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A Balanced Life...
One tiny change can make a huge difference.

Let me give you a great example from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits. He talks about being in a cold room with a temperature of twenty-seven degrees and an ice cube sitting on a table. The temperature is adjusted up by one-degree increments. At twenty-eight degrees there is no visible change in the ice cube; twenty-nine, thirty, and thirty-one, still no change. But when the temperature rises to thirty-two degrees, suddenly, we see visible change—the ice cube is melting. It is that one degree, that tiny change that is barely noticeable, that drastically alters the state of the ice cube. Tiny changes do make huge differences, so do not dismiss their effectiveness. And, we all know that making small changes are SO much easier than making drastic changes that we most likely will not be able to sustain for long.

So do simple things like:
1) Drink an extra glass of water a day.
2) Walk an extra five minutes a day or start walking for five minutes a day if you're a couch potato.
3) If you use cash, save the change in a sock or jar. If you're a debit card user, transfer $1 to a savings account every time you use your debit card. If that's too much of a change, transfer $1 every day you use your debit card.

You get the idea; do something you can maintain without too much difficulty. As it gets easier, add something else or move into another area of your life and make another one degree difference.

History repeats itself...

A Balanced Life...
Why is this part of the Change Mentor app and why should I care?
Perhaps you hit a confidence barrier. Perhaps you feel responsible for others in your life. Partners, children, parents, siblings, animals, friends, your work family, and illness may have pulled you in different directions, effectively ignoring your own needs. Those decisions may have been the right ones to make at the time. However, you’ve been blown off course and we are here to assist you in taking back the balance in your life. If you want to take care of those you love, then you must first take care of yourself to be most effective to them.