Trust the Process – but are you utilising the right one?
Your mindset is crucial in your professional and personal life. It’s not always easy to focus on the right thing, so we often meander along daily doing broadly similar things to what we’ve done before.
Now and then, we stop, think, and decide to do something different. The New Year’s Resolution syndrome is coming up quickly – it’s time to join a gym! At the gyms I’ve gone to, you get an influx of new members in January that slowly dissipates over the coming weeks and months. We all know how that ends, but why?
Our focus is heavily weighted on the result rather than the process. Instead, changing your mindset enhances personal fulfilment, and the likelihood of achieving your goals will skyrocket.
Using the gym membership analogy, say your goal is losing weight. After 5 or 6 sessions, you find that you’ve not lost 1 pound – you get demotivated and end up going less, and eventually, you start searching for cancellation terms! 😊
Instead, think about committing to leading a fit and healthy lifestyle. In this context, you can have goals, but they should be process-driven rather than results-driven. If you commit to that mindset/lifestyle long enough, the goal of losing x pounds will take care of itself.
A few process-orientated goals would be:
- Focus on eating a balanced diet
- A gym/fitness/cardio session 3 times a week
- Sleep 7-8 hours each night
- Hydration goal each day
These need to become habits rather than exceptions. Trust the process, and then our gym-goers’ goals will take care of themselves, as the changes will be sustainable.
So, think before you take up your local gym’s New Year offer!
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