For week2 of Motivate2ACTION! we had the pleasure of hearing from Leo Babauta of zenhabits as he shared some great tips on exercise motivation. But today I want to expand on my post from week1 and talk more about “finding ways to PROVE to our bodies and our minds that regular exercise is what we WANT to do.”
To do this I want to share a ‘list’ format that I used in my guest post on The Change Blog called ‘The Strongest Desire Always Wins‘. In the context of the post I was talking about how I’ve leaned to cut down on sweets. The idea behind it was that in order to go against a strong desire, you have to replace it with a stronger one. I then shared a kind of list that went through my thought process as I decided against eating the sweets. Here’s the original list: Read more »
Last month was the introduction of Motivate2ACTION! (a series of posts structured by themes and focused on taking action in your life). The theme was ‘Comfort Zone’. It was really interesting reading about the different perspectives on the subject and hearing how others’ struggle to break free from the confines of their comfort. By the end of the month we were able to dig a little deeper into the subject and make a little progress. Overall it was great first month for the series.