Motivation: The Secret Formula

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Motivation: The Secret Formula :

Jun 08, 2007

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A person cannot directly choose circumstances, but can choose their thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape their circumstances.
-- James Allen, 1864-1912, author of "As a Man Thinketh"

A few years ago, one of my personal-training clients asked me to help him manipulate his diet. He wanted me to provide a substitution for his daily lunch of a cheeseburger with French fries. He had been eating this lunch three to five days per week for about two years.You might be surprised by what I recommended. Simply that he remove the cheese from the burger for two weeks and then we'd analyze it again after that.

So what's the moral of the story? To create motivation and new habits, you need to coax it with small changes -- not force it. This philosophy has worked for many of my clients and for eDiet members who have a dislike for exercise.

Your goal should be to create a successful time period of exercise with a limited number of days. Tell someone who dislikes exercise to workout four to six days per week and you know what you get? Instant sabotage.

The Two-Day Commitment
For people who hate to exercise, I've always recommended limiting their workout to twice per week for 30 days. Why so little? Well, I know anyone can commit to two days per week for 30 days. So, immediately, we remove the dreaded feeling that plagues many individuals. Why 30 days? Because we need to create a time frame along with quantifiable goals (two days per week of workouts) for the mind and the emotions to experience a feeling of success.

The key here is to create a realistic plan of consistency so that at the end of 30 days you can look at yourself in the mirror and say, "I did it. I completed all my workouts for one consecutive month."

If you think this is psychological mumbo-jumbo, think again. Remember, your mind doesnā€™t want something forced upon it that it dislikes. However, your mind also loves achieving goals and your body likes feeling energized. At the end of one month, with this minimal activity, you will increase energy and you'll also serve to empower yourself.