IF YOU KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU’VE ALWAYS DONE…

If we don’t stop from time to time to see where our current behaviour is taking us, we will ‘keep doing what we’ve always done and keep getting what we’ve always got’, as the old saying goes. Doing the following exercise regularly can increase your motivation to stick to your goals:

Imagine you can see yourself in two, three or five years (you choose the timescale) if you haven’t made any of the changes you want to make. Picture your future self in detail: How does she look, how does she feel about herself, what has changed about her and how do you feel when you look at her? What do you want to say to her? What changes do you want to make today to take you closer to the future you want?