whatever you do....DON'T QUIT.

How many times have you started a fitness routine, only to find that you lose interest or lack motivation a few weeks into it?  If you have, you’re certainly not alone. I recall sitting with one potential client who was really contemplating whether or not she wanted to hire me at all. She was already predicting that she would fail at any attempt, just as she had done so many times before.  My advice to her?  Expect it. Expect that it will be hard, expect that you will want to quit, expect soreness, expect excuses, and expect lack of motivation. These things are very likely to be a part of your journey. However, if you know what’s coming, you can prepare yourself to deal with the obstacles. We talked about:

·       Setting short and long term sustainable goals. Changes YOU can live with.

·       Relying on structure instead of just motivation (you exercise because your day timer told you to, period.)

·       Adapting a “no excuses” policy for yourself.

·       Having compassion for self. If you mess up, wipe the slate clean and start again!

I can’t tell you the number of people who start and quit, start and quit. What if this time….you just didn’t quit? Imagine where you would be next year this time.

“This is how it will go……..
You’ll get desperate, so you’ll start. You’ll be motivated. You’ll be on fire. You’ll be tired. You’ll be sore. You’ll make an excuse. You’ll miss one day. Then you’ll miss two. You’ll beat yourself up. You’ll try again. You’ll make an excuse. You’ll sleep in. You’ll despair. You’ll think it’s not worth it. You’ll think you’re not worth it. You’ll get desperate. You’ll quit.
Anticipate that ALL of these things will happen eventually, and then just DON’T do the last one. DON’T QUIT, whatever you do……DON’T QUIT.”

~Tracy Steen

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