The all or nothing mindset

I woke up a bit late today. I expected it since I stayed up a bit late. I snoozed once and even in my drowsy state I knew my morning schedule was not happening the way I had planned. But this time I wanted to have a different approach with this sort of a situation. I decided to wake up and do the best of what was planned. Something like:

Plan	Modification when life happens
Don’t snooze the alarm and wake up	Not get bogged down that I already snoozed it once so I might as well sleep. Instead, just wake up once you realise what is really happening
Make an elaborate breakfast	Don’t, this can be managed outside for a day with decent choices
30 min workout	15 min quick workout etc

 

I did this with almost everything I did. This helped me achieve few things:

1.       Acknowledging that I am not a robot – sometimes I wont make perfect choices.

2.       Prioritizing what matters most – workout, show up, hit the mat.

3.       Keeping promises to yourself feels great.

We all fall of the wagon but we fret so much about it that the wagon is flowing away in front of our eyes. The trick is to catch it quickly before its gone, AKA showing up with whatever little your have for the day.

~V.