I honestly sat and was thinking about this some days ago. The fact that you start something and all of a sudden you are back to what you’re running from and don’t even get me started on the times when you start and then it’s at that moment that everything concerning what you’re trying to change about yourself becomes so glamorous (in a sense) and you just slip. But I fancy this article because having read atomic habits myself this article came as a call to action and to remember that the “basic” things are really easy and all we have to do is start from there. It’s not about perfection it’s about starting and the best way to start is to create an environment that keeps future you and the baby steps right in your face.
Thanks Dan, after the first letter in this series, I am back to working out every morning, already 2weeks in and I wasn’t counting (I started from 1st September-ish)🙏🏽 looking forward to your next article, and I do pray it continues to stir that dissatisfaction in me, thank you.
“you are the statistical sum of what you repeatedly do” might be the only quote i ever need to read again for the rest of my life. tattooing it on my forehead.
Dan, I noticed that the link at the bottom doesn’t have UTM tracking. It can be quite hard to see the user journey clearly from the analytics side without it.
You might want to know who clicked that button and how many of them actually converted into users from Substack.
What gets you started isn't what keeps you going." That line is the whole piece.
I'd add one more fuel: for people with families and responsibilities they can't walk away from, it's often not disgust but love. Wanting to build a better life for the people you carry.
I'm inside the circle, but the circle isn't my horizon. Freedom isn't an escape. It's construction, one stone at a time.
Love your content, hate that you consistently list Elon as someone aspirational. I see where you’re going in that he built something and has larger-than-life goals, but there are better examples of people who can actually sustain that level of success. Depending on your values I guess.
Great article, thanks. Serious question - when you are using negative emotions as "launch fuel" to change your life, how does that not burn you out? I can only go so long on "I hate my life, I have to change" before I build up too much anxiety and can't continue. It's a loop that keeps me stuck.
As someone who just came home from prison after 13 years - I am now 9 weeks free. This is an important post.
Let's go through it.
Brute force: OK. I like it. The issue is, and I speak from experience and from what I have seen that sometimes we put ourselves in situation to force up to grow up but it doesn't do the job.
Why you think that is?
I am definitely with being disgusted with one self. I am. This is why I am doing a serious challenge where, thank G-d, still going strong. Lost over 10KG. Started writing. Focusing on another business skill too. Working on a new apartment. Oh? Did I mention I was deported from the US and sent to a different country? Talk about brute force.
Discipline: I once read a line from Tyson that goes like this - discipline is doing the things you hate as if you love it. The reality that working out daily is not fun per se. But the identity of that person is. Like today. While Saturday is not a cheat day, it is. family day and a religious day and there is plenty of food. And while I do partake, I found myself just not interested in the extra. Or the junks. Like the old me would have gobble gobble - this me, eh.
And like you said, people say things in their own self interest to protect themselves. Eat a little. Go out a little. NO. This is not me.
Which leads to having the right people around you.
BTW, I love EDEN. I used the free version for now but jumping into the paid one. It is a beauty. I cannot speak of tangible results just yet as I just used it for the week BUT boy - brilliant. Not sure why I delayed.
In the beginning we expect getting fast results, it’s good to be reminded that we have to be disciplined and remain very patient! Thanks Dan i took your bootcamp and it’s been very helpful since then i can’t wait to master all the knowledge !
I honestly sat and was thinking about this some days ago. The fact that you start something and all of a sudden you are back to what you’re running from and don’t even get me started on the times when you start and then it’s at that moment that everything concerning what you’re trying to change about yourself becomes so glamorous (in a sense) and you just slip. But I fancy this article because having read atomic habits myself this article came as a call to action and to remember that the “basic” things are really easy and all we have to do is start from there. It’s not about perfection it’s about starting and the best way to start is to create an environment that keeps future you and the baby steps right in your face.
Thanks Dan, after the first letter in this series, I am back to working out every morning, already 2weeks in and I wasn’t counting (I started from 1st September-ish)🙏🏽 looking forward to your next article, and I do pray it continues to stir that dissatisfaction in me, thank you.
“you are the statistical sum of what you repeatedly do” might be the only quote i ever need to read again for the rest of my life. tattooing it on my forehead.
If it involves 20 likes in 3 minutes I’m all ears
Dan, I noticed that the link at the bottom doesn’t have UTM tracking. It can be quite hard to see the user journey clearly from the analytics side without it.
You might want to know who clicked that button and how many of them actually converted into users from Substack.
Just my two cents. 😊
What gets you started isn't what keeps you going." That line is the whole piece.
I'd add one more fuel: for people with families and responsibilities they can't walk away from, it's often not disgust but love. Wanting to build a better life for the people you carry.
I'm inside the circle, but the circle isn't my horizon. Freedom isn't an escape. It's construction, one stone at a time.
Love your content, hate that you consistently list Elon as someone aspirational. I see where you’re going in that he built something and has larger-than-life goals, but there are better examples of people who can actually sustain that level of success. Depending on your values I guess.
Great article, thanks. Serious question - when you are using negative emotions as "launch fuel" to change your life, how does that not burn you out? I can only go so long on "I hate my life, I have to change" before I build up too much anxiety and can't continue. It's a loop that keeps me stuck.
Once the thing becomes easy enough to just do, it stops feeling like something you have to force.
Thank you, Dan.
OH I was waiting for a post like this.
As someone who just came home from prison after 13 years - I am now 9 weeks free. This is an important post.
Let's go through it.
Brute force: OK. I like it. The issue is, and I speak from experience and from what I have seen that sometimes we put ourselves in situation to force up to grow up but it doesn't do the job.
Why you think that is?
I am definitely with being disgusted with one self. I am. This is why I am doing a serious challenge where, thank G-d, still going strong. Lost over 10KG. Started writing. Focusing on another business skill too. Working on a new apartment. Oh? Did I mention I was deported from the US and sent to a different country? Talk about brute force.
Discipline: I once read a line from Tyson that goes like this - discipline is doing the things you hate as if you love it. The reality that working out daily is not fun per se. But the identity of that person is. Like today. While Saturday is not a cheat day, it is. family day and a religious day and there is plenty of food. And while I do partake, I found myself just not interested in the extra. Or the junks. Like the old me would have gobble gobble - this me, eh.
And like you said, people say things in their own self interest to protect themselves. Eat a little. Go out a little. NO. This is not me.
Which leads to having the right people around you.
BTW, I love EDEN. I used the free version for now but jumping into the paid one. It is a beauty. I cannot speak of tangible results just yet as I just used it for the week BUT boy - brilliant. Not sure why I delayed.
Absolutely right!
In the beginning we expect getting fast results, it’s good to be reminded that we have to be disciplined and remain very patient! Thanks Dan i took your bootcamp and it’s been very helpful since then i can’t wait to master all the knowledge !
Agree