What
would you say if I told you that no matter whether you’re
an elite bodybuilder or a couch potato, you still have the
same amount of self-discipline?
Everyone is equally disciplined to his or her own current
habits. The real breakthrough comes when we can alter our
habits to push us toward our desired goals. In order to do
this, you must set a specific goal. At this second, do you
know what your current physique goal is? If not, how are you
ever supposed to attain it?
Here’s Your Good Habit Assignment
1. Write
down your specific physique goal and the date when it will
be accomplished.
(Grab a pen and paper and actually do this. You want results,
don’t you?)
Example:
"I will gain 5 pounds of muscle and lose 5 pounds of
fat by January 24, 2003."
2. Next,
identify and write down four of your bad habits that are keeping
you from your physique goal.
Example:
* "Skipping meals because I don’t take the time
to prepare healthy meals during the week"
* "Hitting the snooze button on the alarm clock in the
morning until it’s too late to get a morning workout"
* "Forgetting to take my supplements at the correct times
during the day"
* "Robbing my body of sleep by staying up late watching
TV'
3. Now
it’s time to replace these bad habits by identifying
and writing down four new good habits.
Example:
* Spend one hour on Wednesday and Sunday nights preparing
healthy meals to eat during the week (Try freezing meals in
advance.)
* Be asleep by 10 p.m. each night in order to obtain enough
rest and to recuperate from workouts
* Skip hitting the snooze button in order to fit in workouts
before work each morning
* Create a supplement schedule and check off each time I take
my supplements
4. Once
you have completed writing down your new habits, hang them
somewhere where you can read them every day. (Otherwise you
will slip back into your old habits in a day or two.)
You may experience tremendous resistance (from yourself) when
trying to develop your new habits. It’s not easy. Good
habits are hard to form, but easy to live with. Bad habits
are easy to form, but hard to live with. Remember that successful
people do things that unsuccessful people aren’t willing
to do.
Forming good habits is like starting to work out with weights.
At first it’s uncomfortable. But this discomfort soon
turns into pleasure when you start becoming stronger and more
muscular. Believe me, the same thing happens when you stick
to new habits. It will take you about one month to form a
new habit, but once it’s ingrained, it will feel more
uncomfortable not to continue.
Start your new habit list now, and make the commitment to
those habits—they will pay off for years to come.
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