
This could successfully apply to anything you want to achieve in life!
1. Set Specific Goals
Write down the things that will move you. Be detailed. List as many reasons as you can think of, then highlight the two or three you feel most strongly about. Don't worry about the rest.
Peterson identified three solid reasons for a comprehensive diet-exercise program. One, he wanted to be a fit and energetic parent for his toddler son. Two, he hoped to reduce the annoying aches and pains of a sedentary lifestyle, which created a personal challenge to middle age. Three, he wanted to restore the pride he once felt sporting a 32-inch waist.
"There was a bit of ego in there with all the rest," he says. "Everytime I put on my 32-inch pants and they were tight, it was reminder to me that I wanted things to be the way they were."
Write down the things that will move you. Be detailed. List as many reasons as you can think of, then highlight the two or three you feel most strongly about. Don't worry about the rest.
Peterson identified three solid reasons for a comprehensive diet-exercise program. One, he wanted to be a fit and energetic parent for his toddler son. Two, he hoped to reduce the annoying aches and pains of a sedentary lifestyle, which created a personal challenge to middle age. Three, he wanted to restore the pride he once felt sporting a 32-inch waist.
"There was a bit of ego in there with all the rest," he says. "Everytime I put on my 32-inch pants and they were tight, it was reminder to me that I wanted things to be the way they were."
2. Visualize the change in as much detail as possible.
By projecting a clear picture of the new your onto the screen of your imagination, you are giving yourself the proverbial carrot at the end of the stick.
Peterson had the shirtless "before" picture of himself in hand, but the "after" picture only in his mind. Then, after 12 weeks, he took a new photo of himself. He made a habit of keeping both snapshots nearby for instant motivation. He'd show his friends the pictures charting his progress and get an even bigger boost.
By projecting a clear picture of the new your onto the screen of your imagination, you are giving yourself the proverbial carrot at the end of the stick.
Peterson had the shirtless "before" picture of himself in hand, but the "after" picture only in his mind. Then, after 12 weeks, he took a new photo of himself. He made a habit of keeping both snapshots nearby for instant motivation. He'd show his friends the pictures charting his progress and get an even bigger boost.
3. Identify the Habits that Hold You Back.