I've been fascinated by the subject for the last few years, and have constantly revised and upgraded my approach to this.
❓ 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙪𝙥𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙨?
No, it doesn't require a medical team 😅
Here's how I currently go about it 👇
💥 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
First I must accept responsibility for making this happen no matter what.
I already know how creative my frontal cortex is going to get with avoiding it.
Non-negotiable means it gets done, regardless of circumstances or conditions.
💥 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝟯 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆.
Something I learned, having done the #75hard challenge (created by Andy Frisella) twice, and currently doing it again.
It takes time for the neural pathways in your brain to become ingrained and the habit to start taking hold.
Challenging yourself to do the habit for 2-3 months straight, no cheat days, gamifies the experience and helps the process along.
💥 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝟯 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻.
The last 2 times I completed the 75 Hard Challenge the habits did not last.
A few months went by, and I started slipping away from those habits.
I believe this happened because, when doing the challenge, I never intended to keep those habits long-term.
Finding the positive change the habits bring my life has helped me change that approach to thinking of the big picture.
💥 𝗜 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲'𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
The more clear my life's higher purpose becomes, the easier it becomes to manage habits.
If they don't serve my higher purpose, it's nearly impossible to build them, but if they do, it's nearly impossible to turn me away from them.
This concept becomes quite obvious toward the end of The E Myth by Michael Gerber.
After all, life becomes quite the burden without purpose, but have you seen what purpose-driven people can achieve?? 🚀
❓ 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙪𝙥𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙨?
