When you are at the point in your life that staying where you currently are is more painful than changing, you will embrace the change, you WILL make the changes
But what happens when you move out of that discomfort zone?
When you have dropped the stone that made you unhappy?
Unless you have focused on building new habits and digging down to discover the REAL, UNDERLYING reason WHY you started, there is a good chance you will fall back into the old self destructive habits!
You are using the surface layer why, to do the work.
“Why are you here?”
“I want to lose a stone”
So you lose the stone and the goal has been achieved, so you go back to the old you once again
But when you use this time to focus on creating NEW habits and the self discipline required to get you to do the work even when you aren’t motivated, thats when the man you want to become, starts to come into view
Now IMO, trainers ask too much of their clients
They are influenced by an instafamous coach who has a mentor group or email list they have signed up to and they have been told that getting up at 4.30am is the best way to
“OWN THE MORNING”
And as they are 25 and living at home, it’s easy but not so much for their 46 year old, father of 4, client.
This is probably the fastest way to failure for both the client and trainer.
The key for the client and coach, is, through conversation, try and find the routine that best suits the client.
Once you discover that, finding the routine and self discipline is so much easier