Many people’s enthusiasm and commitment to their goals – whether they be fitness or business related – comes in waves. They might be consistent and do really well for a few weeks. But then life happens or they have a weak moment, and they end up spending a few weeks trying to get back on track again. So how do you stay motivated and stick to those healthy and productive behaviors when you’re on a roll? By making them a habit! The following “Success Reminders” will help you form better habits and stay on track to reaching any goal!
How to Stay Motivated Success Reminders:
Live to be better.
When it comes to your fitness, career, your relationships, and just life in general, when we realize that we can always be better and there’s always room for improvement, that’s when we’ve figured out success! We’re striving for progress, not perfection. It’s a journey! Continually making a conscious effort to be the best version of yourself will keep you on the right track.
Have regularly scheduled checkups every three months.
Now, I’m not talking about going to the doctor (although that’s important, too). What I’m talking about is really checking in with yourself. Mark it on your calendar, or set a reminder in your phone every 3 months to reassess what you’re doing and how your life is going. Are you happy with your fitness level, how you feel about yourself, what you’re doing in life, your relationships, your career?… What are you doing a good job of and what could you be doing a little better? Just check in with yourself to make sure you’re staying the right course.
Keep learning.
The more you educate yourself on topics related to whatever it is you want to achieve, the more likely you are to stay motivated and achieve those things. Read books, listen to motivational audio programs, find ways to learn more about creating better habits. Then rinse and repeat. The more you read and listen, and the more you repeat positive behaviors, the more it sticks. Repetition creates long-term memory grooves in your brain. Keep repeating those positive acts!
Create accountability.
Find someone, or a team of people, to help support you in your positive changes. Identifying those key people to help you stay accountable makes all the difference. Find a trainer, a coach, a mentor to guide you and cheer you on as you pursue whatever it is you want to achieve. While we might break a promise to ourselves, we’re much less likely to break a promise we’ve made to someone else. The more accountability you have the better!
Never give up!
No matter what life throws at you – and it will throw things at you from time to time – never quit! Everyone has their ups and downs. But the common factor with people who are successful in achieving their fitness and life goals is that they get back up every single time. You can do this! Stay the course!
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Hi Chalene!
Let me first just say, I have been working out with you in my living room for years… And I just love ya! You have helped me bounce back after babies and so much more… Thanks!
Now many years and health struggles later… This post was totally about me. I want and strive to be healthy and strong again, yet I repeatedly struggle with Consistency. I start a fitness program and do really well for a few weeks. Then life gets in the way… Kids get sick, parents need help, etc… I have tried and tried to ‘stick with it’ so many times. I went through the Push program, Turbo Jam, Turbo Fire. I remember in your Push intro, wondering why some people just never fully develop or make permanent changes. This is me. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks for all you do!
Jennifer
Actually its really hard to stay motivated during job search because when you are a fresher you get rejected most of the time and that’s what happening with me so decided to look on internet about how to stay motivated during job search and found your article which i think is helping me somehow in my job search, so thank you for this. I am going to bookmark this for sure.