Push yourself to get uncomfortable[/caption] Screw you…. Comfort Zones ! Pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zone can be a REALLY scary thing!!! We all want to feel successful. When we set a goal or take on something that is unfamiliar to us or we have never done before FEAR starts to creep in. Our minds create these stories that most/all of time are not even close to the truth!!! Can you think of a time when you created the worst case scenario for an event or situation only to have it turn out great?!?!I know that I can…
Mindset
Our mindsets around a goal, an event, or a situation can/will dictate our experience. Having a positive mindset will change your outlook, experience, and results for just about anything. It’s when we let that pesky emotion fear create self-doubt that we ask the question, “can I really do this?” The answer is YES YOU CAN!!! To be honest, if a goal doesn’t excite me and scare me (just a little) then I know it isn’t the right goal.What If?
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Now that you know what it is that you want to achieve, you can decide how you are going to go about doing it. Don’t just decide though, visualize yourself achieving the goal and experience the feelings you will have when you achieve the goal. It’s not just enough to decide what it is that you want, believe that you can achieve it and see yourself doing so! As the quote states, “you must do something you have never done.” More than likely it will be more than one thing that you need to implement in order to be successful. I am going to relate this to achieving a health, fitness, or physique goal that you are striving for.- First come up with a list of behaviors/actions that you are already doing that is moving you closer to that goal.
- Once you have that, list one to three behaviors that you can STOP doing that are moving you further away from that goal.
- Now decide how you can do a little bit more, or do a little bit better. For example, if you are getting in 6,000 steps per day, modify your schedule so that you can get in 8,000 steps per day. A little bit more, a little bit better.
- The last step is to pick one to three things that are outside your comfort zone. They may scare you just a little, BUT they will make the biggest difference in achieving your goal and seeing the results you want.
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- Examples could include: hiring a personal trainer or working out in a group training program, making the decision to cook all your meals at home instead of eating out, giving up alcohol, and/or sugar, facing emotions you have choose to not deal with, or getting to bed 30 minutes earlier and letting the “to-do” list wait until tomorrow.