“I just don’t have time to do that!”
This is just one of the many excuses that we tell ourselves to let ourselves of the hook.
What we are actually saying is:
“I am just not ready to do this, as it is not really a priority for me at this present time… and it sounds like a lot of work…which I am definitely not ready for”
That is fine if we actually said that to ourselves, but if we keep telling ourselves lies like “I just don’t have the willpower to do that” then we are going to start believing our own lies.
It is reported that we all only have a finite amount of willpower available daily and how we chose to burn it can determine how successful we are, when we wake up in the morning we have a refreshed stash of willpower ready to do with it what we please.
But…
As soon as we open our eyes we start burning it up with every decision we need to make the needs our precious willpower, for example first choice do we get up now that my alarm is going off or do we just hit snooze and get another 10 minutes of broken sleep (trust me, get out of bed) then should we have that spinach and mushroom omelette for breakfast or just a coffee and some toast, should we go to the gym or just miss it today (side note go to the gym) now all of these may seem like really nebulous little decisions but if we have 5 of these before we have even walked out the door to work then how are we ever going to stop ourselves picking up takeaways on the way home from work, because we just do not have the willpower left after a day full of these decisions to go home and cook a 3 course keto meal.
All of these decisions affect our day, and if we let it will continue to affect our week, then our month, our year and if left to its own devices will affect our lifetime (sounds extreme doesn’t it, guess what? It isn’t!)
What can we do to fix this?
Start here:
Sort out successful routine(s)
This may seem boring, sure I understand that but why waste precious willpower (that we know we don’t have much over at the end of the day) on boring things like what to have for breakfast, or if we should go to the gym. These are all boring choices anyway and deep down you know you need to do them to be successful. So make these routine and you will 10x your performance throughout the day.
Create rock solid habits
When you create rock solid habits then you eliminate the need for willpower to get us through it, which in turn means that we have more left for real high priority life changing decisions throughout the day. Your routines and your habits will be closely aligned and will become automated for your body and your mind.
Once you have got your routines and habits sorted you will never have to lie to yourself about not having the willpower to do something, because your mindset would have shifted as you become a master of your day.
Being able to plan your routines and converting your most done tasks and actions into rock solid habits will free up enough willpower so that you are able to prioritise the more significant decisions that may have felt too challenging or overwhelming in the past to even contemplate.
So go ahead and start figuring out your routines and what habits you are going to stat creating and eliminate “I just don’t have the willpower for that” out of your vocabulary so you can crush the things that really matter to you.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.”
– Robin Sharma
Where are you burning willpower?
Have an awesome week,
Kris Mac
