks.
Carl Cotman, the founding director of The Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia, concurs. “Exercise mobilizes the molecular machinery to improve brain health and cognition. It increases metabolism in the brain and generally makes brain cells healthier. It even helps clear out Alzheimer’s pathology in mouse models.”
Neuroscientists at Columbia University have provided evidence that “a structured exercise program increases neurogenesis – the birth and development of new nerve cells – in a memory hub of the brain.” Not only does exercise preserve our brains, it actually allows us to create new nerve cells!
Art Kramer, who ranks among the top 1% among researchers in Psychiatry and Psychology, and whose research at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, focuses on the cognitive benefits of exercise, says, “There is certainly increasing research that suggest physical activity and exercise will protect your mind and brain throughout your lifetime. Not only is fitness a good way to reduce the risk of many chronic diseases, but it also is a means to enhance memory decision making, and the brain circuits that underlie them.”
Although more research needs to be done, I am incredibly excited about the things we’re learning now. Physical activity and a healthier diet make a difference.
And, both of these are things within our control.
Dec 11
You may not be a competitor but what about eating something you “shouldn’t” have and then feeling guilty?
Dec 09
Debbie Hatch | Family & F.I.T.
I have a lot of different friends.
Different ages.
Different genders.
Different nationalities.
Different religions.
Different political beliefs.
Different socio-economic standings.
Different goals and aspirations.
Different medical issues.
Different tastes in food, clothes, hobbies, and other people.
Different jobs and education levels.
Different kinds of families.
Different body styles, hair color, height, weight, and skin color.
Different.
Not right. Not wrong.
Different.
They know my background and I know theirs.
We don’t judge each other for it – we don’t like it, or dislike it. We don’t have to put ourselves in the other person’s shoes. We don’t have to think (or say), “If I had been in that situation, this is how I would have handled it.”
We merely understand that this is/was the person’s story. This is/was what happened to them. Period.
They (my friends – not just people I “know”) don’t try to change me. They don’t try to “save me” from myself or some belief or non-belief that we differ on. They may not accept the beliefs that I have but they accept me for who I am – beliefs and all.
I extend that very same courtesy to them.
Because we have so many differences, I don’t agree with everything they say, everything they post, every feeling they have about topic x, y, or z.
…..and, that’s okay.
That last paragraph can be about anything but most notably of late, the big 3 heated debates have been about
Gun control,
Politics, and
If, how, or why we should wish each other well during the holiday season.
Each one of these opinions are deeply routed in a firmly held belief system. And we are different. We were raised differently, in different environments. We’ve been to different places, seen different things, and had different experiences.
I’m not going to change your mind. You’re not going to change mine.
…..and, that’s okay.
Do we, and should we, occasionally talk about these things? Sure, but I don’t feel a need start a debate over everything one of my friends might say.
They’re expressing their opinion. We all have one. We all have many!!
I don’t get drawn into every troll they post on Facebook, or feel it necessary to let them know that I agree or disagree with their feelings or beliefs. I understand that this person doesn’t believe in this, and that person staunchly believes in that. I don’t agree.
……and, that’s okay.
I expect them to extend that very same courtesy to me.
I hear you.
I am willing to accept what you say, or not.
I do, though, always accept that that is the way you feel.
You have said something that causes me to look at this a little differently, or not.
We agree or we agree to disagree.
Either way…..I’m moving on.
World peace is a phenomenal idea. I love it.
But.
We are different.
We are not ever all “just going to get along”. Look at your friends. How many different beliefs and opinions are there within that very small circle? And these are your friends! People you have chosen to bring into your life.
We are not all going to believe in the same things – no matter how many times someone tells us that we should.
…and, that’s okay.
Dec 08
Debbie Hatch | Family & F.I.T.
I was thrilled to see one of my favorite power lifting coaches talk, positively, about a 30-day challenge he recently had several clients complete.
Many people (especially those in the fitness industry) say the 30 day challenges don’t work and are a waste of time,…
I ADAMATELY DISAGREE.
I’ve done blogging challenges – that not only got me to write every day for 30 days, but got me in the habit of finding time to write. I’ve done exercise challenges, nutrition challenges, gratitude, journaling, and study challenges. I once joined a Las Vegas boot camp for 30 days – that turned into 1 year!! …and started me down the path of becoming the most healthy I have every been.
I’ve also personally run several of these challenges in the past and seen
(a) amazing short-term results but also
(b) sustainable results over the long-term
As with everything else, there ARE caveats though. 30 days is not the “end all” “magic” answer.
You need to know, going in, that:
1. HEALTH IS NOT FOR 30 DAYS. (not for 12 weeks, for the summer, or until a person reaches a certain age).
Health is for life. For that reason, I don’t believe in extreme challenges. Just say, “NO” to starvation diets; de-toxes; wraps, pills or powders; exercising for hours a day; eliminating food groups, etc.
Those things are a huge waste of time, and money. In fact, they can have the opposite affect of what you’re hoping for. With these types of challenges – where things change only for the a certain number of days, people have a tendency to binge the day before they start. You know….to “get ready”.
They do the 21-30 days un-sustainable, miserable, program and on day 22 or 31, everything is “back to normal”. These programs can, and many times, do lead to yo-yo dieting.
2. YOU CAN’T CHANGE EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE.
A 30-day challenge can be a fantastic way to learn, and try out, new things, They can provide different ways of looking at nutrition/exercise that can be implemented and sustained well after the challenge is over, but the change should be incremental.
Forget about health for a second, and look at organizational change. I have my degree in change management and leadership. I can’t walk into an organization on day one and say, “Okay, starting tomorrow, you’re doing this but no longer that. We’re changing this and this and this.” Presto.
Um. No.
I’d start first by talking to the people. “What change would YOU like to see?” “What’s the end goal? What are we trying to achieve?” We don’t rush though this step.
THEN “What one thing can we easily change now that will move us in the direction we hope to go?” ………………..
Let’s do that first.
THEN review. “Is that working?” If so, it’s critical we celebrate the change – no matter how small. If it’s not working, “Should we try something else?” We look at objective measurements here, not feelings.
THEN “What one thing can we easily change now that will move us – more – in the direction we hope to go?
And so on, and so on, and so on; building upon the small changes made previously.
You may not have thought about it in this manner, but the body is also a system – just like the organization is!! Change one thing and it impacts others. Start exercising like mad, and you’re going to be hungry! Start eating some ridiculously low number of calories, and you’re going to feel sluggish. You are going to binge. The question is not if, but when.
3. Mindset Matters Most.
Nothing will change, externally, until you’re ready to make a change, internally. You have to want to make the change. Once you have that, 30-days in a challenge group, where individuals receive support, and start to see results can be just enough to bolster self-confidence and resolve.
Reasonable changes also show people that neither the nutrition nor exercise have to be crazy over-the-top.
When people do a 30-day challenge and learn new concepts, those things cannot be unlearned. Even if they are not consistently put into practice, people think more about them. The communities built within these short-term challenges can be just the extra motivation people need to get started.
Have you tried a short-term challenge? What was your opinion of it? What did you learn?
Dec 06
Jade Socoby
I think there are a couple of reasons for this. First, it can make people uncomfortable. If we’re doing what they “want” or “know” they should also be doing, it can be hard not to feel guilty.
Second, though, many times when we’re making these changes to work on ourselves, we complain. “Ugh. I have to go to the gym again today.” “You’re so lucky. I can’t eat that pizza…or cake…or whatever” Our family and friends don’t want to see us miserable. If you’re so unhappy, they wonder, “why do it at all?”
No one is “making you” do this. You’re making a choice. Stop complaining about it. Good for you!!!!!! You’ve made a great choice.
“Get in the right mentality. If you’re not mentally ready, you may not make it. I’ve quit more times than I could count because I wasn’t mentally ready for the change. You’re going to have bad days and you’re going to get off track. Don’t get discouraged and just keep pushing. We all have bad days, we’ve all gone off our nutrition plan. It’s not the end of the world, just pick right back up.”
Mindset Matters Most.
You have to want to do this for you.
Until you determine what is holding you back and how to deal with that, you are not going to make sustainable change. Until your reason for wanting to do something is bigger than your reason for not wanting to, you are not going to make sustainable change.
“Stop weighing yourself every day. The scale can in fact be your enemy. My weight goes up and I have to take my lifting belt in a notch. Go by how you look, feel and how things fit!”
“Don’t be intimidated being the only, or one of a few, females in the weight area.”
Strength is not only for males.
Dec 05
Debbie Hatch | Family & F.I.T.
As of this morning, there are only 27 days until January 1, 2016. A day when 45% of all Americans and countless more people, worldwide, will set resolutions. We’ll quit smoking, start exercising, eat less crap, stop arguing, go back to school, and become better parents.
What an amazing day it will be!
Only. Probably not.
A Nielson survey published in January 2015 showed “staying fit and healthy” as the top resolution last year, coming in at 37%. That was followed closely by “lose weight” (32%). If Facebook is any indication, it will be the same for 2016 – just like it always has been. I can’t go past three posts on my newsfeed without seeing some type of sponsored ad by someone offering a new program that will kick off on January 1st.
The problem is…while the year starts with the best of intentions, it doesn’t typically go the way we hoped. One quarter of people who make New Year’s resolutions give up within the first week!
Here’s why:
I. Resolutions are dreams, goals are plans: action is where changes occur.
According to Nielson, the top 5 resolutions are (1) To Lose Weight (2) Getting Organized (3) Spend Less, Save More (4) Enjoy Life to the Fullest and (5) Get Fit & Healthy.
There are numerous problems with these resolutions, not the least of which, is their nebulous language. They’re not specific. What does “getting organized” or “enjoying life to the fullest” look like? What’s involved in “getting fit and healthy”? What’s the plan to “lose weight” or “spend less”? How much? How much less? How are you going to do those things? How will you know you’ve “been successful”?
Envisioning a better form or ourselves is fantastic. Wanting to be, or do, more is admirable. But you’ve got to first identify exactly what you’re hoping to accomplish. “I will….” is easy to say. The fact is, though, that you have not in the past.
Saying you’ll do something does nothing for you – except make you feel like a failure when you don’t do it. Setting goals gives you a little more concrete plan but still does nothing for you. Taking action is the only way things change and you will not take action until your reason for doing so is more important than your reason for not.
II. Mindset Matters Most.
…and, before you will take action that leads to sustainable change, you have to figure out your “why not”. What’s been holding you back?
This step requires a lot of introspection and personal awareness. Many people prefer not to do this. It’s uncomfortable. It’s easier to jump right in by changing your diet or forcing yourself to exercise.
I promise you: if your mind isn’t in the right place, you’re wasting your time. You’re going to end up showing your but…
III. We focus on what we’ll stop doing.
I’ll quit smoking. I’ll stop eating too much, or too much of “x”. I’ll stop procrastinating. I’ll stop yelling at the children. Bad habits don’t just disappear. In fact, habits are ingrained in our subconscious. To consciously focus on stopping them, only brings more attention to the negative and exhausts that willpower “muscle” very quickly.
It’s much more productive to focus on what we will do.
Breaking goals into smaller chunks provides steps to make dreams a reality. You won’t lose 75 pounds in one day; you won’t run a marathon in a week.
But…
You can start exercising 2-3 times a week.
You can start eating more vegetables and protein.
You can get a good running plan and log your first step today – maybe you’ll walk for 1/2 a mile.
You can schedule playdates with your children.
You can shut off the television by 8 pm each evening and spend an hour doing something productive.
See the difference?
IV. We try to implement everything at once.
Many people use the New Year as an opportunity to make large bucket lists or attempt extreme makeovers. We expect to wake up on January 1st and just “do it”. We will diet, exercise, quit smoking, quit arguing, quit procrastinating, and win parent of the year. All at once!!
If it sounds ridiculous, that’s because it is. But think about it for a moment: isn’t this what we typically do? Let me focus on health and fitness. How many times have you gone on a diet, began exercising like a mad-wo/man, started drinking nothing but water, and forbidden any “not authorized” food into the house. How long did that last? It’s exhausting!
What if you just added protein to a few meals this week.
Added vegetables to a few meals next week (while still maintaining the protein).
Added water to the protein and vegetables in a few weeks.
Stuck with one thing at a time for a little while and then added one more thing.
The sad fact is that people don’t want to do this because it seems so boring. It seems too easy. That can’t possible work. But it does!!!! It works precisely because it’s easy to incorporate these changes.
Even if you only change one thing each month, that’s TWELVE changes over the coming year.
Small steps taken consistently add up to greater travel toward your goals.