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Resolution Road Trip -That's Better (Day 6 of a 9-Day Series)

1/5/2013

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Remember that along this great journey of yours there will be peaks and valleys.  The peak’s are great, but ooooh those valleys.  It’s at these moments, as frustration builds and we begin to question our commitment to the journey that we have chosen that we have to realize, things might not be perfect… but they’re better than they were before.  Today’s tip encourages us to see that “better” is better.
 
TIP #5 – DON'T THINK "PERFECT"… THINK "BETTER"

On any particular day, at any particular time, given the conditions that surround you, all that you can do is your best.  Legitimately and without excuses, your best.  Here’s a great clip about doing your best (I previously had this up on my Facebook Page but seems to have been lost with some of FB’s “improvements” – they’re doing their best).

You might not always be able to follow your Plan of Action to the letter.  Your workouts might not always show the resounding improvements that you are looking for or that you had during the last workout, or they might not leave you with the endorphin rush that you have become addicted to.  Due to the nature of life your diet-plan may periodically stray from what you had initially intended.  Time for a little introspection and to ask yourself, “Am I doing my absolute  best to succeed, or am I finding excuses and reasons to do less than my best?” 

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If the answer is “Yes,  I am doing my best”, this is the time to take a quick glance in the review mirror and hopefully realize that even though things aren’t “perfect”, this is still better than it was before.  If you are trying your best and they’re not better than before, maybe it’s time to re-evaluate the game plan or get some assistance (you’ll have to wait a few more days for my comments on this tip).

If the answer is “No, I’m not doing my best”, you can still take that little look over your shoulder to compare the “You Now” with the “You Then”.  Surprisingly, you may realize that despite not being perfect and not giving it your all, things are still better than they were - holy crapola… imagine if you’d really been trying!  And, if upon inspection, the results wind up that things aren’t better, a serious gut-check is in order to determine your commitment to the cause.

Day-to-day, knowing full well that the results that we’re looking for are going to take time (Right, have we come to terms with this yet?), we are looking to improve.  Not perfect… improve.
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So here’s our checklist to date:
o  Goals set and our plan in place.
o  Action-steps have commenced.
o  We’re enjoying what we’re doing.
o  No expectations for immediate results, we are looking to develop habits for life.
o  Striving for improvement… becoming “better”.

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