Loving the Chaos

Today is day 5 of the 30 day challenge.

So how’s it going?

For those of you who have been able to meet your challenge commitments - high fives!

For those of you who have had a little difficulty sliding into a routine, cut yourself some slack and get back at it today. A couple of missed days won’t impact your success. Giving up now most certainly won’t get you closer to your goal

Today’s tip:

Set a schedule for when you will do your new habit. Without a scheduled time, most people let their day completely slip away, they feel tired, or just plain run out of time.

Make an appointment with yourself.

For most people, the earlier in the day, the better. That way the natural chaos in the day won’t impact on you getting it done. And there’s a real morale boost to know that it’s been taken care of rather than hanging over your head as the day goes along.

You don’t necessarily have to commit to the same time each day but be sure to decide at least by the night before when you will take care of this new habit. That gives you flexibility in your schedule and allows you time to enlist the help of others if necessary.

Tune in tomorrow for a powerful tool.

Post a comment and share how your first 5 days have been.

My challenge….

I had forgotten what a great time for reflection my walks with Cal were. I’ve had some good ideas and insights these past 5 days as we have strolled along. It was particularly gorgeous this morning. It had rained last night so there was a light fog and the leaves were damp giving that wonderfully autumn scent to the air.

Yes I used an escape hatch on Friday. I’m allowing myself 6 this month so I felt just fine about giving myself permission to skip one day even this close to the beginning. It’s amazing what rules we begin to make up about how and when to give ourselves permission. Don’t think that a certain number of days in the challenge have to pass before you use one of your escape hatches.