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“Consistent actions create consistent results” – Christine Kane

We always set out with the greatest of intentions. We tell ourselves that this year will be different. That this year will be our year. That this will be the year when we shatter that resolution. We are hell bent on achieving everything we set out to achieve this year. We do so with one thing. 

A positive mindset. But…..

Before mid February that way of thinking has diminished along with the memories of the festive season. It’s diminished because you failed to plan. It’s diminished because you failed to adopt the lifestyle changes you said you were going to adopt. It’s diminished because you failed to track and measure, and you aren’t seeing the results that you want to see.

Creating habits, as we’ve said before, takes time. They can take up to three or four weeks to become second nature. Yet you don’t give them the time to become second nature. You need to create the mindset and learn to deal with small failures, and lose the ‘I’ll start next week’ mentality.     

Changing things means coming out of your comfort zone, just as working hard to get results in the gym does. If your not feeling slightly uncomfortable with change, then you’re not trying hard enough. 

Breaking down your goals into small and attainable chunks means you are not increasing the commitment to something you are unable to achieve. When you hit your small targets, you are showing yourself that you are capable of achieving your long term ‘vision’.

If you find that you are not attaining the goals that you have set yourself, then don’t give up in the first instance. Re-assess them and work back, if you haven’t achieved them. Don’t skip them, as they will start to snowball, and will soon become unattainable. It’s at this point that you once again throw in the towel on another year.

Remember that consistency means you stand a far better chance of really achieving the resolution that you have set for yourself. Consistency is king. If you are to unlock whatever it is that you set out to do, you need to think of this. Successful people are consistent. They weren’t born like that. They worked for it. They came out of their comfort zone, got comfortable with being uncomfortable, and achieved their goals. 

Making lifestyle changes can be difficult. We are so set in our ways that we find it hard to adjust fully, and really focus on what we want. Coaching good habits and ingraining them takes considerable time, as we said above. This can be said of both our fitness and nutrition.    

When we begin to eliminate bad habits and embrace good habits, we often find it incredibly challenging to control our desire, especially when our mood is low or our mind is in neutral.

The desire to skip your workout and dive into the contents of the kitchen cupboard may take hold. Before you know it, you’re surrounded by crumbs that once resembled half a packet of biscuits. You said to yourself that you’ll only have one. One becomes two. Two becomes three, and so on. After the first one, your mind tells you that you have failed, and that everything you’ve worked for is going down the pan.

You do this because you don’t have the mindset to fail small. I bet you’re one of the millions of people who say things like “oh well, it’s a new week, next week” or “I’ll start next month instead”. You need to adopt a new mindset and shift your values, if you’re to succeed this year. This is inconsistent and de-values your ability to gain results.

We often obsess over failure so much so that the slightest glitch results in the end of the ‘vision’, or the end of the goal you’ve been working so hard to get to. Get rid of the “I’ll start on Monday” mindset this year, if you are to follow through with your resolution. Monday happens four times a month. Do the maths on all the days in between, if you keep that way of thinking this year and every year, and you let it rule your head.

Mistakes are proof that you are trying. We all make them. One biscuit. One beer. It isn’t the end of the world, and is not going to sabotage everything you’ve been working so hard to eliminate, or work towards. Changing habits takes time, as we said above.

Learn to accept small failures. Don’t obsess over the occasional blip. We all have them. Once you get your head around this, forwards is the only direction you’ll head in.

Consistency requires dedication, and commitment. You need to realise that the benefits of healthy living far outweigh the benefits of living a sedentary lifestyle. There are no benefits to living a sedentary lifestyle!

That said, if exercise feels like it’s a chore and a slog, then you’re doing something wrong. If you’re one of the people who potter around gyms, doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that every single day, then you need to adjust your mindset.

People often develop a dislike for the gym because they feel that they have to punish themselves for something, or just because their friends go. If this is the case, then it’s fully understandable that people dislike exercise. You may look around and see people who look like they are genuinely enjoying the exercise, and wonder how they do it. These people understand the benefits of exercise. They are focused on what it is that they are trying to achieve.

To love or like something, you need to have got something out of it. An achievement, or a sense of satisfaction. The people who enjoy exercise, enjoy it because of one main reason. They have pushed themselves, quit with the bullshit excuses, and got results. They are rewarded for their efforts with their training, nutrition and positive mindset. They have developed a commitment to what they are doing, and what they have set out to achieve. They weren’t born this way. 

You just need to get started, get focussed, and get consistent. You need to be committed. What is your motivation for being there? Look at the people achieving success, and take their lead. As said before, be patient. It will take time. It will come. If you persist. Consistency is your key to unlocking whatever it is that you set out to achieve. People who are successful don’t give at the first hurdle, or the second hurdle. They get up, and get on with it. Don’t do a couple of weeks, and have a couple of weeks throwing excuses at it. You will be constantly going backward and forward. It’s ineffective. 

Remember, it will be hard at the beginning. Look at the people in the gym, who look just as comfortable in there as they do at home. They weren’t always like that.

Results wise, get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Results don’t come easy.

“With persistency, and consistency, results will come” – Unknown.

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