How to overcome barriers to better health
Here’s how to use it:
▶ Start with the domain you’re most interested in improving (such as “Nutrition” or “Stress”).
▶ Then, get specific about what skill within that domain you’d like to improve (for example, “Eat well intuitively”), plus the practice that most appeals to you within that skill (say, “Eat to satisfied”).
▶ Lastly, choose a daily action from the list of examples under your chosen practice. (For example, “Record hunger and fullness levels at the start and end of meals.”)
Once you choose your action, make it work for you by following step 3, below.
Step #3: Make sure you can take action, even on your worst day.
“I like to challenge a client to set a pathetic goal. If it’s so pathetic, then obviously you can do it, right?” says Kate Solovieva, PN Super Coach and Director of Community Engagement.
Sound inspiring?
Maybe not.
But if you’ve been struggling with consistency, it’s exactly where to start.
Ask yourself:
- What can I do on my absolutely worst day where everything goes wrong? How much time, effort, or enthusiasm will I realistically have?
Five minutes of walking? 10 push-ups? One extra portion of veggies? Three conscious deep breaths before every meal? Nothing is too small; it just has to be something.
Now you’ve got your floor.
Then ask yourself:
- What can I do on my best day, when I feel on top of the world and circumstances are on my side? How much time, effort, or enthusiasm will I realistically have?
One-hour of all-out effort at the gym? Two hours of meal prep that will feed you and your family for the next three days? A 45-minute guided meditation?
