by Amy Plouf

This is a great article How to Keep Going. Three Ps: pacing, pushing, prioritizing.

Recently I began to feel overwhelmed by all that I wanted to achieve. I took a page from the Flylady (you must check her out, we will get more into her another day). She encourages baby steps, establishing one routine at a time. So I made a list of all the things I wanted and made a point to only focus on one each day, then when it was either a task accomplished or a routine behavior, I could add the next.  I call them my Daily Focus. I started 4/26/10 and I am enjoying it so far. They can be easy like buying a wax paper holder like my mom has (it makes it so easy not to have a mess in the microwave) or hard like making it a habit not to interrupt so much.

This Daily Focus has been so successful with me, I started it with the kids.  I want to instill good habits and behaviors one step at a time.  I have discovered they do really well with a small amount to focus on! Duh!

I asked Days of our Lives star, Molly Burnett, how she stays motivated to eat right and exercise even after long hours on the set. Here is her response: