The Magic of a Fresh Start

Falling off the wagon of a new habit is a great opportunity

When we are working on changing ourselves, disruptions will take us off course. That's where a fresh start becomes a precious chance to improve. fizkes/Shutterstock

One of the biggest obstacles to sticking with a habit change, a new system, a goal, or long-term project is that we get disrupted.

Something interrupts our progress. We skip a workout day or two and then some programming in our brains turns that into a message of how we’re not good enough, we can’t do it, we should just give up.