How to overcome barriers to better health
Embrace C+ effort.
If you’re a perfectionist, or a former straight-A student, that line hurt to read.
(Don’t worry. This C+ won’t result in your parents telling you that they’re disappointed.)
But what all of the above barriers and solutions have in common, is that they recognize and work with our inherent imperfection.
None of us is perfect, and expecting as much often results in failure (or at best, short bursts of success, followed by a crash).
Adopt an attitude of compassion and acceptance towards your human self—who’s most likely trying their hardest—and work with your vulnerabilities, instead of constantly expecting yourself to grit your teeth against them.
There will be times you’re getting “A’s” in fitness. That’s awesome. And you also don’t need to aim for C+. Just don’t think of yourself as a failure when you have to dial it down.
Living a healthy, meaningful life means constantly striving to do our best—while also allowing for flexibility, mistakes, and bad days (or seasons).
You’ll be surprised at how much better “good enough” is than nothing. Especially in the long run.
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