7.29.21 EDU_What a Difference a Dew Makes

In May, Kevin, a P.E. teacher in Massachusetts, set out to kick his Mountain Dew habit.He is a triathlete and a yoga teacher and wanted to uplevel his commitment to his body.He knew he needed accountability to go 30 days without his favorite afternoon hit, and as his coach, I knew he needed a good consequence if he caved. Even though he is a badass triathlete, the man is human after all!We all crash sometimes and need to get back onto our bike and pedal harder toward our dream. When I asked Kevin to come up with a consequence should he break his promise of no Mountain Dew, I asked him to look at another area of his life that he wanted to upgrade to find something that would benefit him but that he didn’t want to do. When Kevin looked me in the eye on our video call and said he had an idea for a consequence but wasn’t sure he wanted to say it out loud, I knew he had nailed it!Consequences are not supposed to be fun. We should dread them enough that they keep us from breaking our promises.His idea was perfect. Kevin’s work environment was tense. He was the only male in the building and he didn’t have a great relationship with most of the female teachers. This was an area of life he wanted to elevate. His consequence became his first step. If he drank a Mountain Dew during the month of May, Kevin would have to eat lunch in the teacher’s lounge.Just the thought made him cringe so much that for weeks, when his head begged him to pull the car over to grab a soda, the thought of walking into that lounge and facing the other teachers kept him driving to his fridge of healthy food.That’s the power of a good consequence right there, my friends.Then, because Kevin is human just like we are, he caved...

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