Keeping your Momentum from Motivation
How to Beat YesterYou Part I of II
Acquiring the motivation to get up an hour early so you can do something you initially perceive to be unpleasant is your goal. You want a better look, better health and more energy. That is a noble goal worth the hour loss of sleep. This is probably one of the most common habits that people want to start. It tops my list. I mentioned in earlier posts that I have been in "the zone" before, and let it go. I learned a lesson with that: it’s much easier to retain it than to regain it.
With that said, in this post we are assuming you have it.
You are in the zone and you move from your center. You make decisions and don’t
fumble around second-guessing yourself. When you need to work out, there is no
debate in your mind about whether you should or shouldn’t. The pros and cons
have already been hashed out and you’ve made this a habit.
The lawyer in head that represents instant gratification,
might as well be a public defender. She doesn’t care enough to argue any
longer. She has been shushed and the real you, the part that represents your
place in humanity has beaten down the primal urges to do what you feel like,
eat what tastes the best and follow the laws of inertia, the same way a lump of
coal does. If you are experiencing these things, you can be sure you are in “The
Zone”.
You do not want to take risks in losing this state of being.
The quality of your life experience is largely based on your ability to control
your self, if not totally based on this.
I’m sure there are plenty of people who have no problem
reaching this state of being. For me it takes motivation, self-denial, mental
and emotional fortitude, timing and a little bit of luck. I’m sure this is
different for everyone. Twice I have felt like I was in the zone and there is
nothing better. It is worth any price, and the above tag is not very expensive.
Its value comes from…well, every aspect of your life. Like
we mentioned up top, you look better, have more energy, you’re healthier and
decision making and self-confidence are positively affected. But, I will tell
you what it felt like for me and then I will tell you how I lost these states.
And, I will give you the one word that is key to staying in this state. It’s
already all up in this blog post, so you may have already guessed it. It’s no
secret of the ages. It’s the rule that applies to us all who want to improve
each day in every way.
When I was twenty and again when I was twenty-six, I was in
the zone and I knew it. My friends and I called it super-dedication mode. I
thought it was just applied to my working out, but in any way imaginable my
life was better. The first time I was dumb kid and only held on to this until
an approaching leave from the Army was completed. I started in February working
out and denying myself certain things as a fast for God. It was an important
factor in attaining the desired state, but I didn’t know that at the time. I
lost it as quick as I got it though. I didn’t know how much I was losing when I
let it slip away.
I got much more attention from the opposite sex because
anyone looks 10x better than when they aren’t. I was treated differently by
everyone. My superiors in the military and peers treated me with more respect.
I’ve talked with a lot of people about this particular phenomenon, and almost
every person says the reason is because the one treating me with respect sees
that I was a responsible person and thus the higher level of respect. I believe
that it is much more
emotionally driven than intellectually. I think it is a
caveman thing. I felt fantastic every day. I have had anxiety issues especially
during the end of my term in the military and after, but I had no anxiety when
I was keeping myself up. I was happy. To be direct and not mention every little
thing that was improved, I’ll shorten the description. The laws of nature bent
to my will, just a little. Good things happened to me and I was grateful which
made more good things happen if only in my mind.
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