👺 DO YOU ALSO STRUGGLE WITH THE INNER CRITIC? 😞 ⠀ Your inner critic is the voice that is telling you: “You aren’t good enough. Do you really think you can do this? You know you don’t deserve this. Ha-ha, what a silly little fool you are for even trying!” ⠀ The inner critic is always harsh and condescending, she is out to make you feel small and unworthy. ⠀ We all hear her every once in a while. It is a part of being human. ⠀ Do not deny your inner critic. She is here, she is vocal, she is mean. Take her for what she is - just a negative opinion. ⠀ ORIGINS OF THE CRITIC: If you think hard enough, you may even identify where her voice is coming from: your extra critical parent, your 1st-grade teacher’s remarks, your friend’s unkind comments. The inner critic is born out of the voices of the hurt and sad humans who felt so low, they had to bring you down too. ⠀ DON’T TAKE HER SERIOUSLY: Understand that the inner critic’s opinion isn’t the truth, it is just an opinion. Inner critic’s words aren’t facts, they are someone else’s beliefs. You certainly don’t have to believe them. You hear her nasty: “You will never amount to anything” and smile back at her: “I know you are hurting, but I have things to do, bye, critic” ⠀ TELL HER THIS: The inner critic hates nothing more than you loving yourself. Tell yourself: “I accept myself as I am right now - a work in progress, lovable and worthy and deserving of happiness” and watch her run for the hills. Till tomorrow, of course, when you greet her again. And then you know what to tell that snobby creature. 👋👺

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Do you need to be reminded to take breaks? 🧘🏽 Are you one of the gals that think sleep is for the weak? 😉

🙌 How to set goals that you will actually achieve: ⠀ 1️⃣ SET UP THE GOAL. Write down a goal that is realistic to be achieved within 3 months. 3 months is this sweet spot for us goal diggers. 3 months is easy to track and is close enough to today to keep you motivated. Remember, it is always better to set up 5 smaller, achievable goals than 1 huge goal that is too far away from you. Small steps, girl ✏️ lose 6 pounds ⠀ 2️⃣ WHAT ACTION? Write down what you need to do to get there. Make sure to think about a specific action, when you will do it and when. Write that down in your planner, start tomorrow! Look, you’ve already done something to get closer the where you want to be ✏️ I will do the barre class 2 times per week. Mon 7:30PM + Wed 7:30PM ⠀ 3️⃣ TIMELINE. Set up the deadline. ✏️ by May 13, 2020. ⠀ 4️⃣ PROMISE TO SELF. Come up with the game plan if you fall back on your promise. Write a promise to self. ✏️ If i skip my workout routine, I will get right back on track and do the next workout. I am not expecting perfection, I am working towards the progress. Skipping a bunch of workouts does not cancel my goal. I will be kind to myself and allow imperfection. ⠀ 5️⃣ LIVE THAT DAY. Visualize the day your goal is achieved. Write it down: how do you feel on that beautiful future day? What is the weather? What are the thoughts in your head after you have achieved your goal? Was it worth it to stick to the goals? ✏️ It is going to feel so good! I imagine my mom congratulating me and Brian telling me he always knew I could do all of this and more. I am content and proud of myself and my achievements, super excited about accomplishing even more. ⠀ 6️⃣ HOW WILL YOU CELEBRATE? Set up a reward what will you do on May 12, 2020, when you have reached your goal? ✏️ I will pamper myself with a spa day ⠀ 💛 Are you a goal digger? Drop a heart in the comments if you are 💛

💛 Make that voice kind, gentle and patient. What can you tell yourself right now that is genuinely kind?