ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Business & Lifestyle Experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling #MotivationMonday - Don't use the holidays as an excuse

Summer is in full swing, and it is easy to slip up and let go of all the good habits that we have been practising ( have you?) with the excuse, "Well, we need to live a little". Of course, life is for living and also enjoying ourselves, especially on holiday. Nevertheless, if you want to live your best life and arrive at the ripe age of ninety or more, satisfied, happy and with at least regrets as possible, you need to set your priorities straight. Deviating from the routine that you've devised to help you achieve what you want is only going to grow into complete abandonment and potential self-sabotage/setback likely. That's why it is important to have a simple routine of a few basics that you can do easily, anytime, anywhere, and then have a menu of things you can do when you can or want. This way, you avoid making excuses ('Oh, I can't, I'm on holiday, but ...) because there is no actual need to make any. Also, this way you can enjoy your holiday too and feel good about yourself because you have managed to keep the promise you made to yourself. The secret here is to plan those chosen activities into daily routines, habits that you stick to no matter what. Don't try to start a new routine a few days before you go on holiday. It is not exactly going to help. Perhaps you could start something like 'walk for 10 minutes outside every day', which you could do both at home and away.

REPETITION AND DISCIPLINE

Remember: You are what you habitually do. And what habitually do determines how you feel every day and what you achieve. If what you do has not become engrained in your psyche so much that it becomes you, in times of trouble/stress and soo you will revert to base (the old substandard you), or you will stray easily and sefl-sabotage. And then you're going to regret it, blame yourself, a bit of self-loathing, and you get discouraged. This requires discipline and repetition. Yes, I said it before, and I will say it again and again and again(repetition, right?). Discipline equals self-love: it is loving yourself enough to choose things that are in your best interest rather than things that are comfortable or easy, or just habitual. You need to choose yourself daily, consistently. Whatever you do, choose yourself, and love yourself more, even on holiday. #followme #like #share Business & Lifestyle Experimentation Blog for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling