🧠 Episode 35: 5 steps to recognize and avoid your temptations
Description
Do you ever give in to your temptations even though you don’t want to?
I sure do, and it usually revolves around eating too much chocolate/ice cream/brownies and binge watching shows on my iPad.
Congratulations Leah, you’re human!
A few years ago I wanted to get better at managing my temptations, and from research + trial and error I learned that the best way to manage your temptations is to avoid them in the first place!
Join me for Episode 35 of The Disciplined Educator where I share 5 key steps to avoid your temptations!
If you want to jump ahead:
0:20 Episode 34: 6 essential strategies to counteract your inner couch potato
1:15 Willpower by Roy Baumeister
2:50 High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard
3:10 Step 1: Admit your temptations to yourself
4:04 In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
5:23 Episode 2: Yoga vs. People Magazine
6:52 Step 2: Have compassion over criticism
7:30 Research shows self-compassion works better than self-criticism
8:00 Willpower by Roy Baumeister
9:41 Step 3: Look away from the temptation
12:00 Step 4: Give yourself an alternative
13:50 Step 5: Have someone you care about write you a reminder
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