Where’s Oprah When You Need Her?

I am in need of what I can best describe as “A Whole Life Makeover”.

I tend to make this very same statement every few months, at least, and it’s almost always followed by a complaint that there’s just SO MUCH to change that I don’t know where to start.

I then follow that with some weak statement, generally containing a bit of whining, about how haaaaaaaaaaaard it is.

And then I make some half-hearted commitment to one aspect that needs changing, do it for a bit, and flake out completely until the next time I start the process over again.

Every single time I do this I feel worse. Not physically, but mentally.

My reasons for flaking out are many but most come down to my need for instant gratification. When I don’t see any point to what I’m doing – a tangible point, I mean, rather than an intellectual point – I just.. stop.

The intellectual side of me knows what needs to be done on every single level that requires change. This is not about a lack of education or a lack of information.

With the kids, if I need them to do XYZ, I offer up stickers. Little star stickers work wonders on Maymo for nearly everything.

Why isn’t there an adult version of the “sticker chart” that works to motivate me?