5-Minute Wellbeing Priority Reset

Time needed: 5 minutes (90-90-120 seconds)

Setting: When committing to prioritize wellbeing

Purpose: Transforming intention into sustainable action

Intention Anchoring (90 seconds)

What: Make commitment tangible:

- Place hand on heart or belly

- State aloud “I am prioritizing my wellbeing”

- Feel where these words resonate in body

- Notice any resistance or relief

- Ask “What does wellbeing actually mean to me right now?”

Notice: How commitment feels physically, what wellbeing specifically means to you, where authentic need lives

Why: Moves beyond platitude to personal truth, creates embodied commitment, clarifies individual meaning

Barrier Recognition (90 seconds)

What: Identify realistic challenges:

- Name 1-2 specific obstacles to your wellbeing

- Acknowledge patterns that have derailed past attempts

- Identify one “yes” you need to turn into “no”

- Recognize external pressures working against you

- Note internal resistance points

Notice: Where honesty about challenges brings relief, what needs addressing, how naming barriers creates clarity

Why: Builds realistic approach, prevents idealistic failure cycle, enables strategic planning

Actionable Translation (120 seconds)

What: Create concrete implementation:

- Choose one tiny wellbeing action for today

- Identify specific time/place for this action

- Link to existing habit or trigger

- Determine how you’ll respond to resistance

- Create simple tracking method

Notice: What feels genuinely doable, where commitment becomes concrete, how specificity creates confidence

Why: Transforms vague intention to actual behavior, builds implementation pathway, creates accountability

Bonus Intention: Whisper “My wellbeing matters in action, not just words”

Notice: How concrete plan affects commitment

Why: Anchors intention in reality

Tips:

- Start smaller than seems necessary

- Focus on consistency over intensity

- Build from actual current habits

- Link to personal values

- Create visible reminders