Well, in case you haven't noticed, it's sort of that time a year when everyone's talking about goals and habits and how we're all going to make this new year our best year yet.

We're pulling out the new planners and writing out our goals and throwing out all the junk food in our cabinets and finally getting back to the gym.

But here's what no one ever tells you. Your goals don't become a

reality just because you bought a brand new planner or you chose the right word for the year. And if you're

killing yourself trying to make all of those big goals happen all at once, you're probably actually

just setting yourself up to crash

and burn. Because real change in your life happens as a result of daily actions. Small steps

taken consistently over time. And if all of those new goals and habits and things that you're

trying to establish in your life right now feel really hard,

then I hate to be the one to break it to you, but you might be doing it wrong.

Because the habits aren't supposed to require willpower.

They're supposed to replace it.

And that changes everything about how you approach this year.

Welcome to the Do It Scared podcast.

I'm your host, Ruth Sukup, and each week on the show, we will talk about how to face

your fears, overcome obstacles, and most importantly, how to take action and create a life

you love.

Thank you. a life you love. Hey there and welcome back to the do-it-skared podcast. Once again, my name is Ruth Sukup,

and my mission is to help you create a life and business you love. So here we are, January,

the month of fresh starts and new beginnings and new year, new you. And if you're anything like most of the

women that I talk to every single day, you probably started the year with some big intentions.

Maybe you made some goals. Maybe you called them resolutions. Maybe you told yourself,

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