A big mistake when it comes to pursuing goals: many people pursue short, middle, and long-term goals with the same physical and mental intensity. The reason this is a big mistake is because goals should build onto one another, not be approached as separate endeavors.
For example, here’s what a goal breakdown could look like:
- Long-term goal: lose 30 pounds
- Middle-term goal: lose 15 pounds
- Short-term goal: lose 5 pounds
What you have to do to lose 30 pounds may be very different than what you have to do lose 5 pounds. And the length it takes you to lose 30 pounds will certainly be different than the length it takes you to lose 5. As such, much of your focus should be on the short-term.
You only have so much mental and physical energy
You have a physical and mental energy tank, and once that runs out, you’ll feel like crud. Think about how you feel after a long, laborious day. Your body feels ground up like minced beef. Think about how you feel after a long, mentally exhausting day. Your mind feels ground up like minced chicken. Think about if you have a physically and mentally taxing day. Your mind feels like beef and chicken fried rice.
Eating well and training hard use up your mental energy and are not the only things you have going on in your life (at least if you’re reading this email – I normally don’t target people who get paid to be fit). You have other things going on, which means they’re all competing for those same physical and mental energy levels that you have to use to eat well and train.
When it comes down to it, you have to decide where you’re going to divert and invest your energy. On some days, you may feel you can train hard and not have it interfere with other stuff. On other days, training is the last thing you’re able to do. And because of this process, you can’t treat a long-term goal the same way as a short-term one, because the long-term goal should be separated from the day-to-day operations.
This is much easier said than done, because some people want to train hard. They want to eat well. They want to lead a healthier, fitter lifestyle, so when life hits them and they can’t, they feel awfully guilty and ashamed. This is the type of destructive mindset you want to leave behind. Guilt and shame also sap your energy, and much, much faster than a school project.
Delineate your goals. Don’t treat them all the same way. Differentiate the level of focus.
Most importantly, understand your long-term goal is supposed to be vague and far away, like a mountain off in the distance. The size should be imposing, intimidating, yet you know there’s a road that leads to it. Your ultimate long-term goals shouldn’t be achieved in a year, not even three. In fact, you can see your ultimate long-term goals as lifelong goals:
- To be as healthy as possible as you age.
- To maintain the highest quality of life possible.
- To let being healthy be part of who you are and support you in your endeavors.
If exercising, eating well, and living a healthy lifestyle don’t support the three above long-term goals, there’s no reason for you to engage in them. Doing a transformation challenge just to revert back to your old habits is a waste of your time, energy, and money. If you’re going to be the same in the end, you might as well do something you mentally buy in to and enjoy.
I hope this email was helpful for you. Let me know if you have any questions.
Yours truLEE in strength,
David
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