Dr. Tara Swart

And if you are doing things like going to bed 15 minutes earlier, walking a thousand extra steps a day, eating broccoli instead of a burger, then those things are actually going to help your brain to achieve your larger goals.

So all of those things that create the conditions for success in your brain

mean that when it does come to a bigger goal or a less tangible goal, you will actually be in a better condition to be able to achieve that.

So thinking about what you're building up to and probably even like having fun and giving yourself a reward once you achieve, you know, the first set of micro goals, because we don't want this one to seem like a sort of miserable and insurmountable task, but, you know, small things.

Get a reward at the end of it.

The achievement itself might be the reward, but it could be something else.

And know that you're creating the building blocks in your brain to achieve your larger goals.

Perfect example.

As soon as I am aware that I'm awake, I snuggle my face against my silk pillowcase and I say, I love my silk pillowcase.

And then I say, and I love my side sleeping pillow.

And I love my wool mattress topper.

And I've created a bit of a haven in my bedroom.

I'm grateful for my mattress.

I'm grateful for my bedding.

You know, usually that's the minimum.

I might do the temperature in the room or how quiet it is.

Then I just do some deep breathing, you know, in kind of every direction of my chest, like it's a barrel.

And just have a feel for if there's any areas of tension.

Yeah.

Then to actually get out of bed, I start thinking about how much I'm going to savour my cup of tea.