They’re about casting votes for the more committed person you want to become. They’re about establishing yourself as someone who has the ability to achieve.
“It’s W2 of the New Year.
The goal(s) you’ve set aren’t achieved & you’re probably to the point where you don’t feel like doing what you said you’d do.
It’s not even about the goal right now.
It’s about casting votes for the the type of person who can achieve.
Simplify & do.”
-Ray Zingler on X
The first week is easy, right?
You got the new shoes, the new outfit, the new mindset, you’re ready to go.
And then that honeymoon phase wears off.
It’s cold outside.
It’s raining.
We are getting “back to the real world”.
And “back” in the real world are your old choices. Your old habits. And your old lifestyle.
But it is these initial weeks, when the shine starts to wear off the actions required to accomplish what you’ve set out to do, that are most important.
I get it.
It’s hard to “will” yourself to do something you don’t feel like doing, knowing that even by forcing yourself to do it, you still won’t obtain the outcome you’re after (yet).
This is where a mindset shift in the goal process is so important.
It is during these times you have to shift your mindset from “achieving the goal” to “casting votes for the person who has the ability to achieve the goal.”
You don’t have the discipline to achieve what you’ve set out to do just yet. If you did, you’d already have what you’re after.
And this is perfectly okay.
But it’s for this reason you must stop trying to use “the goal” as your motivation and start voting for the more disciplined person you want to become because it is only that person who will achieve that goal.
A lot of people come out of the gates hot and motivated, but as we all know that excitement quickly wears off.
If you’re already burnt on it, dial it down a notch.
But whatever you do, just do.
If it’s working out 3 times a week, and you’re sore as hell this week, scale back. Maybe only go to the gym twice this week and do half of what you did last week. Make your third training day a walk outside.
While this seems like a “regression” it’s actually progression because, again, it’s not about the rigor, intensity, or duration of the work out right now.
It’s establishing yourself as a committed person who works out.
This idea applies to any goal you could possibly set for yourself.
Pump the brakes a little bit if you have to, whatever you do, just don’t stop.
Your future self will thank you.
