EXPOSED DAY 30
Thursday 30th September
Be Consistent
When I started this challenge on 1st September, it felt like a huge undertaking to show up every day and share my truth with the world. Now, here we are on day thirty and the biggest lesson I have learned from this experience is that changing your behaviour is hard.
It takes a lot of motivation to stick to what you’ve agreed to and accountability is the only reason we usually see things through to the end. If we didn’t have someone supporting us or waiting on the outcome of our actions, we would probably show up for a few days and then give up altogether.
Why do we find it so hard to persist? Why do we find new habits so hard to stick to?
One reason is we try to change too much all at once. We become overwhelmed with the enormity of the challenge we have given ourselves and we struggle to adjust our behaviour to such a large task.
Another reason is we try to change our habits but we don’t change our environment so we fall into old patterns very easily and the habits just don’t stick. If we change our lives to fit in around our new ways of living, we’ll be more successful.
When we repeat the same behaviours regularly and without exception, we begin to build consistent habits but it’s something we must continue. We can’t just do it for a while then stop. It must become part of our lifestyle.
Now I’ve built the habit of writing articles daily, I won’t just stop because I’ve reached day thirty and the end of the challenge. This new habit is worth so much more. I’ve built up consistency and incorporated it into my life so I’ll definitely continue to create regularly.
Greatness only comes when efforts are consistent. The best way to accomplish this is by making your habits small and achievable. Start out with small increments and slowly increase your habits and your capability.
With small consistent steps you are able to build new habits that you can sustain.
Sincere thanks to @itsjulianagarcia for creating the exposed method and the 30 day expose your truth challenge.
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