It’s day eight of my 100-day strong journey, and I’m finally starting to feel a sense of normalcy again. It’s a pleasant feeling, but I can’t afford to become complacent.
I’ve been reflecting on why this attempt is different from my previous failures, and I’ve come up with a couple of thoughts I’d like to share:
- The first crucial step is getting into the right mindset. The first time I successfully completed the 100-day strong challenge, I had reached a breaking point with my circumstances. I not only recognized the need for change, but I felt compelled to change. When I tried again earlier this year, my motivations were unclear, and I wasn’t in the right frame of mind. However, that has changed this time around. I’m back to viewing this as a necessary endeavor that must be accomplished.
- Being in the right mindset also means having clearly defined reasons for pushing forward. Over the past few months, I allowed some of my practices to slip and noticed I had become a bit complacent. I regained some weight I had previously lost. Considering these factors, my reasons for pursuing this challenge have become much clearer.
I believe that a key to success lies in failing and getting back up quickly. It’s irrational to think that we’ll never encounter failure, and expecting perfection is borderline insane. Instead, we must practice picking ourselves up as soon as we stumble or realize that we’ve fallen.
There’s no magic formula to it. I simply need to be aware of the goal I’m pursuing and relentlessly pursue it until I achieve it. Sometimes success comes swiftly, while other times it takes considerably longer. The important thing is to keep moving forward. It all begins with the right frame of mind.
David Willis 