In this episode, I’m talking to you about why it’s so common to know exactly what to do, yet still struggle to follow through consistently—and why that doesn’t mean anything is wrong with you. I explain how willpower runs out (especially by mid-week), and I share one small identity-based shift you can try so your habits start to feel more natural over time. You’ll leave with one simple, doable action for the week and a reminder that consistency isn’t perfection—it’s learning how to return to the path when life gets messy.
If you’ve ever started the week convinced “this time will be different” and then felt everything unravel by mid-week, this episode is for you. I’m talking to you about the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it consistently—and why that gap does not mean something is wrong with you.
In this short, focused episode, I walk you through why willpower isn’t a personality trait and why “just try harder” is not only unhelpful—it’s cruel. Then I give you one small shift that changes how consistency works: instead of chasing perfect outcomes, you start building identity through tiny, repeatable promises. Because small actions create identity, and identity makes follow-through feel more automatic over time.
By the end, you’ll choose one tiny identity-based habit you can practise this week—something that takes under two minutes—and you’ll track one thing only: whether you kept the promise to yourself. This is about learning to return to the path again and again, even when life gets messy.
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Catharine