I have heard a few people say lately that they have a goal to lose weight or get healthy, but it is February and they have not started. They are interested, but not committed.

I want to share 2 super useful tools to help you continue taking action.

• Mindset management
• The Minimum Baseline

Mindset Management

One of the most important things to remember is that you are not your brain, you are the watcher of your brain. Don't let your brain run on auto pilot, direct it. Direct it with thoughts that will serve you to get to your goal. Retrain your brain by practicing these new thoughts often. If you have worked with me before you know how to find the thoughts that drive motivation, determination, belief and self love.

If you haven't worked with me, start by practicing thoughts like 'I am open to believing I can do this or 'I am learning that I am important' or 'I deserve this'. The relationship you have with yourself is just a combination of thoughts and feelings you have about yourself. So strengthen the thoughts and feelings that support you to become the best version of yourself. Build the relationship to follow through on you.

My latest blog is about how to create the mindset for weight loss, and the 6 tips in the article can be used for any goal that you may have. Click the button down below to take you to the full article.

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The Minimum Baseline

The Minimum Baseline is a principle designed to keep you taking action. It is committing to carry out an action a set amount of times each week or each day (depending on your goal), no matter what.

I was working with a client yesterday who was having great success using The Minimum Baseline. She had decided that she wanted to get fit and wanted to improve her cardiovascular fitness and overall health. In the past she was used to the All or Nothing approach. Either doing it big or not doing it at all. It just doesn't make sense. But I am sure you can recall a time when your brain entertained this idea.

The minimum baseline that she committed to each week was putting her running shoes on and completing 1 Km. This was completely doable. Having a minimum baseline does not mean that you don't do more, in fact that client is now running 5km most sessions and often fits in an extra session in the week. But on weeks where she has a full schedule she will always follow through on herself by getting out and doing her 1Km 3 times a week. This is doable has built trust that she will do what she says she is going to. It has created a great habit that does not feel hard.

Can you think of an example of where you could use this principle in your life?

For example:

• 3 times a week include a side salad with your meal
• 2 times every week be in bed by 9.30pm
• 2 mornings a week do a guided morning meditation
• Spend 15 minutes each week tidying your drawers
• Organise a walk with a friend once a week

So ditch the all or nothing approach and commit to a Minimum Baseline. Stop entertaining old crappy thoughts of I am not capable, or I haven't been able to do it before and start to build the belief in yourself.

I am opening my Stop Overeating Program in early March. This is not a diet. This is 1:1 coaching program that will explore your causes of overeating and support you to change life long habits. Together we work to implement new health living tools that you can continue for the rest of your life, including tools that stop you emotional eating.

Keep an eye out for emails with details on when the program opens, or reply to this email for more details. You deserve to be the best version of yourself and to feel great in your skin.