Brush Your Teeth🪥

We’ve all been there: half asleep on the couch, wanting to bypass the bedtime routine and skip right to bed. Or you're standing in front of the bathroom mirror at 10 p.m., toothbrush in hand, debating whether it’s really worth it tonight. Spoiler alert: it always is.😁

Here’s the thing — nobody wakes up motivated to brush their teeth. Nobody’s sprinting to the sink yelling, “YES! Plaque removal time!” We don’t rely on motivation. We rely on discipline. And thanks to some long-suffering parent who hounded us as kids, we developed a habit we didn’t appreciate until we had kids of our own. (“Thanks mom!” Said no kid ever.)

Discipline is what gets the job done, not motivation. Brushing your teeth doesn’t feel heroic in the moment, but it pays off with a fresh smile today and no dentures later.

And here’s the kicker: your health works the same way.

Movement and Nutrition aren’t about waiting for the magical burst of motivation. If you wait for that, you’ll spend more time on the couch scrolling TikTok than moving your body. Instead, think of it like tooth-brushing: you show up daily because it makes you feel better now and it prevents long-term breakdowns.

Move your body → you feel stronger. Nourish your body → you have more energy.

Repeat daily → you get to live a life where climbing stairs, carrying groceries, and chasing grandkids are still in your wheelhouse 30 years from now. LIFE WORTH LIVING.

But what if you “forget”?😳

Say you skipped brushing your teeth last night. Crap. Are you going to wake up today and say, “Well, I missed yesterday, might as well give up forever. Bring on the dentures!”

Of course not. You pick up the toothbrush today and keep going.

Yet when it comes to diet and exercise, that’s exactly what we do.

We start a new plan (I see you January resolutioners), crush it for a week or two, then life happens: a party, a vacation, a Netflix binge, a stressful day. We miss a workout or devour the pizza and suddenly declare the whole plan (and ourselves 😞) a failure.

That’s like saying missing one tooth-brushing session means you should never brush again.

Ridiculous, right?

Here’s the truth: falling off track is normal. Staying off track is optional. Read that again.

Make exercise and nutrition like brushing your teeth. You got off track? So what. Pick it back up.

Every day matters. Every “brush” counts.

So here’s your simple mantra:

Brush your teeth.

Move your body.

Nourish your body.

Do that, and you’ll end up with more than a great smile —

you’ll get great adventures and a life worth living.