Tag: messybutpractical
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Giving yourself grace
Reflecting on my earlier post about reminders, there was one important angle I ran out of space to cover. That’s the importance of giving yourself the option to turn off the reminder when it’s not right for you. As I’ve mentioned, I am trying to establish a daily yoga practice to help me relax, sleep…
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Junk reminders
It’s incredibly easy to set a reminder – our phones bristle with notifications, alarms and task management apps. They can be really powerful when you first start a habit, making the change seem easy. A well planned set of reminders helps you relax knowing that you’ll be prompted to do something in good time. It’s…
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Consistency in an inconsistent schedule – part 3
This is part 3 of my series on how to make consistent progress towards our goals in a busy, ever changing life. Check out part 1 and part 2 here. So far we’ve been talking about how to build a plan that gives us a fighting chance of fitting in the things that matter to…
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Consistency in an inconsistent schedule – part 2
This is part 2 of my series on how to make consistent progress towards our goals in a busy, ever changing life. Check out part 1 and part 3 here. The core of any successful plan is to know what you want to do and why. Understanding the why should make it clear what is…
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Consistency in an inconsistent schedule – part 1
The easiest way to make any change you want to implement is to have a consistent schedule. After a few weeks of always working out at the same time, your mind and body both learn to expect it. You build a routine around it that makes it easier, so your kit is ready, you’ve eaten…
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Exercise snacking
I’m a big fan of exercise snacking. It’s easy to see exercise as a big thing – something we need to commit precious hours to. And of course for some goals you do need to put the hours in. But it’s also easy to fall into the trap of starting too big, and setting ourselves…
