A lot of us struggle to maintain good habits. We know that we really should stick with that new diet, but when our youngest has a birthday, cake can be hard to forgo. After all, if you’re a mother reading this then you know how important it is to feel invested in your family. Unfortunately, this all too often means that we forfeit our good habits in pursuit of keeping the ship afloat.
The problem with the diet example is that it is literally an all day, every day type of commitment. However, when you need to instill a new habit, fighting the urge to resort back to your familiar ways can be excruciatingly difficult—not to mention frustrating. So instead of trying to take it all on head first, why not start with a commitment of just five minutes a day, every day?
You can build as you go, adding more time on days when you have a little extra time to spare. Five minutes each day is just small enough to realistically achieve, because – let’s be honest – we ALL have five minutes! Set a timer on your phone for five minutes and it’s over before you know it. Easy to accomplish, even easier to maintain focus… There’s no excuse NOT to create good habits when it’s that easy.