I really enjoyed this. It’s amazing how a small shift in the way you think about something can make such a big difference. My personal example goes something like this. I have a strenuous work out scheduled and not much desire and even less energy to do it. I now say to myself, “I’ll just go for 15 minutes to get my heart rate up, I can do anything for 15 minutes”. Usually after 15 minutes, I feel better and I’ll do 15 more or maybe even finish the workout. But when I do end after the 15 minutes, instead of beating myself up, I say, “anything is better than nothing”, which is true. That little shift has helped me so much! When I was younger, if I didn’t feel like doing my hour long run I would skip it and then beat myself and feel bad about myself all day. I would also think that nothing else would be suitable, such as a 1/2 hour brisk walk, very “all or nothing”. Since I have shifted my thinking, I have way less stress leading up to my hard workouts, my moods are brighter, and I don’t miss workouts anymore, they are just lighter than usual at times. Anything is better than nothing!😊
Thank you so much for this, Christine. You give such a great example of how just focusing on the first step or the start can be so powerful. And yes, "Anything really is better than nothing,"...a great antidote for "all of non"e thinking that many of have or do struggle with. Thanks again.
I really enjoyed this. It’s amazing how a small shift in the way you think about something can make such a big difference. My personal example goes something like this. I have a strenuous work out scheduled and not much desire and even less energy to do it. I now say to myself, “I’ll just go for 15 minutes to get my heart rate up, I can do anything for 15 minutes”. Usually after 15 minutes, I feel better and I’ll do 15 more or maybe even finish the workout. But when I do end after the 15 minutes, instead of beating myself up, I say, “anything is better than nothing”, which is true. That little shift has helped me so much! When I was younger, if I didn’t feel like doing my hour long run I would skip it and then beat myself and feel bad about myself all day. I would also think that nothing else would be suitable, such as a 1/2 hour brisk walk, very “all or nothing”. Since I have shifted my thinking, I have way less stress leading up to my hard workouts, my moods are brighter, and I don’t miss workouts anymore, they are just lighter than usual at times. Anything is better than nothing!😊
Thank you so much for this, Christine. You give such a great example of how just focusing on the first step or the start can be so powerful. And yes, "Anything really is better than nothing,"...a great antidote for "all of non"e thinking that many of have or do struggle with. Thanks again.