Feb 24 2025 11 mins
Feeling the pressure to maintain perfect daily habits? In this episode, I reveal why the "never skip a day" mentality might actually be sabotaging your consistency.
Drawing from personal experience, I share three practical strategies that transformed my approach to habit-building, making habits more enjoyable and sustainable.
Discover how thinking weekly instead of daily, connecting habits to core values, and embracing flexibility can help you maintain consistency without the guilt.
Whether you're struggling with how to make a habit stick or looking to create a weekly routine that honors your natural rhythm, this episode offers a refreshing perspective on consistent habit-building that works in real life.
Why Traditional Approaches to Making Habits Can Be A Struggle
Through my experience as both a content creator and parent, I've discovered that the hustle culture mentality of never skipping habits creates unnecessary pressure. I explain how shifting from a daily to a weekly mindset transformed my relationship with habits, making them more enjoyable and sustainable long-term.
3 Powerful Strategies for How to Make a Habit Consistent
I outline three game-changing approaches that have helped me maintain consistency with my habits: • Connecting habits deeply to your values gives you a meaningful "why" behind each action • Thinking weekly instead of daily removes the pressure of perfection • Recognizing there are multiple ways to live out your values provides needed flexibility.
How to Create a Weekly Routine That Fits Your Life
Using my podcasting journey as an example, I demonstrate how understanding my core value of connection allowed me to:
• Shift from an unsustainable twice-weekly schedule to a more aligned bi-weekly approach
• Implement seasons in my content creation for better work-life balance
• Enhance both my content quality and personal connections
The Secret to Making Habits That Last: Flexibility Over Perfection
Discover how consistency doesn't have to mean doing the same thing every day by:
• Setting flexible weekly goals that respect your natural rhythm
• Choosing different ways to fulfill the same value on different days
• Removing the guilt from days when habits don't happen as planned
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