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How quickly can you change a behavior? You have probably heard and seen it written that it takes 21 days. That “fact” has been quoted for decades but there is actually\u00a0no solid clinical evidence\u00a0<\/span>to back it up. Everyone is different. Wait until you see what Lacey has to say after a program last week.<\/p>\n Long term change never happens when you are\u00a0interested<\/i>.\u00a0My belief it that every behavior change comes after making committed\u00a0decision<\/b>. \u00a0The root word\u00a0cis<\/b>\u00a0and its variants\u00a0cid<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0-cide<\/b>\u00a0come from a Latin root which means \u2018cut\u2019 or \u2018kill.\u2019<\/strong> A decis<\/b>ion, for instance, is a \u2018cutting off\u2019 of all possibilities<\/span>\u00a0except for one<\/span>; if you are decis<\/b>ive you have \u2018killed\u2019 all other options.\u200b\u00a0Here is a new belief for you to consider<\/em> –<\/p>\n A Streak Starts with One!<\/b><\/p>\n Once you make a true decision and\u00a0have <\/span>KILLED<\/strong> all other options, that first day of new behavior starts a streak. At Thanksgiving I made a decision to do at least 10,000 push-ups a year. That is more impressive that it sounds, it is <\/span>only 28 a day<\/strong><\/a>. I downloaded the\u00a0<\/span>Push Ups Pro app<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(Android app, many other options for iPhones) and have not missed a day since. Having a system to remind and measure you is a big help which is of course the beauty of an app. The alarm goes off every night and I do the 5 sets. It reminds me, counts me down, cheers me on, challenges me to increase my set total and records my progress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You do improve quickly which is very exciting. I am now up to 81 a day and done 5776 in the last 3 months which is on pace for well over 20,000 a year<\/span> and only takes 10 minutes a day. My streak started with one decision and one day. I am up to 95 days and if I miss one I will start a new streak. At every convention I speak, I do I ask my audience to make a decision.<\/p>\n What will you resolve<\/strong> to accomplish?<\/p>\n To start something new.<\/p>\n To stop doing something destructive. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The stories of those decisions and the impact they have made is what continue to drive me and reinforce the belief I am a catalyst who makes a difference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It could be a decision to quit smoking<\/a>, stop drinking your calories, stop drinking soda\/diet soda<\/a>, \u00a0no longer be a “seagull”<\/a> when you get home, start investing more time on\u00a0self improvement,<\/a>\u00a0losing 30 pounds<\/a> in 6 months, committing to be one of the 3% who lead a healthy lifestyle<\/a>, workout at least 12 days a month and track it<\/a>, get better results with a Peak 8\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0workout session, start a 529 Plan for your kids college, start making the Get Switched On Smoothie.<\/a>..<\/p>\n What decision do you need\u00a0to make today? Your streak starts now! Let me know what you think. Here is a message I just received from Lacey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How quickly can you change a behavior? You have probably heard and seen it written that it takes 21 days. That “fact” has been quoted for decades but there is actually no solid clinical evidence to back it up. Everyone is different. <\/p>\n Long term change never happens when you are interested. My belief it that every behavior change comes after making committed decision. The root word cis and its variants cid and -cide come from a Latin root which means \u2018cut\u2019 or \u2018kill.\u2019 A decision, for instance, is a \u2018cutting off\u2019 of all possibilities except for one; if you are decisive you have \u2018killed\u2019 all other options.\u200b Here is a new belief for you to consider – Once you make a true decision and have KILLED all other options, that first day of new behavior starts a streak. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-written-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2303,"href":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068\/revisions\/2303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMy name is Lacey and I recently attended your presentation at the PAX conference in my beautiful home state of Arizona.\u00a0 I absolutely loved it!\u00a0 While it gave me motivation to be a better coordinator, the greatest inspiration I gained from it was most applicable to my roll as a mother: the most divine and important calling in my lif<\/em>e.\u00a0 With three children ranging in age from 2 months to 6 years, and with a husband whose work keeps him out of state and away from home except on the weekends, I often find myself at a level of frustration that prevents me from ENJOYING my daily life because I’m so focused on merely surviving it.\u00a0 Up until last Saturday I lived a pretty “shouldy” life with a heaping pile of “should” <\/strong>that overwhelmed me each and every day to the point that I ignored all the “should” because it was too much to confront all at once.\u00a0 Now, I’m taking one piece of “should” each day and making it a “must”.\u00a0 It’s a little at a time, but it’s a streak nonetheless.\u00a0<\/strong> I’m finally doing what must be done to prevent that frustration which allows me to be happy instead.\u00a0 Thank you for being the catalyst that stirred up what had been dormant within me!<\/div>\n<\/div>\nP.S.\u00a0 I took a trip to the health food store yesterday and purchased the ingredients to make my very own Switched On Smoothies.\u00a0 All I have to say is those better be some damn good smoothies!!!<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThey are Lacey, they are!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nA Streak Starts with One!<\/p>\n