How do you stay motivated when it comes to getting fit, losing weight, and completing goals?
Step one is to recognize some key sources where negative thoughts begin:
- Social media, family/friends, work, your own inner voice, etc.
Step two is understanding these guiding principles:
- Fitness motivation is a myth
- What we fill our minds with shapes how we think of ourselves and are ability to achieve our goals
- Guard your mind! Create systems and solutions that foster success
- Screens can be a burden or a blessing, use them wisely
Step three is to create solutions:
- Get sleep
- Get a lockbox for your phone
- Help your friends, and yourself, get out of negative conversations (negative feedback loops)
- H-anger is a real thing, eat well
- Screens can be used for good or evil, limit your screen time and be intentional with it when you are on them
- Focus on being a better YOU, not anyone else
- Create a routine
Disclaimer: If you’re having consistent negative thoughts and you cannot seem to get a grip on your inner chatter, seek professional guidance. Find a therapist that can help you sort through these thoughts. There’s no shame in that game.
Additional reads/Listens:
- Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention, by Johann Hari,
- Rich Roll Podcast: Johann Hari episode
- https://www.richroll.com/podcast/johann-hari-661/
- Chatter, by Ethan Kross Ph D.
- The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey: episode 899
- https://daveasprey.com/ethan-kross-899/
- Hidden Brain podcast: Mind Reading 2.0 episodes
- https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/mind-reading-how-others-see-you/
- Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
- Chasing Excellence, Ben Bergeron
- Chasing Excellence Podcast
- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9jYWkzXzFRMg/episode/M2Q3ODllZDgtZDU4Yi00YjQ2LWJjZTAtYTY3NjRjNTNhZGRi?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjm4aLMsJn2AhXilWoFHePYDPAQieUEegQIAhAa&ep=6
- Huberman Lab Podcast: Episode 56
- https://hubermanlab.com/dr-alia-crum-science-of-mindsets-for-health-performance/
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