You’re tired? Me too. But listen…

Sometimes I don’t feel like doing anything thing at all.

• I don’t wanna cook

• I don’t wanna workout

• I don’t wanna do a motherfucking thing

And even though I’m not perfect, I can say that I’m way better now than I used to be at getting stuff done anyway.

But it ain’t always easy.

Sometimes I still feel that urge to lay in the bed and not workout.

Sometimes I still get the urge to order Panda Express (or even worse… McDonald’s) off DoorDash instead of cooking. And trust me… that’s a mighty strong temptation. And I won’t even lie and said I haven’t gave in to those temptations a few times.

But I don’t make them a habit.

And that’s why I’m still making good progress with my personal goals.

In those moments where I feel the temptation to do something that’s not in line with who I’m trying to be, the one thing that helps me the most is taking a quick pause. And during that quick pause, I just visualize me as the person I wanna be in the future. Or I picture myself achieving the goal I wanna achieve.

And then I ask myself, “Is this gonna get me to that point?”

If the answer is no, then I move on to the next step.

The next step is asking myself, “Why do I wanna do this right now if it’s not gonna get me where I wanna go?” And usually, the answer is some type of short term gain. So then I just remind myself that the best gains come after you stick to something for a long period of time.

And that reminder is usually enough to get me to do whatever it is that I need to do.

So remember that next time you get ready to do something that will sabotage your long term goals.

And if you struggle with self sabotage on a regular basis and want some help with that, fill out this form.

If I can help, I’ll reach back out to you.

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