Thanks for this--very inspirational and motivating!
I don't have any grand ideas at the moment, but am struggling to reach a goal within a time limit that I've given myself, and many of your suggestions are great for even pushing through to an important life goal. These goals can be small (going to the gym 3x/week) or large (getting life insurance, planning will--very uncomfortable to talk about the worst-case scenario stuff and easy to procrastinate!).
The suggestions that especially resonated with me were:
Give yourself permission - it is similar to breaking down a large project or large goal into smaller pieces, by saying, "I'm just researching the topic of life insurance now", without having to make a commitment until further down the road.
#$%! Fear was the other helpful suggestion. I have started spinning (taking cycle classes at the gym), and have seen great results from this. However, when I'm in the throws of cycling fast and hard, my mind starts telling me that I'm getting dizzy, can't catch my breath, and can feel my heart beat "too fast". Yes, sometimes these are signs to get to the doctor, but I have been working up to this fitness level, and for the first time, am pushing myself beyond comfort-zone to test my strength and stamina. I am not dizzy, I can catch my breath, and my heart is racing... but all within healthy limits. It is just my brain being fearful and questioning if this is OK. I constantly have to #$%! fear when I spin (by the way--my brain did this when I first started swimming, then kickboxing. Now, these activities are fun and invigorating, just another reminder to myself that I can do this!)
Thanks again for sharing! Look forward to reading more articles from you.
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Thanks for this--very inspirational and motivating!
I don't have any grand ideas at the moment, but am struggling to reach a goal within a time limit that I've given myself, and many of your suggestions are great for even pushing through to an important life goal. These goals can be small (going to the gym 3x/week) or large (getting life insurance, planning will--very uncomfortable to talk about the worst-case scenario stuff and easy to procrastinate!).
The suggestions that especially resonated with me were:
Give yourself permission - it is similar to breaking down a large project or large goal into smaller pieces, by saying, "I'm just researching the topic of life insurance now", without having to make a commitment until further down the road.
#$%! Fear was the other helpful suggestion. I have started spinning (taking cycle classes at the gym), and have seen great results from this. However, when I'm in the throws of cycling fast and hard, my mind starts telling me that I'm getting dizzy, can't catch my breath, and can feel my heart beat "too fast". Yes, sometimes these are signs to get to the doctor, but I have been working up to this fitness level, and for the first time, am pushing myself beyond comfort-zone to test my strength and stamina. I am not dizzy, I can catch my breath, and my heart is racing... but all within healthy limits. It is just my brain being fearful and questioning if this is OK. I constantly have to #$%! fear when I spin (by the way--my brain did this when I first started swimming, then kickboxing. Now, these activities are fun and invigorating, just another reminder to myself that I can do this!)
Thanks again for sharing! Look forward to reading more articles from you.
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