Your habits dictate your life and my #1 fave tip on getting things done ☕

Did you know that approximately 43% of our habits are done on autopilot!!!??

This episode focuses on recognizing the habits that no longer serve us and offers practical insights on reprogramming our routines for a healthier, more intentional lifestyle. 

• Reflecting on the past year and setting new intentions 
• The role of habits in shaping daily actions and outcomes 
• The importance of morning routines and making small changes 
• Identifying goals and actionable steps for improvement 
• Exploring habit stacking as a fun way to merge tasks 
• Setting daily intentions and the impact they have 
• Invitation to join "the work" for accountability and support

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Transcript

Speaker 1 0:06

I'm so glad that you're here . You are listening to what the fuck did she just say with your host ? That's me , sandra Priestly . I'm all about living our best life and finding our zone of brilliance and then removing the resistance so that we can go all in . I say random , crazy shit , which is why I called this podcast the way that I did , and I really hate long drawn out intros . So let's fucking go .

Speaker 1 0:38

If you've been listening to the podcast , you'll know that in this period of time after boxing day and before the 31st , I really start to look at , contemplate how my current year has gone , what things I'd like to release , what things I would like to change , what things I would like to do differently . I've started to look at the habits that I've had , those that serve me and those that don't , habits that I've had those that serve me and those that don't and it was this process that led me to the work that I'm starting in January 1st . So in the work , we're going to be sort of reprogramming ourselves and our habits so that we can be focused on the goals that we've set for ourselves , like always doing habits that lead us towards our goal instead of farther away . There is research out there that says that about 43% of our daily actions are habitual , and if we can start to pay more attention to this , we can start to program and we can intentionally make changes that align with our goals and values . It's us taking control and making choices on our life so that we go closer to our goals instead of farther away . It makes so much sense , right ? I'll give you an example .

Speaker 1 2:15

One of the things that I really started to think about was the fact that , on habit by habit , I wake up in the morning , I grab my phone off of the nightstand , I take a look at the time and instantly I open it . Instantly . There's something fucking massively addicting about an iPhone or a phone , but anyway , I open it up right away . I look to see if I've got any messages on Instagram , messages on TikTok , messages on Facebook , messages on my business page on Facebook or messages in Boxer , and I start to respond . Then I open up and I start to scroll . I mean , this is the worst thing to start your day off , especially if what you're trying to do is manage the cortisol , reduce all of my menopausal symptoms . Rolling over , grabbing my phone and scrolling is the worst thing that I can do . And then what do I do ? I get up and then I go and make a coffee , the second worst thing that I can do . I mean , what the hell ?

Speaker 1 3:24

If I know that my goal is to improve my health and have inflammation loss and all of these things , I need to look at the daily actions , the habits that I'm taking that are not serving me . Those are two of them . So what can I do differently ? There are so many things health-wise that I want to do differently that I want to create habits . For here's one of my tips , one of the things when I get really overwhelmed with how many things that I want to do lymphatic drainage , and I want to drink more fucking water and I want to jump on my little mini trampoline for at least two minutes , because that also helps drain lymphatic drainage , by the way . And I would like to go for a walk and I want to eat , following this certain diet , and I mean this is just my health goal and that's just the actions that I want to take . I also have mindset actions that I want to take . So I want to journal every day on my health and the progress that I'm making . I want to say affirmations to myself every day . And then , energy wise , I also have things that I'd like to do . So I would like to set an intention in a lot of the things that I do , even if it's just setting an intention in my coffee before I drink it , holding it in both hands and almost like praying into the coffee , putting an intention into the coffee that is going to serve me , or even just sitting and watching it brew and imagining it's money . All of those things , energetically , make a difference , and even I do this every single day . But every day I get up in the morning and I make my bed . It takes a few minutes and it has just this magic to it where you just feel better and you start your day off . You are so much better off to get up and make your bed , then get up , grab your phone and start to scroll . Then get up , grab your phone and start to scroll .

Speaker 1 5:43

One of the things that I love to do as well especially when I feel like I'm I'm overwhelmed with all of the things that I have to do is something that I've been doing for years and it's called habit stacking . So you take one thing that you may be struggling with to get done , and then you take another thing that you love to do and you habit stack them . You do them at the same time , and so one of the things , for example , when I go on my little mini trampoline , when I'm jumping on my little mini trampoline , I will often voxer my biz bestie and she will laugh her ass off . When she was nursing her son , she would talk to me while she was pumping . I also love to listen to podcasts while I'm driving . So it's like this idea of doing something that you don't really love to do , but making it fun because you're doing something at the same time , simultaneously , that you do like to do .

Speaker 1 6:52

When I go for a walk , one of the things that I like to do is I'll do belief work out loud while I'm walking . It feels fun , I get distracted in the moment . I get distracted by my belief work , and then I'm not thinking about how much longer is this ? It's cold outside . Why am I here ? You know , one of the other things that I used to do all the time as well , and I do in the summer , is when I go for a walk . I intentionally go and I sit on my perch . It's like this big , huge rock along the lake shore and I love so much just sit by the water on this rock , and so the idea of I get to sit on my rock if I go for a walk then allowed me the opportunity to have it stacked so that there was something that I love to do sitting on my rock with something that I didn't necessarily love to do , but it was a means to the end , which was the walking .

Speaker 1 7:58

You've got to try it . You get two things done at once to try it . You get two things done at once and , honestly , it becomes such an amazing habit that you'll look forward to every single day . Also , if you want to get in the work we start January 1st . The link is in the show notes . It's going to be amazing . I'm going to tell you all of these tips and more throughout the next three months .

Speaker 1 8:29

Your life can change so much . So , in three months , like what if all you decided to do was you were going to show up every single day and you were going to work , walk , 10,000 steps for 90 days , every single day , 10,000 steps for 90 days where do you think you'll be ? And we're going to be there making sure that you don't fall off . Majority of people will . You will not when you're in the work . I look forward to seeing you in there . See you tomorrow . When you were in the work , I look forward to seeing you in there . See you tomorrow . Thank you so much for listening . I hope you've had some laughs , maybe some ideas , and that you've been inspired to take some type of action toward the life you've always dreamed of . If you feel so called , I would love it if you would share with your besties and leave a review down below . I look forward to bringing you along this journey and I will see you in the next episode .