December is a great time to spend with loved ones & with yourself. You get to reflect on how the year went. The good & bad.
You can’t control all things in life. But many things you can. Create a vision board, set a plan, start better habits.
How will you make 2024 better?
Whatever you face, whatever you are doing will first require that you don’t defeat yourself.
Don’t make it harder on yourself by overthinking, needless doubts , or second - guessing.
Protect your mind.
Both what goes in, and what goes on in there.
The earlier you are in your career the more general the advice you can benefit from.
The later in your career, the more specific it has to be to benefit.
In the beginning, you just need to take action.
Later on, you need to carefully pick which action to take.
It’s never about what you did one day. It’s how those days eventually stacked up into the big win.
That’s exactly why the process should be taken a day at a time.
Work the plan today. Then tomorrow .
No need to stress about the next 90 days.
Trust the plan.
Wins are stackable proof that you are capable of more, or of what’s next.
You lose 10lbs, now 20lbs seems achievable.
You run a 10k, now a half marathon seems possible .
You sell 1 car, now 4 seems possible
Small wins, make you capable of big wins.
Gathering my thoughts during today’s run.
1. Wins happened and so do loses. Learn from both. Do more of things that helped you win
2. Sometimes prioritizing a goal means sacrificing another.
3. Instant gratification is never good.
4. Be present
Marcus Aurelius and Seneca both wrote that the best revenge is to exact no revenge at all. If someone treats you rudely and you respond with rudeness, you have not done anything but prove to them that they were justified in their actions.
Everyone has a different definition of success.
1. Some people let life decide what it means for them
2. Some decide what they want , and say “good enough”
3. Some can’t define success because they keep raising the bar on its definition.
Entrepreneurship days:
Mostly feeling incapable to solve the problems in front of you, stressed for no apparent reason, while acting fully convicted to your team with insufficient proof that you’re idea is right.
Then you’re right every once in a while and same cycle repeats.
“if I don’t lose 30lbs in 1 month I’m going back to eating what I want”
You did not gain that excess 20-50lbs in one month. It happened in months or YEARS
What makes you think 1-2 month is going to fix it. This about a healthier you, stick to it forever!🙏🏻
The price tag you are trying to avoid-the sweat, the grind, the long hours, the investments, the risk, is what makes the end goal rewarding. If we could have it fast , what would be the real value? None.
Value lies in quality. Quality takes time to build.
The reason I love fitness so much is because it teaches you 1 BIG lesson you can apply to all of life.
If you want to improve in something you keep REPEATING.
You never accomplish a goal the first time.
You never become great the first time.
REPEAT!
Everyone wants to improve themselves. The FASTEST way to do it is confronting the CHALLENGE you been delaying.
- Start your weight loss
- Be a better spouse
- Go to school
- Show up to the gym
- Be a better parent
Instead of club nights you could be in the gym.
Instead of doing dances on Tik Tok you could be meal prepping .
We are ALL busy. But if weight loss and fitness is your goal, be ready to put the time in.
Flip the switch, get started, commit to it daily.
You can’t say you want to build muscle and not be doing these things.
1. Weight training is your priority, cardio is second. Muscles are built through resistance not cardiovascular endurance .
2. Eating enough protein. 1g per pound of bodyweight
3. SLEEP
The REAL 5 reasons you are not losing fat is because you do not COMMIT to this⬇️.
1) Follow a consistent healthy meal plan
2) Resistance training 3-4x a week
3) 8 hours of sleep
4) Cut out alcohol
5) Surround yourself with people who push you.
It’s not hard to…
…wake up early if you don’t stay out late.
…invest money if you don’t spend it on stupid shit.
…eat healthy if junk food isn’t in your house.
You don’t need to be a genius to win, you just need to stick w the obvious choices for more than a fcking week.
Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.