I would like to share a couple of psychological shifts that I have made, which seem to be working for the long-term. I don't like to call it tricks, or hacks, because it is a completely normal way that the mind works. If anything our minds have been tricked and hacked by abnormal things in our environment :-) and we're retraining them to normality.
Choose DISCIPLINE, and NOT motivation
motivation is fleeting, it comes and goes
motivation is passive, it happens TO you
discipline is active, you choose it
Make the journey itself its own reward
Don't focus on the goals
Don't stress that the results aren't happening "fast enough"
Hard things worth doing always take longer than we think they will
You'll NEVER get results if you quit due to not getting results
Reward yourself with the self-esteem & inner security of simply knowing that TODAY, you did one thing no matter how small toward your goals, and it's not about the goals anymore anyway, it's about showing up today and doing one small thing
Remember your ego WILL backlash on you
Regardless if the changes you're making are good or bad, your ego doesn't care: its job is to maintain status quo, no matter what
If you "backslide" or return to old habits, take that as a GOOD SIGN
It means that your ego is clinging desperately to fight the change
It's a sign that you're actually making changes
So just choose DISCIPLINE today and do one small, doable thing today
Finally I want to say that a daily practice of meditation will probably give you everything you need to be able to do the rest. Everything you need to know is already inside of yourself. Train yourself and your mind to take pauses, away from default reacting, toward thoughtful response.
AND, sorry I talk too much (-:
I choose to get up early enough and do everything first thing in the morning. That is how it works for me, or else I know I won't do it later. Get up, get it done, feel awesome for having done it, don't spend the rest of the day feeling guilty.
I would like to share a couple of psychological shifts that I have made, which seem to be working for the long-term. I don't like to call it tricks, or hacks, because it is a completely normal way that the mind works. If anything our minds have been tricked and hacked by abnormal things in our environment :-) and we're retraining them to normality.
Choose DISCIPLINE, and NOT motivation
Make the journey itself its own reward
Remember your ego WILL backlash on you
Finally I want to say that a daily practice of meditation will probably give you everything you need to be able to do the rest. Everything you need to know is already inside of yourself. Train yourself and your mind to take pauses, away from default reacting, toward thoughtful response.
AND, sorry I talk too much (-:
I choose to get up early enough and do everything first thing in the morning. That is how it works for me, or else I know I won't do it later. Get up, get it done, feel awesome for having done it, don't spend the rest of the day feeling guilty.
This is great