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WHEN YOUR ROUTINES GO OFF TRACK
HOW TO MASTER YOUR ROUTINES
PRACTICE, BUT NOT TO BE PERFECT
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If you want to become a master at maintaining your new healthy routines and rituals, the key is in repetition, not perfection. The only way to truly succeed in building a better system of rituals and routines is to do it over and over. Repetition builds familiarity and familiarity grows into automation. Remember that practice over time makes your new routine stick. The goal is not perfection. The goal is to channel awareness, efforts and energy so it allows constructive and positive behaviors to form. Studies show that forming good routines depends more on how often you perform an action than on how much satisfaction you get from it.
What makes us successful is to have our GPS system alerted for these habits to be built - especially at the beginning. We must get gritty to build the systems. Then you must practice and repeat.
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WAY is with you as your guide, your personal coach and your best friend to help you step by step along your road to optimal health and wellness. We want to be there to share all your successes, help pick you up when you fall down (which you will) and give you the encouragement and support to keep going when the going gets tough. Write out your Wicked Wins here and download your Success Sheet Printable and join our Facebook Group Circle + to meet other change-makers and get even more advice and guidance from leading health innovators changing the WAY women see wellness.
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WHEN YOUR ROUTINES GO OFF TRACK
WHEN LIFE GETS IN THE WAY
Just when we think we’ve got it all under control and our new routines are smooth sailing, something mucks it up. For me, it’s been things like hosting Thanksgiving and a bunch of family is coming into town or smaller things like forgetting to order the replacement skin care I have been using ritualistically for the past three months - with glowing skin to show for it!
You’d think I’d have learned how to manage after all these years, but somehow these events throw me way off course and I have a really hard time getting back on the horse. My healthy eating habits are recklessly abandoned, my early morning Peloton ride is unimportant and taking care of myself the way I’ve become accustomed to just isn’t important. Once again, I’m on the back burner. And not because anyone else put me there. I did this to myself!
But things are different this time. All hope is not lost. We don’t have to live in a death spiral with no chance of getting back on track. We’ve each been given the tools and the community to help power us back on the course to wicked awesomeness.
“Let’s work for it more than we wish for it.” —Jill Gilbert
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RECLAIM YOUR ROUTINES
It’s inevitable that you will fall off track. Situations will occur that are out of your control and it may feel like all that hard work you put into building your new routines was pointless. Let me assure
you that it’s not! The secret to getting back on track when you fall off the habit wagon is to get back on as soon as possible... without beating yourself up! It is precisely because of that Grit Gap moment when you have a choice that WAY was created. Through our Podcasts, Blogs, Facebook Group and (more eBooks to come!) we will help you find your way back. The key is to start slow and re-engage through the conscious decision to do so and to embrace the discomfort. You must re-choose your rituals. You must reclaim your routines. And remember this is a choice you make (or not make) to continue to strive for that better, healthier version of yourself.
“The beginning is always today.” — Mary Shelley
STARTING OVER, AGAIN AND AGAIN
The Wicked Wellness Method was designed to guide you through changing your automatic habits into conscious routines. This is not a one time deal. This will be an on-going process that will be your best friend as you make the brave and courageous decision to upgrade your health and wellness by building a better system of routines and rituals. All four steps work together to create a system that will lead to long term results in the improvement of your health and wellness.
When in doubt go back through the steps and reclaim your power by re-affirming your intentions and finding those small daily changes you can make that will lead to big breakthroughs.
Step 1: All about awareness.
You must know where you are to know where you’re heading.
Step 2: Takes you through preparation and set-up.
Finding places in your day to day activities to insert new health routines will set you up for success. Having a plan works!
Step 3: Utilize the Giddy-Up and Do it Technique
Utilize the Giddy-Up and Do It Damn IT! Method every day and remember the KISS principle. It has been invaluable in helping me and I know it will work for you too.
Step 4: Learn how to master your routines.
Put into action your new routines using the tools and techniques presented here with the ongoing support from your breakthrough team at WAY. And when you get off track, use the Wicked Wellness Method to get back in the game. Plus gain the support you need from our private Facebook Group Circle+. (see below!)
Top Resources
CREATING A COMMUNITY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS
As humans, whenever we are unsure how to act, we often look to the group to guide our behavior. We are constantly scanning our environment and wondering, “What is everyone else doing?” The normal behavior of the tribe often overpowers the desired behavior of the individual. Wicked Awesome You is here to remind you that you don’t have to do this alone. Think of all your friends and family who are also trying to improve their health and
wellness. Now expand that network times 10, a hundred or more! Wicked Awesome You has created a no-nonsense, get back on track, find the help that you need: FREE private Facebook Group called Circle+ to connect you with other wellness warriors who are right there making changes with you. Including me! We will also connect you with the innovators and experts in health and wellness so you can have even more access to the tools you need to make the changes you desire.
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EVEN MORE TOOLS WE LOVE AND USE
Continue to follow Wicked Awesome You as we bring you the cutting-edge tools and tech you need alongside strategic solutions to get you into action and bring your entire self into alignment.
THE PODCAST: YOUR LIFE NEEDS YOU NOW
WAY’s weekly podcast will offer you rare, behindthe-scenes interviews and conversations with the world’s leading experts and innovators. There is always something to learn and someone to inspire you on your journey to optimal life, health, wellness and beauty. Listen up!
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SOCIAL MEDIA
For your daily dose of inspiration follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube to wake up your day with insightful tidbits and personal stories of my own Wicked Awesome journey.
THE WEBSITE
And don’t forget the ultimate resource is the Wicked Awesome You website, where all this information and offerings are available to you 24 hours a day. Even at 3 am when craving something sweet. Treat yourself to a video or a blog post to help you refocus on your health routines and kick those cravings to the bedside.
I’ll leave you with this. The best, most healthy glowiest years of your life are just ahead. Nothing is impossible when you start small, stay connected and free yourself from the worry of how you will get where you want to be. Congratulations on taking this first step!
You’re Well on your WAY.
BONUS: MY FAVORITE TOOLS LIST
And last but certainly not least, here is a link to a list of tools I love and use daily to keep myself going when the going gets tough.
My Favorite Tools
Brody!
Author
Jill Gilbert, founder of Wicked Awesome You, has worked with countless industry leaders, innovators and insiders, helping shine a big, bright light on cutting-edge solutions in the medical, health, wellness, baby, fertility and beauty fields. Jill and Team WAY will be bringing you no-nonsense, straight-to-the-core solutions and a killer community for improving your health and wellness using the latest information, technology and tools.
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