Only a fool tries to sprint up a mountain. Slow, steady & consistent wins the race.
Automated Habits are your friend.
Buy yourself a Calendar or Diary or a Habit tracking template or make your own.
Just be sure to write it down, as it increases your chances of success by 40%.
Write down what you are gonna do, where & when.
Do it for 1 day.
Do it for a 2nd day.
Don’t Break the Chain!
Know, and embrace the fact, that improving yourself is gonna be hard.
“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard… is what makes it great.” Jimmy Dugan / Tom Hanks.
But you can see this as a Challenge, making you stronger, forging your mettle in the fires of adversity.
Because YOU are that gap between Stimulus & Response.
“Every time you sit down to work, remind yourself: I am delaying gratification by doing this. I am passing the marshmallow test. I am earning what my ambition burns for. I am making an investment in myself instead of my ego. Give yourself a little credit for this choice, but not so much, because you’ve got to get back to the task at hand: practicing, working, improving.” Ryan Haliday
Try feeding your mind with a Book a Day.
Meditate a minute or two everyday.