The more you focus on perfection or not being able to do it all, the faster you will quit!
This parenting is HARD! Only the toughest can and will do it. And that is YOU!
Do you have one of those kids that won’t do anything they aren’t perfect at? They won’t try, if they don’t already know how to do it and won’t need any help?
We often are like that too! We hear it all the time.
"I don’t have time right now to focus on behavior".
"I’m going to wait until next month to really dig in".
And those are valid and sometimes necessary. But, also sometimes can keep us from making progress.
What if you only did 60%? What if you did 60% this month and then next month and then next month? I am positive you would see some progress from that!
At every goal class, some will walk in and say: "I didn’t get my goal", or "I didn't do very good last month", or "I did terrible last month". I always say: "Did you hit 60%"? And usually they will say: "Oh, ya. Probably better than 60%". "You did awesome then! Did you see progress"? And they say "Yes".
We are too hard on ourselves!
Sure maybe you won't see progress as fast as being able to dig in 100% and be consistent all of the time, but if you can’t give 100%, 60% is still worth it! It will still get you to your goals!
And if you model achieving your goals with only 60% then maybe your kids will be willing to give it a try too!
