Mind Tricks To Help You Stick With It
Motivation is almost always the rate-limiting factor for people wishing to get in shape. You see, once motivation fades everything you have done will begin to unravel.
The bad news here is that many people do not know how to optimize their long term motivation.
So here are some mind tricks to help you stick with it:
1. Have very specific goals: The more vague your goals are, the more likely it is that you will not succeed. You see, vague goals lead to vague action. On the other hand, specific goals lead to very specific action that creates rapid change.
2. Don’t bully yourself into action: Instead of forcing yourself to do something in order to avoid a negative outcome, push yourself to do something because you are going towards a positive outcome. In other words, use a carrot, not a whip to motivate yourself.
3. Run towards failure: You are going to fail, so don’t get all hung up when it happens. Instead, learn from your failure and never stop moving forward. This is the best way to make sure you get fast results. And keep in mind that the most successful people have the highest rates of failure.
4. Use physical objects for positive visualization: Relying on self control and self mastery for positive visualization is a surefire path to failure. Instead, manipulate your environment for the best results. Have printouts, pictures, statues or whatever else makes you more motivated.
5. Focus on daily routines, not results: If you are constantly obsessing over your weight, you are going to mentally burn out. Instead, focus on your daily routine and continually optimize it to get you closer to your goal.
6. Make your mini goals time bound: Applying deadlines to your mini goals is a great way to make sure your overarching goal doesn’t remain a distant dream. You need to have some sort of time pressure in order to get things done in the most efficient manner possible.
Motivation is usually what makes or breaks a person’s progress. So make sure you take action here sooner rather than later!