30 Day Challenge Series, Day 28: Schedule Connection (Put It on the Calendar)
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In today’s episode, Cheryl returns to one of the most impactful habits for long-term wellbeing: connection. In a world where so much communication happens through texts and social media, it is easy to feel socially connected without actually getting the benefits of real support and real interaction.
Cheryl explains why true connection is closely tied to both mental and physical health, and why it is worth repeating this habit later in the challenge. Today’s focus is about moving beyond good intentions and turning connection into an actual plan by putting something social or supportive on the calendar.
Takeaways
- Real connection supports mental health, physical health, and overall wellbeing
- Texting and social media can make you feel connected without providing real support
- Scheduling time with people turns a good intention into a real plan
- Community and support groups can be just as valuable as time with close friends
- Making a specific time and date matters more than saying “sometime”
- Social plans can be simple and still create meaningful connection
- The sooner you schedule it, the more likely it is to actually happen
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Episode Transcript
Cheryl McColgan (00:00)
Hey, everyone, I'm Cheryl McColgan, founder of Heal Nourish Grow and welcome to day 28 of the 30 Days Healthy Habits Challenge. Today, we're going back to connection. We did this earlier in the challenge, but I think it's important to hit on it again because in this day and age where everything has become text and social media and learning things about your friends and people in that way sometimes, reaching out and making true connections is becoming more more valuable. And it is so related to good health, good mental health, good physical health.
Thank you.
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community a strong support group.
people finding new people to connect with. And so today's habit is
make it happen. So it's going to be a social or supportive thing on the calendar. I would say that this could be, you know, an event, a social meeting with a person that you already know, or if we're calling it a supportive thing, it could be more like seeking out a book club or a support group or a way to meet new people. So either one that you choose and one may be easier the other depending on if you're introverted or extroverted, but you're going to do one thing.
like that. So it'll be to schedule this social time, you're gonna get real support in real time, hopefully boost some happiness, get a few laughs. And putting it on the calendar turns this intention into an actual plan. The planning part is key because we all have intentions, right? How many times does somebody say to you, we should get together, but they don't actually make a date or make a plan for doing to you.
and mental health and physical health. So one of the things that you can choose to do if you want to be mental health and physical health is to do something like make a walking date. Just take a walk with a friend, go for a walk in nature, go for a walk on the treadmill next to each other, but somewhere that you can talk and interact and actually have real connection. You can go for a coffee. It could even be a phone call if you can't get together in person, but set aside time that you're actually going to do it. And both people have availability. Yeah. So time and date.
leave it as, some time is not okay. It's gotta be a plan, it's gotta be on the calendar, it's gotta be like, map. If it's something that you can't accomplish this week, I just want you to get on the calendar. It can be something in the future, but I really want you to intend to treat it as part of the calendar, actually do it. But if you can't, this first day or tomorrow, actually have that interaction, have that schedule time with somebody, the sooner the better. There's no time like the present, right? As always, the reason
links will be in your tracker and in today's email. And if you're finding this in the future on YouTube or on the podcast, you can sign up at any time. doesn't matter when you find this. It's heelnourishgrow.com slash habits. And that is it for today. As always, I will see you again tomorrow. We're getting closer towards the end.
