We have an interested client story to share. Thought it may be useful for the rest of our clients to hear.

The other night a client just did NOT want to take any time to clean the kitchen, but it’s one of “their” chores (we all have our own chores) and they have a personal rule that before they go to bed, the kitchen has to be squared away.

Now, when we say they did NOT want to do it, we mean they really, really, really did NOT want to step even one foot into the kitchen.

They were tired counting down the minutes until they could get into bed. I’m sure you’ve been there.

But they knew the kitchen wasn’t going to magically clean itself. And they also knew something else, from past experience – and it’s actually why we’re writing you this today.

They knew that if they didn’t keep their commitment to themselves, it’d be easier to break that commitment again – and again, and again.

They also knew that it would have a ripple effect, making it easier to break other commitments to themselves, too.

So they grumbled a little bit, picked themselves off the couch, and actually cleaned the kitchen… even though they weren’t in the mood for it and was the last thing they wanted to do.

Now they didn’t do a stellar job; it was passable.  They didn’t have mystical epiphany while cleaning. They listened to some music and basically hustled their way through it.

In fact, turns out it wasn’t NEARLY as bad as they made it out to be in their head. 

When they finally DID go to bed, they felt pretty good about themselves for powering through.

The truth is, you have to show up, even if it’s just for yourself. ESPECIALLY if it’s for yourself, because that helps you show up even better for others.

It’s not any different than workouts you want to skip, or the little treats you are tempted to sneak in when no one is looking.

The more you let things slide, the easier it is to keep doing so. They don’t call it a “slippery slope” for nothing.

We’ve all said these things to ourselves before:

“Skipping my workout today won’t make a real difference, anyway.”

“I’ll get back at it tomorrow.”

“I’m really tired/hungry/stressed because work was crazy today, I just want to go home and relax … preferably with a glass or two of wine.”

Just one more cookie won’t matter.

“It’s so dark out this morning, I don’t want to get out of bed.”

Obviously, sometimes you HAVE to miss a workout or change up your nutrition – maybe you’re sick or it’s super busy at work, or you have an important family commitment. Life happens.

But here’s the question: Are you showing up for yourself the way you promised?

No one says every workout has to be a record setter – but we’d argue that the workouts you don’t want to do (or those diet temptations you find hard to overcome) are the MOST important.

They help strengthen another set of “muscles” … your motivation, your confidence in yourself, and your inner knowing that when the chips are down, you CAN count on YOURSELF to get the job done!

That’s pretty amazing... even if it’s something small like cleaning the kitchen. (which as you can see isn’t really that small, after all.

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