118: Commitment
Take a Break from Drinking
Rachel Hart
4.9 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2019
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Listen in as I dive deep into the concept of commitment and explain why it plays a crucial role in changing your relationship with alcohol. I talk about why so many of us are ready to commit to others but not ourselves, and how this affects your relationship with yourself.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 118. |
| 0:06.0 | Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out. |
| 0:13.0 | We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist temptation. |
| 0:20.0 | No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about your drinking. |
| 0:28.0 | Now here's your host, Rachel Hart. |
| 0:36.0 | We are going to talk about commitment today. |
| 0:40.0 | If you want to change your drinking, you are going to have to get very familiar with commitment. |
| 0:47.0 | You are going to have to really understand this concept inside and out. |
| 0:53.0 | Because changing your drinking means having your own back, no matter what. |
| 0:59.0 | I see my client struggle with this all the time. I struggle with this for a long time. |
| 1:04.0 | Why am I so good at meeting my commitments for other people, but kind of wishy washi when it comes to showing up for myself? |
| 1:14.0 | Understanding the answer to that question was everything for me. |
| 1:20.0 | It's what I teach my clients to understand. It really is the cornerstone to unlocking how to change the habit of drinking. |
| 1:30.0 | That's what we're going to be talking about today. |
| 1:32.0 | What are commitments? Why do they matter? |
| 1:35.0 | Why it's easier to follow through right now on commitments to other people and why you struggle to follow through on the commitments that you make to yourself? |
| 1:46.0 | So a commitment is just a pledge to do something. |
| 1:50.0 | And we make them all the time. |
| 1:52.0 | And you know what? You follow through on them all the time. |
| 1:55.0 | I want you to think of your calendar. |
| 1:58.0 | Your calendar is filled with commitments. It's filled with pledges to see someone or something or to show up somewhere. |
| 2:07.0 | The dentist, the trainer, a friend, work. |
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