So a few years have passed and a lot has changed. To start I've lost 60 pounds with another 15 to go. There are still a lot of things I hope to change in the coming year. Some things I'd like to relate is that motivation won't always get you were you need to go. It's like the gun shot that goes off at the beginning of the race, and the race is life. What does that gun shot get you? Only a mark and a bit of adrenaline at the beginning of your race. What keeps you going through the race? Discipline, and what came before it. You may ask what comes before a race? Training, preparations such as the right shoes, eating right, getting enough rest. So too does our habits. There is a saying that I've implemented and continue to implement every day.
"You do not rise to your goals, you fall to your systems."
If you do not set up systems that work for you, you will never reach your goals. So that is what I've done. I've set up systems that became my habits, in turn those habits lead to my goals. So what are my goals this year, to read more, to study something - such as a new language, and to lose those 15 lbs. What systems have a set up to get there? I've set up time blocking, so that every morning I spend an hour at the gym, I meal prep, so I'm less likely to eat out or eat junk. For learning a language, I set aside 15 minutes to learning it and same for reading more. I usually do these just before bed, to help relax my mind and give my mind something to work on while I sleep.
So the advice I give to all who may read this one day, figure out the systems that will improve your life...even if only 1% and continue to move forward.
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