In order to successfully overhaul your health and well-being, building habits must form the foundations of your journey.
It’s that simple.
Because we all know that eating well won’t transform your health if you only keep it up for a week. And one workout won’t suddenly get you into peak fitness.
The key to becoming the best version of yourself is long-term, sustained consistency.
So, how do you develop the habits that will get you where you so desperately want to be?
Naturally, when we think about achieving health and lifestyle changes, our mind drifts towards the word motivation.
When we want to finally take action, we feel like we must wait around for that perfect moment to strike.
And once we’re knee-deep into our journey, we frantically seek inspiration in an attempt to keep us moving forward.
But herein lies the problem…
Motivation Gets You Nowhere - Here’s Why:
In the pursuit of achieving health, fitness, and lifestyle goals, many fall into the trap of relying solely on motivation to drive their actions.But this can be wildly problematic - this mindset almost always slams the brakes on any progress you have the potential to make.Because when you rely on motivation to get yourself where you want to be, inconsistency becomes inevitable.See, motivation fluctuates over time - that’s just its nature. It can be high in the beginning, but almost certainly dwindles as challenges and obstacles arise.
Think New Year's Resolutions.
The fresh start of a brand new year gives you the drive you need to start strong, and turn over a new leaf.
But as you cross the weeks off of the calendar, the gloss of this fresh start begins to wear off, and your enthusiasm reflects this.
Your motivation begins to trend downwards, and your newfound ‘habits’ become not so habitual.
When you allow your progress to be dictated by your level of motivation, your actions become inconsistent; you live in a perpetual state of taking 2 steps forward, and 3 steps back.So, how do you free yourself of this motivation trap? What can you do to ensure your actions are consistent, sustainable, and keep you on an upwards trajectory?One word: momentum
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Motivation Vs Momentum
When you’re trying to build better habits and redesign how you show up in the world, you have a choice to make: will your actions be driven by motivation, or momentum?
And this is a choice that has the power to make or break your chances of success.
So what exactly is the difference between these two forces?
Motivation is a sudden, short-term burst of inspiration that drives you to take action.
It’s typically sparked by an external source; a new year, a change in your circumstances, or even seeing other people living the type of life you desire.
Motivation is fleeting and unpredictable, and leads to inconsistent action.
Momentum on the other hand, is long-term and self-sustaining.
It results in unfluctuating forward movement that feels like second nature.It is steady, reliable, and not swayed by outside forces.
Building momentum means your actions are consistent, and ensures you keep putting one foot in front of the other.
In the context of building habits, motivation is when you go like a bull out of a gate, and overhaul your entire life in one hit.You make so many massive changes at once that it’s near impossible to sustain any of them long-term. Next thing you know, you’re right back at square one.But momentum is all about stacking small, incremental changes over time.Approaching lifestyle shifts in this way is much more conducive to you achieving your goals:
Over the past 17+ years, We've worked with thousands of clients to improve their fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle. And when the process is respected, the results have been astounding.
We’ve been able to help people reach their goals and positively impact their lives, all thanks to one thing: momentum.
Throughout this time, We've refined our knowledge and experience with momentum down into a three-phase framework. We call it the Course of Action. And today, we're going to walk you through it step-by-step.
✅ It’s far less overwhelming - The main objective of momentum is for you to take one step forward every day; this means breaking your end goals down into bite size chunks.
This means that your progress feels more manageable; you’re able to enjoy the process, without the overwhelm.
✅ Changes and new habits are more sustainable - As we touched on earlier, the most vital aspect of long-term change is long-term consistency.
Building momentum makes you more able to have this consistency, and maintain your new habits for good.
✅ Easier to fit into your life - One of the biggest hurdles people face with lifestyle changes and habit-building is finding the time to do so - especially when trying to balance home and career time.
But breaking your big vision down into smaller steps means your new habits can slot perfectly into your busy schedule.
But breaking your big vision down into smaller steps means your new habits can slot perfectly into your busy schedule.
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Motivation is great at the beginning, but does die off (for everyone)!
What truly makes a difference is having a strong, emotional reason why you are doing something, AND creating habits and routines that get you there.
Let’s focus on creating a simple and sustainable practice. It will help you get things done when motivation wanes - even on your worst days.
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3 Ingredients You Need To Build Momentum
There are 3 things you need to get into momentum: CLARITY, TRANSPARENCY, and ACCOUNTABILITY.
CLARITY refers to having a clear vision for your outcomes; what exactly do you want your life to look like? You can’t build momentum if you don’t know where you’re going.
TRANSPARENCY is about being honest with yourself about your situation through use of clear scoreboards. Scoreboards give us perspective, and allow us to determine if we are making progress or not.
ACCOUNTABILITY means to have an understanding of exactly what you are responsible for, and holding yourself to it. Owning your ACTIONS is essential to controlling and regulating your momentum long-term.
The COA Program is designed to put these puzzle pieces together, and teach you how to build and maintain momentum.
Motivation is a sudden, short-term burst of inspiration that drives you to take action.
It’s typically sparked by an external source; a new year, a change in your circumstances, or even seeing other people living the type of life you desire.
Motivation is fleeting and unpredictable, and leads to inconsistent action.
Momentum on the other hand, is long-term and self-sustaining.
It results in unfluctuating forward movement that feels like second nature.
It is steady, reliable, and not swayed by outside forces.
Building momentum means your actions are consistent, and ensures you keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Get Into Momentum With COA
Course of Action takes a three-phase approach:
It begins with analyzing your current position, and prioritizing simple steps for positive changes to your everyday life by tracking your essentials (sleep, hydration, diet, mindfulness and physical activity).
You will then build upon this foundation by adding those little things that give you a zest for life, and get you out of bed in the morning.
Finally, the strategy culminates in sustaining your foundations through accountability, along with making a point of creating lasting memories to ensure you do more than just “get by.”
Each phase builds upon the lessons and practices you adopted in the previous one.
All three phases neatly bring together the concepts of clarity, transparency, and accountability to put you in the best possible position to make long lasting positive change.
The aim of this strategy is to empower you to live a fulfilling and impactful life, one step at a time.