We are more than halfway through 2011 and I'm sure most of us have abandoned our New Year's resolutions for this year. Whether it be promising to eat healthier, exercise more
, or handle our finances
better (aside from the bad economy), we've decided to throw in the towel
and fall off the wagon.
, or handle our finances better (aside from the bad economy), we've decided to throw in the towel and fall off the wagon."It's no use!"
"It's too hard!"
Let's be honest: the enemy in the inner me
has told these lies to us on more than one occasion. Change
is never easy. It requires sacrifice and discipline
and effort and perseverance. There is no way around it. If you want to lose weight, you can't continue to eat unhealthy. If you want to be better financially, you have to stop the financial hemorrhaging. Success is achieved when you continue to do the required actions to complete a goal. But instead of beating yourself up for your shortcomings, let's look at some principles that will hopefully get you spark'd:
has told these lies to us on more than one occasion. Change is never easy. It requires sacrifice and discipline and effort and perseverance. There is no way around it. If you want to lose weight, you can't continue to eat unhealthy. If you want to be better financially, you have to stop the financial hemorrhaging. Success is achieved when you continue to do the required actions to complete a goal. But instead of beating yourself up for your shortcomings, let's look at some principles that will hopefully get you spark'd:Reassessment. We all start off with a plan when it comes to change (or at least I hope we do.) Last year I started my weight loss journey. It began with my waking up at 5am in order to work out before work. Recently I became aware that I was more mentally alert in the morning to pursue my business endeavors. So silly me decided I'd try to go to the gym after work knowing full well that it would be a bad idea. Guess what? It was a bad idea. Now that it's summer, the thought of going to a hot gym when it's sunny outside is not motivating. And besides my body is still conditioned to wake up at 5am. So morning workouts here I come. When you realize the original plan didn't work, don't be afraid to reassess it. If all of it wasn't bad, keep what works and move on.
Refocus.
To focus means to concentrate. Our minds are constantly thinking. Now that I know evening workouts won't work for me, I need to refocus my mind for my endeavors to come to fruition. Yes, that gray matter above your shoulders needs direction. Without direction our minds tend to wander and "where the mind goes, the body will follow." This is where self talk
is very important. Don't beat yourself up when you fall short. Instead refocus with the hope of doing better next time.
To focus means to concentrate. Our minds are constantly thinking. Now that I know evening workouts won't work for me, I need to refocus my mind for my endeavors to come to fruition. Yes, that gray matter above your shoulders needs direction. Without direction our minds tend to wander and "where the mind goes, the body will follow." This is where self talk is very important. Don't beat yourself up when you fall short. Instead refocus with the hope of doing better next time.Execution
. You can have the most grandiose plans in the world and laser-focused thoughts but without execution, those plans go nowhere. NOWHERE! A pound will not be shed. Businesses won't be birthed. Lives will not be changed. Races are not won by the participants being in stand still. The gun sounds or the flags are waved and off they go. My 20-lb weight loss didn't start until I started going to the gym
and eating healthier. Like Nike says: Just do it.
. You can have the most grandiose plans in the world and laser-focused thoughts but without execution, those plans go nowhere. NOWHERE! A pound will not be shed. Businesses won't be birthed. Lives will not be changed. Races are not won by the participants being in stand still. The gun sounds or the flags are waved and off they go. My 20-lb weight loss didn't start until I started going to the gym and eating healthier. Like Nike says: Just do it. So now that you have some keys, I hope you are "spark'd" to get back on your journey to whatever goal you wish to achieve. When you hit a roadblock, rinse and repeat the process.
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