How we talk to ourselves can have a major impact on achieving our goals. Goals involve change. Change takes time. Change is a process. To achieve our health and fitness goals we must be ready to embrace change and think in terms of lifestyle.

Self-talk can be the start of that change or may prevent us from making any change at all. How often have we said, “I should eat better”, “I should exercise more” or “, I should get more sleep”?

Making one small change to our vocabulary can help us get started on our goals and keep us going when the choices get tough. Instead of saying “I should”, tell yourself, “I want to”. This small change can make the difference from thinking about making changes in your life to taking action.

Look at your self-talk and see if you need to make the change of using “should” to “want.” Are their other ways your self-talk is holding you back?