Have you ever been checking your phone or vegging out on the couch and suddenly start thinking about a goal you want to work toward?
It’s a little push from deep within you, something you can feel in your deep down. Almost everyone has felt this way at one point or another.
Maybe you finally want to start eating better to improve your health.
Maybe you want to start lifting the things so that you get your energy back and feel STRONGER!
Or maybe your home is still feeling a little too “lived-in” after the Rona situation, and you get an urge to organize, get rid of stuff that you’ve been meaning to, and clean the house from top to bottom.
Whatever the exact push is, author and motivational speaker Mel Robbins calls it an instinct for change.
She also says that unless you do something about it within 5 seconds, that instinct will die. She came up with the 5-second Rule (based on real science) to help keep that instinct alive.
Basically, as soon as you have that instinct (as long as it’s one that supports your goals!), you count backwards - 5,4,3,2,1 and then you DO IT! And guess what? It works.
Your brain wants to protect you and keep you safe and comfortable.
As a result, it sees change as a threat, so it will do whatever it can to shut down that change, including sending you a bunch of thoughts to keep you doing the same-old, same-old. Thank you, prefrontal cortex!
That’s why it’s so important to take MASSIVE ACTION on those gut-level urges IMMEDIATELY before your prefrontal cortex has a chance to take over.
This can apply to so many areas of your life. Here are just some examples of “instinct” urges you might feel:
- Walking to the kitchen to prep tomorrow’s meals.
- Speaking up at a work meeting.
- Putting your gym bag together with a change of clothes so that you can get it in right after work.
This can lead to LIFE-CHANGING results now and into the future!
The more direct ACTION you take toward your goals, the more in-control you’ll be over your life.
This will lead you to bigger urges and bigger ACTIONS – and bigger SUCCESS.
Pretty AMAZING, right?
Not sugar coating it: the first few times you implement the 5-second rule, it may seem so hard.
You might be feeling really comfy on the couch, in the middle of a Netflix binge, when all of a sudden, you think about a chore you’ve been putting off or that you really should be heading to the gym to get your training session in. The last thing you’re gonna want to do is get up and actually DO it. Am I right?!
Just count backwards from 5 and do it anyway. :) You can always go back to the couch afterward, right?
So, hit reply, let me know your current goals that you want to take ACTION on!
Have a beautiful weekend and thanks for reading!
In Strength & Your Success
Xo
Candace
P.S. If you are looking for guidance in your health and fitness journey, I'd love to hop on a STRONGER You Strategy Call this upcoming week and help you map out your journey. Just reply to this email, and we can set up a time to talk!
