Why can’t I keep the promises I make to myself?
Why can’t I keep the promises I make to myself? Isha wanted to improve her health and she decided to start by improving her diet and getting more sleep. But there were times when her resolve disappeared and she succumbed to her worst habits like eating late at night and spending useless hours scrolling on her phone. She happened to speak to a friend, who also was a Coach, about this issue. During the conversation she realized that she was particularly prone to bad habits when she had a difficult day – for example on a day when her boss was overly critical and she felt like she was failing in her job, when she felt envious of her friends’ social media posts, when she watched some depressing news, and when she was reminded about her ex who had recently broken up with her. We will break promises to ourselves when we’re stressed All of us are likely to lose our resolve when we are tired and stressed. That’s just how our brains work. We make promises when our brain, especially the...