You Can Trust Yourself

Episode 63. The All-or-Nothing Approach Doesn’t Work - Why It’s So Hard to Make Changes That Last


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Today we’re diving right into one of our core beliefs: the all-or-nothing approach does not work.

Have you ever tried to change everything about your lifestyle in one day?

That could look like changing your diet, exercising more, going to sleep earlier, setting boundaries, something else, or any combination of things.

Typically it goes something like this:

  • You get fed up with something about your life or yourself
  • You decide to change it
  • You find a plan to do so
  • You’re going strong for about a week to a week and a half
  • And then once you mess up one time, you just completely stop
  • Have you ever been there?

    Yeah, we have too.

    It never works, and it never will.

    There are many reasons for this, but the main one is that the changes we choose to make do not fit within our daily lives. The changes are too big to make and sustain for as long as you need to see results.

    This pattern can happen in so many areas of our lives. Some of these areas include movement and exercise, food, work, business, and money.

    Some other topics we cover today include:

    • Handling your manager and/or analytical side
    • Michelle Chalfant’s Adult Chair Method
    • Staying with your truest/adult self
    • How to make changes that last
    • And so much more
    • We believe in challenging the all-or-nothing approach to health by focusing on simple and sustainable practices for your everyday life. We welcome you to challenge it with us!

      We know you’ll love this episode and can’t wait to share this conversation with you. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with a friend. Your support helps our show grow and for that, we cannot thank you enough!

      Love,

      Meg & Maggi

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      You Can Trust YourselfBy Megan Spencer

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