Why You Can’t Get Yourself to Start
Why you can’t get yourself to start isn’t a motivation or discipline problem – it’s a starting problem created by too many unanswered questions. In this episode, Wendy reveals why closing your laptop without a clear starting point makes tomorrow’s workday unnecessarily hard, and shares her favorite two-minute end-of-day habit that removes the friction of cold starts. Learn why your brain loves continuing but resists initiating, and how making tomorrow’s first step ridiculously obvious creates momentum before you even begin.
Today, you will walk away with…
✔ Why mornings feel hard before you even start: stopping without a starting point forces tomorrow’s brain to remember context, reevaluate priorities, make fresh decisions, and recreate momentum from scratch – all before doing any actual work
✔ The two-minute end-of-day habit: answer “if I only work for 15 minutes tomorrow, what would I start with?” then write it down with ridiculous specificity (not “work on sales page” but “rewrite the headline of this specific page”)
✔ Why your brain loves continuing but resists initiating: the first five minutes feel harder than the next fifty because responding takes far less energy than starting from scratch (like pushing a car – the first push is hardest)
✔ How to leave gifts for your future self: leave documents open, highlight the next sentence to write, or leave a sticky note with exactly where to begin so tomorrow you simply continue instead of deciding
🎁 Before you finish work today, write one sentence: “Tomorrow I will begin by ___.” Make it specific enough to start without another decision! Join Wendy’s free CEO Hour at wendymuzzy.com/CEO for focused time doing the things that matter! 🎁
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About the Show
Your Fun and Profitable Online Business with Wendy Muzzy is the perfect blend of fun, fresh ideas, and actionable tips for entrepreneurs who are looking to add fun and profits to their business. Hosted by Wendy Muzzy, a money coach and business strategist who brings her signature confetti-girl energy, this podcast is like having a personal cheerleader and strategic guide rolled into one. Each week, Wendy serves up short, impactful episodes, offering real talk about growing and diversifying your business with joy. Whether you’re looking to brainstorm new offers, streamline your processes, or uncover possibilities you hadn’t imagined, Wendy delivers practical strategies in a way that feels as good as it looks. Tune in every Wednesday for a quick takeaway or action point you can apply immediately. 🎉
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