The Real Cost of Canceling on Yourself

Let me ask you something...

Would you ever cancel on a friend at the last minute because you "just didn't feel like it"?

Would you miss a work deadline because you were too busy watching Netflix?

Would you break a promise to your kids because something better came up?

If you're like the majority of the women I work with—women who pride themselves on being trustworthy, dependable, the one everyone can always count on—

Then, of course you wouldn't.

You'd show up. You'd follow through. You'd keep your word.

So why is it okay to do that to yourself?

You tell yourself you're going to work out in the morning...then you hit snooze and skip it.

You promise yourself you'll meal prep on Sunday...then you don't, and you're back to grabbing whatever's convenient all week.

You say THIS is the week you're going to prioritize your health...and by Wednesday, you've already given up.

And here's the thing:

You don't even think twice about it.

You break promises to yourself all the time and act like it doesn't matter.

But it does.

Because every time you cancel on yourself, every time you don't follow through, every time you put yourself last,

You're reinforcing a belief.

The belief that you don't matter as much as everyone else does.

That your commitments to yourself aren't as important as your commitments to other people.

That you're not worth keeping promises to.

And until you change that belief, nothing else will change.

Not your habits. Not your health. Not your consistency.

Because you'll never prioritize what you don't think you deserve.

^^ Read that again ^^

So here's what I want you to do:

Ask yourself: What's ONE promise you're ready to keep to yourself this week?

Not a big, overwhelming goal. Just one small promise.

And then...keep it.

Not because you have to.

But because you deserve to be someone YOU can count on.