Dig Deeper

When potential clients approach me about working together, the usual suspects they're struggling with are stress and overwhelm, desire to eat better, exercise regularly and improve daily habits for long term wellness. No surprises here. We all generally know what we're supposed to do to live a better life.

More and more people are realizing that things need to change--not just short-term weight loss that returns after a quick fix or a one-off meditation that you never do again--but the type of habit change that keeps you living a more balanced lifestyle for yourself and your loved ones.

Most of my clients are women at the top of their careers who've gotten there partly because they had to set aside their personal health in the interim, taking care of everyone else (including their careers) before themselves.

Of course this group of women are go-getters - they set goals high and check them off their list. What they recognize in this process is that they do it for so many other aspects of their life but are somehow blocked when it comes to their own health goals. They come to understand the key to long-term success is starting slow and small and allowing themselves to be ok with that cadence, building on each win; that not achieving the ultimate goal right away is not 'failing' but progress in the right direction.

Every. Little. Step. Counts.

We're used to results. That project or deliverable at work has a due date and we hit it. When it comes to us, we're constantly putting ourselves on the back burner, never the priority. We need to ask the questions and dig deeper before we can achieve our goals.

Why am I never the priority? What is keeping me from putting myself first when I know it'll make me feel better? Why don't I think I deserve this? Why do I feel guilty pursuing it?  DIG.

Are these challenges you deal with yourself, constantly in that start-and-stop cycle? If you're feeling stuck, reach out so we can talk about how to stop the cycle.