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WHY WE LACK SELF CONFIDENCE

A lot of people struggle with self esteem, and for many reasons.  

Maybe we grew up hearing criticism from family members, teachers, or coaches. Perhaps we internalized and believed things about ourselves for so long that they're hard to change.  This stuff can run deep.

At the highest level though, the most common source of perpetually low self esteem in adults is not keeping your word to yourself.

If you keep saying you're going to work out, eat better, go to bed early, get your steps in, etc, etc. and you don't actually do it, you continuously let yourself down.  Each time this happens your self confidence takes a hit.

So how do we change this?  

We start doing what we say we're going to do when we say we're going to do it.

We become reliable.  Not just reliable to others, which is very powerful; but reliable to ourselves.  Each time we do what we say we're going to do is a small victory until eventually we're proud of the person that we are.

Start keeping your commitments to yourself and watch how your world starts to change.  I think you'll be pleasantly surprised :)

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IF I FOLLOW THE 80/20 RULE, I’LL BE GOOD RIGHT?

You've likely heard about the 80/20 rule when it comes to health and fitness.  According to this rule, as long as you stay consistent 80% of the time, you can still make progress towards your goals.  

While staying consistent can mean different things for different people, let's focus on the basics.  The things most people need to be nailing to reach their goals:

  • Working out 3-5 days/week

  • Getting 7,000-10,000 steps per day

  • Eating about 1g of protein per pound of body weight per day

  • Sleeping 7-9 hours a night (sometimes this is not possible with little ones in the house)

  • Drinking enough water

If we're following the 80/20 rule, we're achieving these basics 80% of the time.  

If there are 30 days in a month, 80% consistent means you'd be on point at least 24 of those 30 days.  That's . . . . a lot of days.  

My point here isn't to make you feel bad if you're not being 80% consistent.  My point is that 80% might be more than you think.  So if you feel like you're consistent 80% of the time and not seeing the results you desire, you might need to take a closer look at your consistency rate.

You can still make progress at lower consistencies, it will just take longer.  And for some, that might be totally fine! Just make sure you're honest with yourself about where you are and where you want to be.

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