listen, i know you can do hard things,
yet today doesn’t have to be a day full of mental gymnastics.
for your sake,
for the sake of creating + sustaining a dope life for yourself,
do something easy.
considering you keep saying, “yea, imma do it” about the very thing you haven’t done yet…
yea.
you’ve gotta ease your way into your new lifestyle.
start small.
here are a few small tasks you can try today (only if it aligns with the life you want to live, of course):
you say you want to read more books.
find a book you want to read + if it’s physical, open it. audio book? press play! read/listen to five pages today. get hype about reading five more pages (or more if you’re feeling good about it) tomorrow.
you say you want to go on a vacay, but don’t have the funds for it.
open an account or find an envelope to save a few bucks for it + toss them in there — can you spare $5 today? something more than $0, no?
you say you want more peace.
when you find yourself commenting on + thinking about situations that don’t directly involve you, take a breath + pause. ask yourself “is this my business?” + sit with that answer. before you write that comment, wait 5 minutes before posting. think about the peace you desire + let that lead.
it’s gotta be more than talk you’ve been talkin’.
talk is too damn easy.
you’ve mastered that part.
it’s that action part that tends to trip us up,
but that won’t be you today…
because you’re gonna start.
you’re gonna ease into this dope ass lifestyle by doing something small today, something easy, + something of low effort.
whatever your “it” is, you’re starting that shit today.
you’re making the shit is too easy to pass up this time around.
you’re taking action.
be you, be dope!
Phylicia Sadsarin
Mindset Coach
journal prompt(s) for today:
be real with yourself: why do you keep saying you’re gonna do something + then not do it?
if it’s something you truly desire to do, how can you make it easier to start today?