You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Hart episode 72.

Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.

We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist temptation.

No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about your drinking.

Now here's your host, Rachel Hart.

Hey everybody, welcome back. This is going to be a two-part series.

So today we're doing part one. It's all about why you delay taking action.

So we're going to dig into today. And then next week we're going to go into part two.

So why your enthusiasm fades once you start taking action.

These things go hand in hand and I watch them unfold for people all the time.

So it's really important that you both understand why you're delaying taking action when it comes to changing a habit.

And also why your enthusiasm starts to fade once you take action.

Alright, so part one. I want you to ask yourself, have you ever thought, you know, I'll start this on Monday.

Right, I've thought this before. And it's worth considering how you can think a thought like this.

I'll start on Monday with lots of things, things beyond taking a break from drinking, but with things like dieting or exercise routines or sticking to a budget.

It's a thought that we use over and over in so many different areas of your life.

And here's the thing, maybe you're not saying I'll start Monday. Maybe it's I'll start tomorrow or next week.

Next month will be better or actually I'll wait until the new year.

Right, whatever kind of thought that you're using.

What you are doing is trying to avoid facing with what is happening today.

You're avoiding facing dealing with today because you think that you will be better equipped to deal with whatever is plaguing you at some later date.

This is what happens with a thought like I'll start Monday.

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