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Creature of Habit

Have you ever thought about your habits and how much they set you up for success or failure? It is so hard to break a habit and especially one that is not the best for you. Something that Craig Groeschel said in a podcast that I love, “Successful people do consistently what other people do occasionally.” That statement is so powerful when you sit and think about it. Consistency is hard especially when it’s not something that you love to do. It is so much easier to take the easy way out of things, or you can make up a million different excuses to prevent you from doing what is best for you. I am very consistent in my morning routine. I am up at 5:30am working out, and I cherish this time for myself so I make sure it happens to start my day off on the right foot. I feel like I can collect my thoughts before all the kids are up and going a million miles an hour. I will have my coffee every day, try and drink enough water etc. The rest of my day changes day to day and some…

Show Up

Just this week I started the Last 90 Days challenge with Rachel and Dave Hollis. At the start of each week you get an email with 5 things for you to do each day so that you finish out this year stronger than you started. It’s about not waiting until the New Year to start over or start off stronger. I am in the first week and it’s already challenging me, which is good because I needed it. I don’t know why I needed this to push myself further but I did. One of the things they are always talking about is showing up for yourself. Stop breaking those promises to yourself. If you have committed to working out 30 minutes a day, then do it. Don’t miss one day because it won’t hurt anything…you are hurting yourself. If you have committed to giving something up that isn’t good for you, do it! If you committed to a new bible study or spending time in prayer you, do it! I have started waking up at 5:30 in the morning, which I said I could never…