53: Why You Aren't Taking Action

Take a Break from Drinking

Rachel Hart

Alcohol, Lifecoach, Alcoholicsanonymous, Self-improvement, Hungover, Society & Culture, Smartrecovery, Drinking, Cognitivebehavioraltherapy, Education, Cbt, 12steps, Sobriety, Drunk, Recovery, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 23 January 2018

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Today, I want to talk about the reason why you’re still not taking action, or why you might be playing around with the idea, but not committing to change. Tune in as I share a powerful exercise to help you identify and understand the alternative option you’re weighing instead of taking it entirely off the table to commit to what you want.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart, episode 53.
0:07.0	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.
0:14.0	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	Hey everybody.
0:37.0	Alright, so last week we were talking about compelling reasons.
0:41.0	We did compelling reason 2.0.
0:44.0	We went deeper into this topic and talked about the right way to use them and the right way to think about your compelling reason.
0:52.0	Now, if you haven't already listened to that episode, I want to make sure you go back and listen before you dive into today's topic.
1:01.0	Just as a reminder, remember your compelling reason doesn't take action for you.
1:06.0	It can't make you do anything, it isn't a cure all for discomfort, and you can't just connect with it once and be done.
1:13.0	You have to keep reconnecting with it.
1:16.0	Your compelling reason, it's not going to haul you up the mountain, but it will encourage you when you're tired and exhausted and cold and ready to quit.
1:26.0	It will remind you why you are climbing towards the summit in the first place, but you still have to take action.
1:35.0	You still have to climb.
1:37.0	So, this podcast is the follow-up portion.
1:42.0	So, what I mean by that is if you have a compelling reason, but you find that you still aren't taking action.
1:51.0	You aren't climbing the mountain or you're kind of climbing the mountain, right?
1:57.0	You're kind of dipping your toe in and out of action.
2:00.0	This podcast is going to help you uncover why that is.
2:05.0	And the question for you to consider going through is, why aren't you taking action?
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