Clapping After The Workout

“Mayya, why are you clapping your hands?”, asked me one lovely woman at the gym today. (I did cheer loudly after finishing a set of push ups).

I responded with:

I have two kids and two businesses.

And yet I am here, at the gym.

I am applauding myself for showing up.

Here is a technique for building habits:

Any time you do anything for yourself, make a point of celebrating it.

Celebrate it profusely.

From BJ Fogg, a Stanford professor who studied habits:

- When you do a behavior and feel a positive emotion about it, your brain pays attention.

- It essentially thinks, "Wow, that felt good. I want to do that behavior again!"

- Emotions create habits.

- Celebrating what you did right after you did it wires that habit into your brain.

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So, whether you want to workout more or meditate more, make sure you congratulate and reward yourself intensely!

Doctor’s orders!

PS Kids back to school - yay to quiet house and moving forward some creative projects!