[RL] Momentum - how to keep it?

Celial

2602 Posts

June 15 2011 11:21 GMT

So, I have made the decision to stop some very bad habits, and start some new (a little bit healthier ones).

The problem is - good intentions and all are nice, but I already feel the urge to say "screw you" and indulge in the bad habits I want to ditch.

So, what can I do, what do YOU do, to keep that momentum from the moment I realized I have to change some stuff, and the early stages of plan making all the way to success?

Revolt

United States288 Posts

June 15 2011 11:31 GMT

i have trouble keeping momentum too T_T

what i learned is that you have to take baby steps on any subject you're trying to improve, and snowball it. I used to always try to think i can improve something overnight and keep the momentum.

a good example is communication. I used to be a big geek and bad at communication and tried big steps to improve my communication skills. I learned that if you understand the essence of communication and took baby steps to improve it, youll understand your bad habits and improve.

sorry if im not clear, i didnt get any sleep T_T.

Klockan3

Sweden2866 Posts

June 15 2011 11:58 GMT

You only need one habbit: Be a little bit better every day compared to the last one. Doesn't have to be much, something like eating one more vegetable, running somewhere instead of walking etc.

Felo

Germany392 Posts

June 15 2011 12:15 GMT

Greetings!

The Question that arises for me is "What are you trying to achieve"?

You see, every change you make should be coupled with a goal. Those can be easy ones like "I want to eat and live healthier to be slimmer and look better" - if thats the case then just look at you as often as possible.

When I lost weight (And I lost a lot because I was really, really heavy as a child) I just stared at me whenever possible (The Mirror in the elevator, etc) to keep me motivated and to stay on track of my goal, that I pursued.

So in short my advice is to find something that your adjusted habits will make easier/more funny for you and stick to those motivations ^.^

LonelyIslands

Canada590 Posts

June 15 2011 12:23 GMT

I suggest that you look at your habits as the enemy, that you are engaged in a vast battle with them that all depends on. This battle will make or break you, your family will fall and perish should you lose. You are the only one to fight this battle, chosen, as if you pulled Excalibur from the stone. I suggest you arrive violently on this field of battle, prepare to win, no matter what.

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Now go watch this video and win

TheGiz

Canada708 Posts

June 15 2011 12:31 GMT

I am constantly planning and re-planning to make improvements in my life. Little by little they happen, and that's all that you can expect. To make some instant grand change is impossible because the familiar and the lazy are too attractive to us.

If I were you I'd simply look to some inspiring media and keep that in mind. For me the most inspirational stories are:

- The entire series of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
- The "Speak like a Child" monologue from Cowboy Bebop.
- "The World is Yours" monologue from Scarface.
- The Count of Monte Christo
- Wuthering Heights, specifically everything Heathcliff does.
- All of Napoleonic history, followed by all of Germanic history.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOO ME!

Celial

2602 Posts

June 15 2011 12:33 GMT

@LonelyIslands: Holy. Shit.

LonelyIslands

Canada590 Posts

June 15 2011 13:50 GMT

You are your biggest tool, you have all your own keys to success, your mind can unlock any door, open any window, do anything, your body is a machine, set your goal, set the throttle and peddal down!

SuperJongMan

Jamaica11586 Posts

June 15 2011 16:36 GMT

lol. Just do it bro.
Swish~

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