When making positive lifestyle changes, we can easily find ourselves in a place of burn out, forgetting why we started or struggling to maintain motivation. When you want to give up remember that any “setback”, “mistake”, or “slip-up” is simply part of your learning experience, and try these 5 tips to persevere when you want to give up!⠀
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Every step of your journey matters, even the ones that feel backwards.⁣⁣⠀

5 tips to persevere when you want to give up!⠀⠀

1. Prioritize a self-care routine.

Self care is ENERGY GIVING.⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Filling up your cup is essential to helping you persevere when you want to give up and allows you to pour abundant energy into the rest of your to-dos. ⁣⁣

 

2. Minimize your to-do list. No more than 3 daily to-dos this week (even if it feels “unproductive” at first).⁣⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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I used to get WAY carried away with my to-do list expectations.⁣⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You know the term “eyes bigger than the stomach”?⁣⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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For me it was a to-do list bigger than the day. ⁣⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I would write out WAY much more than what could OR needed to be completed…⁣⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And then, of course, I wouldn’t get to it all, I’d perceive myself as a failure and the negative self-talk would hang around for the rest of the week. ⁣

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3. Work on mindset shifts to focus on your growth rather than your small setbacks.⠀

Learn to MAGNIFYING your great efforts and minimize your focus on one small hiccup.
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Those small “hiccups” mean NOTHING in the long run. Creating your dream lifestyle is a process, not an overnight fix. Focus on your victories, and all the previous times you have chosen to persevere when you want to give up, before.

Read more: 10 Powerful Mindset Shifts For Weight-loss Success

 

4. Create a structured routine. If you’re not sure where to start here, try my free resource, The Motivate Morning.

5. Learn to rest, not give up!

Remember that recovery and rest are essential to perseverance.

 

 

 

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