🔔 Elevare Gazette: Sunday Issue

^{Today's Focus: Get Out Of That Rut.}

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Have you ever felt like you are just stuck? One task that you cannot complete that is stopping you from doing everything else? If so, you’re not alone. Many of us experience this feeling of being overwhelmed by the sheer scale of our goals. The good news is that you don't need a dramatic overhaul to get back on track (note to self 👀). Small, consistent actions, known as micro-habits, can lead to meaningful improvements over time.

With the Mid-Year Reset Challenge from last week, if you woke up a bit late and couldn’t hit the gym or had a ton of work and couldn’t go to the gym, it is fine! You do not have to beat yourself up about it and give up completely.

I like the “Compound Effect” mindset. Micro-habits are just that— tiny, manageable actions that, when performed consistently can accumulate into profound transformations.

This concept leverages the psychological principle that making habits easy and attainable increases the likelihood of maintaining them. By focusing on small changes, we can avoid the burnout and frustration that often accompany larger, more daunting goals.

Where can we implement these Micro-habits?

1. Health and Fitness

   • A 5-minute stretch or a short evening walk— small, attainable, and can gradually build into a more comprehensive fitness routine.

   • Start with simple changes, such as drinking a glass of water first thing in the morning or adding a serving of vegetables to one meal each day.

2. Mental Well-being

   • 2-minute breathing exercise every day. These quick mindfulness moments can help reduce stress and improve overall mental clarity.

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   • Write one thought that is heavy on your mind and sit with it for a couple of minutes.

3. Professional Growth

   If you are reading this newsletter, we’ve got a lot in common—which means you may beat yourself up about wanting the stay ahead of the curve.

   Here’s what I have been doing:

   • Learn one new concept every day. Just one article, one TedTalk, one case study, etc.

   • Spend the first 5-10 minutes of your workday organizing your tasks. Pick the most important task and focus on that. If you get that done, pat yourself on your back.

   These are the top 3 areas where I focus on building Micro-habits when I find myself being stuck.

Creating and Maintaining Micro-habits

1. It is “Micro”-habits—so start small and set achievable goals. Try to make the habit so simple that it’s hard to fail.

2. Consistency over intensity or motivation: If you do just one push-up per day, and do that for over 3-4 months you are now someone who does push-ups every day (this identity shift is very powerful and should push you to do better every day— as James Clear mentioned in the book The Atomic Habits)

3. Habit Stacking: Tie your new habits to your existing ones. For example, do squats while brushing your teeth.

Now, do this

1. Choose one area of your life you want to improve; set a simple and achievable goal and try to integrate it into your daily routine.

2. Track your progress on a whiteboard where you can see it every day, on Notion, or your to-do list.

3. Set finish lines, say I will do 10 squats while brushing for the next 20 days, and increase it to 15 squats on the 21st day.

This has really helped me these last couple of months and I hope it helps you too.

Let me know what you think!

Until Thursday,

Anusha Kannan

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