NOTE: This is not exclusively a diet or health tip, but it was the best analogy to begin with.<\/p>\n
Have you ever been on a diet and cheated at lunch, then snacked on junk because “Oh well, I already cheated” and overindulged at dinner thinking the same? Or began a tough exercise regimen and stuck to it for a week, then skip a day, then two then a week because “Oh well… I already missed three days – what difference is another week”?<\/p>\n
I have found this kind of thinking to be one of the most destructive habits, not only for my health but for business, relationships and almost any aspect of life.<\/p>\n
Instead of constantly berating myself for not acting in accordance with my intentions, I learned to say “That’s ok, every moment is an opportunity to make a choice. If I have to make this kind of choice for a while, that’s ok. But I CAN choose something else. What is my goal here? What do I REALLY want?” Sometimes, I just want to be bad (in whatever context), but MOST of the time I am able to choose my behavior instead of feeling victimized by it.<\/p>\n
I don’t think ANYONE acts in accordance with their intentions or goals ALL the time. I think just trying MOST of the time is 70% of the battle won.<\/p>\n
“Let me tell you the secret that has brought me to my goal: My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” – Louis Pasteur<\/p>\n
I hope this is not too cheesy (no pun intended if you know who Pasteur was)… I just figure if this thought lights a switch in just one person, it is worth writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NOTE: This is not exclusively a diet or health tip, but it was the best analogy to begin with. Have you ever been on a diet and cheated at lunch, then snacked on junk because “Oh well, I already cheated” and overindulged at dinner thinking the same? Or began a tough exercise regimen and stuck<\/p>\n