Then What?
We have a choice to continue our old behavior of blowing past our boundaries to parts of our life outside of work.
In those moments Ask yourself "what if I don't do this today?"
You’ll probably be behind tomorrow, ask yourself again: Then what? Keep digging until you get to the core story. It will often be like, “I’ll lose my job and then lose everything.”
And Then Ask yourself: Is it true? In most situations, probably not.
Taking a few minutes to interrupt your automatic thoughts, feelings, and behavior makes it more likely that you can make a change.
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