Don't lose Momentum

Missing a day makes it much harder to start again - consequently you are more likely to miss several in a row, losing momentum. After you lose momentum several things happen

You are more likely to give up completely - have you ever ridden a bicycle, have you ever tried to stop without putting your feet down? Almost impossible isn't it - yet keeping the momentum going, albeit slowly means you don't tend to fall off... well this is the same with any goal. Stopping for one day is the equivalent of falling off the bicycle because your momentum has stopped. And it's much harder to begin again.

You will struggle to begin again and when you do - One thing I know for certain is this - it takes much longer to get back to where you were BEFORE you lost momentum and stopped, consequently you are always trying to catch up with yourself. Exercise is a good example - you can't exercise once and expect to remain fit for the rest of your life. Getting fit is hard, but keeping the fitness levels up is much easier once you have reached a certain point. Once you have reached that point, you have the chance / opportunity to push further and harder. Dieting and weight loss is another great example of course. You're good for a couple of days / weeks - you lose a couple of pounds / kilo's and then something comes along and your "willpower" deserts you and before you know it you've re-gained the lost weight and a bit more besides. It takes an inordinate amount of strength to say no to temptation, but it takes even more to begin again after you've lost momentum and stopped for the gazillionth time.

No-one is ever THAT busy you can't find a couple of minutes out of the 1440 we are given each day to work on what you say is important to you. All we ask is that you do something today, don't worry about tomorrow - today is all that counts.

* I can fit in 2 x 30 minute exercise sessions today
* I can eat a healthy lunch, I can eat a healthy dinner, I can cut back on the sugar in my tea - just for today
* I can phone a client
* I can do my homework today, in fact I'm going to do it right now
* I can keep my room clean today
* I can wash the dishes in the sink
* I can take the dog for a walk

Today

Keep an eye on the long term yes, but make each day THE most important day for you there is.

So what are you going to do today?