Have you been told you should walk? Maybe that’s what’s getting in the way.

In this episode

• What is getting in the way of you walking? 0:02
  • What can be getting in the way of you walking is how you are talking to yourself about it, such as external-focused words such as should have.
• Why do you not follow through on your health goals? 1:28
  • A lot of people take up positive healthy habits after a major scare, but many of them find it too difficult to consolidate the changes.
• Letting go of excuses, barriers and reasons for not following through with a health commitment . 2:32
  • Your mind loves to 'help' you by using words of 'encouragement' - telling you you have to, need to, must, and should, do things. This is counterproductive.
  • Hands up if you love it when people tell you what to do.
  • The first step is letting go of excuses, barriers, reasons and instead focus on the language you are using.
• Owning your thoughts and feelings. 5:26
  • The next step is to own the thoughts and feelings that are coming up, and how you feel when you write them.
• Creating a space for choice. 7:13
  • A brain dump gives you clarity and leaves space for choice.
  • The next step is to play with decision and choice words and see how they sound.

Join the Walking is Awesome program, or work one on one with me to establish a long term walking habit that you want to do.

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