If Motivation Is Deadโฆ Try This Tiny Trick
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Hello Reader,โ Heya Fit Travel Tribe, Our momentum today to kick off this week will be all about this simple yet huge challenge of traveling: ๐SMALL STEPS + CONSISTENCY = SUCCESS๐ As I continuously bounce around, I reminded again that you donโt need a perfect life to create progress. You just need one tiny routine you stick to. I was reflecting on this when visiting friends this week. My two friends (as well as their son) do at least a 5 minute stretch every morning. Same video. No bells, no whistles, no โnew year new me,โ no overthinking. Just a tiny routine they decided was important. For HUNDREDS OF DAYS in a row....they are able to be THAT consistent. And honestly? It humbled me. We spend so much time waiting for the โright season,โ the โright energy,โ the โright motivation.โ But sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is show up for 5 minutes and call it a win. ๐๐Here's a BIG "hello" from the United States! ๐บ๐ธ Currently I'm in Richmond, MD visiting two wonderful travel friends! Since you last heard from me...โ Hereโs the highlight reel:
๐HACK YOUR PSYCHOLOGY - find motivation to actually workoutWhy is it SO difficult to find motivation to exercise (in general) especially while traveling?? Your real enemy isnโt laziness! Itโs your brain trying to conserve energy the second your routine disappears. Hereโs the truth: you donโt need a 30-day program to change your life. You donโt need a perfect schedule. You donโt need your โnormalโ environment. You just need one routine you can stick to anywhere โ airport floors, hostel bunks, your partnerโs parentsโ living room, or whatever chaos the week brings. Learn more about WHY your motivation dips on a trip + 5 no-BS strategies to execute.
But even when I'm feeling low-energy? I'll just do a simple 10 minute stretch :) ๐Letโs talk about Georgia โ the country, not the peaches. My friend John and I were swapping stories this week, and honestly? Georgia might be one of the most underrated hiking destinations in the entire world. ๐ฌ๐ช Mountains that look like Patagonia. Top Georgian Hikes to Consider:
๐ทGeorgia is the kind of place where you can hike all day and drink wine all night. If you need a place where travel + fitness intersect perfectly, put Georgia on your list! ๐โAre last-minute flights ALWAYS crazy expensive?? NOPE!! How last-minute have I now booked a flight? A bit stressful and chaotic?! YES!!!โ Huh, how could that be???
I'm running through another "annual cycle" of credit card churning. It's that simple. I align the new credit card with a larger expense (such as a new laptop on Cyber Monday) and just keep track of card anniversaries in my calendar. It's ALL about being ORGANIZED (and paying your balance in full each month). Points come in handy especially for emergencies (like my recent last-minute flight). SCENARIO: Monday evening at 8pm, I booked a one-way United flight from Sofia to Washington DC for 6am the next morning. By spending normally, paying off my balance in full, and using these credit card hacks...I saved HUNDREDS of dollars! And YOU CAN TOO!โ Always on my mind: More money for more travel! It's often worth a little homework for those savings ๐ธ If you've found this content helpful, please consider sharing this email with a friend & using these affiliate links in the future. Please note that I never make referrals unless I truly believe this product or service is actually helpful ๐ If you use my affiliate links included in the email, it is at no additional cost to YOU, but it does benefit me. It's a small "thank you" and continuous motivation for me to keep sharing this helpful content. Feel free to always respond back to this email with any thoughts and questions you might have or content you'd love to see in the future. Happy travels and healthy living, Heidiโ Note: Some images and GIFs sourced from Unsplash and Giphy. |