01. Befriend your inner voice

Our inner voice is often the guiding force behind whether we do or don't do something. Change is uncomfortable. Often, your inner voice is going to be making excuses as to why you don't have time or the energy to do your routine that day. When you are able to separate that voice as your body's natural defense mechanism to change and instead meet it with grace, it puts you back in control.

02. Embrace your unique curved path

So many people don't even start. You should be so proud of yourself for just taking one step forward. Think of your path as two steps forward, one step back. Failure is inevitable because you are asking more of yourself. Growth ask you to walk a path you never have before. View your progress as a winding path rather than a linear right or wrong. This is your journey. The more that you can celebrate the small wins rather than allow negative self talk to come through the lens of perfection, the more progress you are going to make. For example, on a day that you wake up sick, rather than just foregoing your routine due to the unforeseen circumstances, ask yourself which of your three rituals would be supportive today and commit to doing a modified version of that to keep walking the path. We promise you will find a sense of purpose and accomplishment even on days where that feels out of touch.

03. Rewrite your story

If anything comes from this challenge, our hope is that is gives you a chance to rewrite the story that you've been telling yourself that you pushed you to make a change. Especially as women, we often focus on everything we are not rather than everything that we are. Ultimately behaviors come from beliefs. When you bring negative self beliefs into your day, your behaviors mimic those low worth beliefs. Use this midway point as an opportunity to rewrite your story through the new beliefs that you have restored about yourself through your dedication to the you that you are becoming. Write your new story as one of your journal entries this week.