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Did you find ways to challenge yourself? Any opportunity to choose what’s best for you over what’s comfortable is great resilience training. However, doing what you should be doing over what you want to be doing is easier said than done. That’s why in this email I’ll share what helps me make disciplined decisions. Here are a few steps I take:
First, I recognize what’s truly important or not. Family, faith, and our well-being is my top priority and what’s secondary are things like work, sports, or social media.
Second, I take note 📝 how I actually spend my time and where I put my energy into. It’s easy to say family is important but it’s another to turn off the phone or not bring work home with you. So stay mindful of your actual decisions and what you spend your time on.
Third, I think about what temptations make it hard for me to stay disciplined. I figure out how to limit/eliminate those temptations. Like not having treats and my favorite chips in the house, removing certain apps from my phone, or putting my phone on silent in a different room.
Finally, I focus my energy on what I can control and what I can do about it. I stay present and work hard to not let my mind drift to the past or worry about the future. The more you use the word can’t the more of a victim you become. Saying and even thinking the word can’t will rob you of your resilience.
The last thing I want to share are some of my favorite quotes & sayings that help me to keep persevering:
- Do what you have to now so you can do what you want to later. ~ Unknown
- Your future will take care of itself when you take care of today. ~ Me 😊
- The 40% rule. When your brain is telling you to quit your body has only used 40% of its potential. ~ David Goggins
- If you do what is easy your life will be hard. If you do what is hard your life will be easy. ~ Les Brown
Best,
Chris
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