Alcohol-Free Advantage Podcast with Andy Ramage

Episode 2. LIVE: HELP I’ve lost my motivationDon’t panic, it happens to us all. I clearly remember writing my second book, “Let’s Do This”, which is all about the science of motivation and thinking - I need some bloody motivation to finish this book, if only there was a book I could read” haha! It's true. We all lose our mojo at times, so I want you to know, it’s not your fault.So don’t worry if you have lost some momentum. The key is to start back nice and easy and work your way up.BJ Fogg, not to be confused with Phileas, founder of the Stanford behaviour design lab, suggests you, “Take your aspirations and break them down into tiny behaviours”So you start really small.This is the opposite of what most people do, this is why I like the way Fogg’s mind works.Rather than going all in.Start so small that no matter what your level of motivation you simply have to do it.If you want to find your motivation to go jogging again.Put your gym kit on, open the door, breathe in the fresh air then sit back down again.That’s it.The next day at the same time, put your kit on and walk outside then come back in again.The following day walk to the top of the street then increase it daily by another street.After a week you are still in the ridiculously easy territory that with almost no motivation you can keep showing up.However something powerful has changed.You are forming a habit.The distance is irrelevant. What’s important is that at the same time each day your brain and body are getting ready to move.The fact that you started tiny, allowed you to start showing up.The showing up is more important than the distance.All of a sudden a habit is forming, which requires little motivation as now its running on autopilot.Sounds too simple, but we are simple creatures, so try it. Let me know if you found your mojo, by joining me on my LIVE show “The Funside of the Island with Andy Ramage” which you join every day at 07:15 am BST by following @andyamageoffical on FB, Instagram and on YT search for Andy Ramage.For more about the courses I run, to sign up to my exclusive newsletter and to train with me to become a double accredited coach visit - https://www.andyramage.com/Follow me on Instagram  - https://www.instagram.com/andyramageofficial/Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AndyRamageOfficialFollow me on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JLhw07WzjORzldDmta5kQThank you to our sponsors https://athleticgreens.com/andyramageFor more about the courses I run, to sign up to my exclusive newsletter and to train with me to become a double accredited coach visit - https://www.andyramage.com/Follow me on Instagram  - https://www.instagram.com/andyramageofficial/Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AndyRamageOfficialFollow me on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JLhw07WzjORzldDmta5kQ

What if there were another way, a way that obliterates shame, and leads to lasting change, empowerment and happiness?Let me introduce today’s guest who has discovered that kindness is the key that can transform your life.Meet Shahroo Izadi, recently dubbed at the UK’s answer to Brene Brown, who is a speaker, coach and  author of the brilliant “The Kindness Method” and “The Last Diet”. Shahroo and I first became friends following a  meeting at our Pan Macmillan Bluebird launch of our first books, The Kindness Method’ and ‘The 28-day Alcohol-free Challenge,” since then we have spent many hours waxing lyrical about all things behavioural change. Shahroo’s message is powerful and real. Her own struggles with body image and weight led to what she describes as an addiction to food from a very young age. We discover during our conversation that like so many great thinkers Shahroo’s biggest struggle became her greatest gift and she now devotes her life to helping people make empowered changes to their wellbeing and lives using the power of kindness.I really hope you enjoy this conversation with Shahroo who is beautifully articulate, funny, inspirational and drops so much wisdom that you will not only hear the story behind her story, but also leave with a new super-skill that might change your life - kindness. Alright let’s do this…