Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. – Henry Ward Beecher

Sometimes I wonder if much of our anxiety and worry is caused by not meeting our standards.

We tell ourselves we are going to exercise, eat better, quit doing this or start doing that.

And then we don’t follow through.

This turns into a bad mental loop where we think we can’t follow through on anything or don’t have the willpower to do what we say we are going to do.

Some tricks I feel like I’ve seen work for others:

Be careful on what you tell yourself you are going to do. Don’t be frivolous or impulsive. Thoughtfully consider what you are committing to.

Start small.

Be gentle with your internal self talk. Be careful of the thoughts you allow to dominate your thoughts.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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