🚗 Can you “test drive” a 1-minute habit?
🗓 As we approach the end of June, we reflect on a month filled with busy activities and intense workloads combined with end of the school year activities and parties.
📚 It’s a familiar scenario for many of us, especially those living in vibrant cities like Paris.
🎯 To navigate this demanding period effectively, it’s crucial to employ strategies that help us maintain focus while ensuring sufficient time for recovery.
🧘♂️ As a coach, I often recommend a powerful technique to my clients: learning to create space where it seemed impossible before.
🌅 A remarkable advantage of this time of the year is the early sunrises, which provide a unique opportunity to be in a calm and tranquil environment before the workday begins.
Today, I want to share this message with you:
- If the school year, or this month has felt more intense that you would have liked,
- If you struggle to find time for exercise, journaling, or meditation,
- If you catch yourself scrolling through your phone first thing in the morning,
🏊♀️ Know that you can take action to address these challenges.
☀️ Seize the opportunity of July’s slower pace to “test drive” new habits.
- Select one habit that resonates with you.
- Start with the simplest version of that habit.
- Add it to your summer calendar, designating a specific time for it.
- Share your idea with someone else, creating accountability and support.
- Explore possibilities and variations.
- Keep it simple, meaningful, flexible, and fun.
📝 While I personally prefer tracking my habits using pen and paper, feel free to choose a method that suits you best.
⏰ Never underestimate the power of 1-minute habits. They are more powerful than you could ever imagine... but you won’t fully grasp their impact until you try.
🏃🏼♀️ Whether it’s a one-minute meditation, a brief stretch, a spontaneous dance break, or any other activity, I am convinced that you can upgrade your habits incrementally, testing them for 30-day periods.
🤩 So, if you were to choose a 1-minute habit for July, what would that be? Let this be the starting point of the next 30 days!