You catch a burst of inspiration, set those goals deep in your heart, and find your WHY. Why do you want to get in the best shape of your life? The reasons are clear, the motivation is high to get started.
🌟 The Exciting Beginning: You dive in—new gym gear, fresh kicks, a membership at a new spot, a diet plan that promises results, and a workout regimen that’s sure to sculpt. It’s shiny, it’s promising, and it feels like this time will be THE time.
🏋️‍♂️ The Middle Ground: But as weeks pass, the sheen starts to fade. The discipline that kept you strong starts wobbling. The temptations you easily rejected now start whispering sweeter, louder. Slowly, the routine that once excited you begins to feel mundane.
👀 The Complacency Creeps: You’ve seen some results. Friends are noticing. You’re getting compliments. That initial burst of success feels enough, and slowly, satisfaction morphs into complacency. Before you know it, you’re slipping back into old habits until the motivation sparks again, and the cycle restarts.
🔄 Why Does This Happen? It’s human nature to seek out novelty and quick rewards. It’s linked to the same subject I posted about. Dopamine. Delayed Gratification. Long Term Reward.
But real transformation? It requires something deeper. You’ve got to be a FINISHER. You’ve gotta’ stick with it until you get from A to Z. You can’t quit at M.
You can’t get half way through and lose focus.
Well, you can if you wanna’ be like most other people who can’t finish anything they started that will take a long time to accomplish.
Here’s how you can break the cycle for good:
- Sustainable Goals: Instead of dramatic overhauls, integrate changes that fit into your life realistically and sustainably for the long term.
- Connect to Your Core Why: Regularly remind yourself of your deeper reasons. They should be your anchor when the novelty wears off. Create reminders. Create a pic board so you can regularly visualize images of your motivators. SET GOALS & TARGETS!
- Community Support: Don’t go at it alone. Engage with a community that supports your ongoing efforts and lifts you up when your motivation dips. Get a coach. Find people who’re on a similar journey with the same thoughts.
- Celebrate Small Wins: Keep the momentum alive by celebrating small victories and milestones along the way, not just the big massive milestones.
- Adapt and Evolve: Be open to adapting your routines and goals as your life changes. Fitness isn’t static; it HAS to be dynamic to move and adjust as your life does.
- IMPROVE MENTAL TOUGHNESS: It is hard. It is challenging. It is long. It does take time. It is inconvenient. There is an uphill struggle. But that’s where the REWARD is. That’s where the feel good comes from. That’s the POINT!
You don’t get reward, satisfaction, sense of achievement from doing anything that’s EASY! If there is no struggle – there is no reward. That’s the point.
It’s SUPPOSED to be long and inconvenient.
The KEY HERE through all of this – is to MASTER mental toughness and discipline.
It isn’t motivation that keeps you going when the mundane sets in. Motivation gets you started through the first week or two.
DISCIPLINE and MENTAL TOUGHNESS is what keeps you going. Those are skills. Skills you can learn and build.
As part of your program and routine – you must add elements that help you BUILD those two skills. You must train your discipline and mental toughness.
🌱 This time can be different. Let this cycle be the last of its kind. Embrace the journey with a mindset geared toward long-term integration rather than short-term gains. You are capable of breaking the cycle, and I’m here to help you do it – I’m a call or message away if you want my help.
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