Getting Ready for Summer - Part 3: Disrupt Your Normal Routine

“Herein lies the purpose of a coach . . .
to help us get unstuck from whatever is preventing us from living fully.”
— Rebecca Boskovic
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As we prepare ourselves for a future goal, such as how to get a summer body, we need to take a few steps to ensure our success.

For example:

  • If we want a cleaner house, we need to decide where the misc items that are cluttering the hallway will be organized.

  • If we want to get a promotion, we need to make sure that how we show up to work (on time, dressed nicely, prepared to meetings) matches the responsibilities of the position we aspire to secure.

  • If we want a closer relationship with our spouse, we need to start taking steps to show him that we are interested in his thoughts, interests, concerns.

It’s the same with fitness.

If we want to achieve a body that we can take pride in when we get invited to the pool party, we need to put a few things in order today to make it happen.

To do this, we need to agree on these two points:

  1. The results we already have today are based on the actions we’re already taking.

  2. If we want different results, we need to take different actions.

Right? It’s worth repeating:

If we want to be confident in shorts and a bathing suit in the summer, we need to do take steps TODAY to make that happen.

And these steps need to be DIFFERENT from what we’re already doing.

  • If your normal routine is to skip workouts, you need to create a routine that doesn’t allow you to skip showing up to the gym.

  • If your normal routine is to buy unhealthy carbs for your pantry, you need to set a limit that says you will no longer bring those foods into the house.

  • If your normal routine is to walk by the office snack counter right after it has been stocked, or when you’re starting to get hungry for a snack, you need to disrupt that routine with something better.

Disrupting your routine means …

disrupting the habits that do not serve you.

We do this through

  • only buying foods that support our goals

  • avoiding paths/habits that lead us to making poor decisions (at work or as we drive around)

  • adding in more of the good stuff by making sure you have healthy food options at home and work

  • modifying our social routines to support our goals (going for walks instead of meeting at the bar)

Because … as long as we continue to do what we’re doing, we’ll get the results we’ve already got.

To get the results you’re looking for, disrupt your normal routine and fight against the temptation to go back to what you know doesn’t work.

And if you need help with your workouts or in removing the barriers to your success, reach out by booking a Free Call.

-Coach Rebecca

“Whether you think you can or think you can't doesn't actually matter, just start.”

-Rebecca Boskovic

Rebecca Boskovic