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Willpower Isn't the Problem, It's Your Unrealistic Self-Care Expectations

Willpower Isn't the Problem, It's Your Unrealistic Self-Care Expectations

I used to beat myself up for not meeting my self-care goals, because I thought it reflected on my character.

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Kate Lynch
Jan 13, 2023
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Give yourself grace when you hear your inner critic.

I wasted a lot of time thinking I lacked willpower. 

I used to bite off more than I could chew and then beat myself up for not meeting my unrealistic self-care goals, because I thought that was a reflection on my character. 

Well, it turns out I don’t know everything. 😆

The truth is, everyone who makes worthwhile goals fails in their goals (more often than not). All this means is we are human, nothing more.

If you reach and try, you will miss sometimes. It’s human.

But since I’d spent soooo much time thinking I was somehow flawed and missing the willpower gene ...it’s not like I could change my old habits overnight. 

(I still beat myself up sometimes, just a lot less often.)

The biggest difference is that now I have a supportive community who doesn't judge me. That community has given me the courage to fly. 🦅

I want you to have a supportive community too, so you can experience joyful self-care more quickly and easily than I did. 

I want you…

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