Micro-shifting

January and February are those months when we have the chance to slow down, turn inward, and pause long enough to get a glimpse of our life as it is today. Instead of making a list of goals right now, how about notice an area you’d like to make a micro-shift in. A micro shift is a tiny little nudge in the direction you want to go. It might be turning off all screens an hour or more before bed each night to sleep better. Or maybe it is drinking a glass of water first thing each morning. Once you notice that little shift has become a routine, you will be on your way to creating a habit. Habits are just “who you are”. You don’t need to “try” to do them anymore, you just do them. When we try to make massive changes all at once, we start out strong but usually find ourselves right back where we started about two weeks later. But getting good at little things slowly over time, lead to bigger shifts in who you are and how you live. Try a micro-shift this week. Make it small enough you will actually do it. Then keep adding as time goes on.

The Shine newsletter this month talks about Lightening Your Load, which is all about letting go of those things that are bogging you down. It’s the overflowing drawers in your house or office, the schedule that keeps you running from morning til night, or the poor nutrition habits that drive you to find a spot for a quick afternoon nap. Check out the newsletter to read how a client of mine shifted so much of his life to become a life he loved.

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