You know when you set these good intentions of doing something, but then you just….don’t. Well gang, that’s where I have been with this Simply 75 challenge. If you have been killing it – KEEP GOING!! For those who have been half-assing it like me…it’s time to reflect on why and start again.
That’s what today’s topic is all about. Giving yourself the grace to say “it’s okay” and the discipline to figure out what wasn’t working and then try something new. That’s what life is all about. This is how we continue to grow.
Grace means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of serving shame.
This is my second retry at this challenge. I’ve been killing it with my workouts because that’s almost a sub-conscious habit I have where it’s not even a choice in my head. I have been hit and miss on the reading and tracking food because I honestly just didn’t feel like it. And you know what…that’s okay! That’s where you have to give yourself grace, but you also have to do the hard work of reflection.
Questions to ask:
- Do you have a set time that you do the activity?
- Do you have a plan on what you are going to that day?
- Do you have a way to track the activity?
- What is making you not want to do that activity?
- Why did you want to this challenge in the first place?
- What are you hoping to accomplish with this challenge?
Some of those questions are easy to answer. Others may not be so easy.
This challenge WILL improve your life IF you are willing to do the work. Now get reflecting and start again!
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” Jesse Owens