DON’T FOCUS ON YOUR GOALS!
I know. I know. This is a complete anti-thesis of whatever we have been taught! But I promise you that this mindset shift will give you results that you have never imagined.
Everyone meet Mr. X. Mr. X wants to lose 10 pounds to get to a healthy weight.
Week 1 — He starts off strong — 2 workouts a day, a balanced diet and no wanted snacking.
Week 2 — He pushes through days where he doesn’t feel like working out. He reminds himself of his goal and pushes harder.
Week 3 — All the pushing he did in week 2 gets to him, he is burnt out! His goal doesn’t have the same charm that it used to.
Week 4 — He decides to call it quits because losing weight is not a “priority” anymore.
How many of us have been in the same position as Mr. X? I know I have. I had clear goals. Goals that mattered to me! But I wasn’t able to reach those goals despite my unanimous focus towards them.
Maybe focusing on the goals was the problem?
I pondered over this question and researched numerous articles, self help books and motivational videos. Here is the…
