Promises. We all make them. We promise our parents, bosses, significant others, and even our children. We make promises to almost everyone in life. And we all know, when you make a promise, you should do all you can to keep that promise.
Then, we set goals for ourselves. We have a weight goal, a reading goal, a workout goal, a travel goal. We set goals and work toward them. But if we don't reach them, we brush it off as 'okay.' It is okay that you don't reach your goal, as long as you tried. Right? But what if you changed your mindset? What if, instead of goals, you make promises? Because, when you make a promise, you do everything in your power to keep it. So, imagine the goals you set became promises kept? Those last five pounds you want to lose - that you set a goal to eat better and workout so you can drop them - could be lost if you promise yourself you WILL lose them? Those books you want to read - you promise yourself you will read two chapters a day... and so forth and so on. Imagine if we made promises to ourselves, like you do others, and you KEEP them! All those things you can accomplish because you don't want to break your word to yourself. A few things you can try: 1) Set a bedtime routine, and a wake-up routine. Promise yourself you will stick to them. 2) Promise yourself you will eat less of ___________ and more ______________. 3) Promise yourself you will take a walk/workout/stretch/do Yoga for ______________ minutes a day... and do that! 4) Promise yourself to put work aside at a set tie each day, and do that. 5) Promise _____________ 6) Promise _____________ I think you get it, right? So, don't leave yourself out when it comes to promises. And if you are struggling to reach those goals (finding excuses to not work toward them) then try transforming them to promises to yourself. I have begun to do this and have kept my word to myself more than I have reached goals previously set. YOU are just as important to keep your word to as everyone else. YOU matter. YOU are valuable. YOU are loved. YOU are someone else's goal. So, take care of yourself!
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Ashlee Shades
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