Don’t even think about giving up!

Taking the steps to do what is needed to reach your goals.

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Everyone is capable of contributing something beneficial to their family, community or society.

Whether that is donating money, volunteering or sharing skills.

To do so, we sometimes need to learn new skills, gain experience or acquire knowledge.

By striving to become the best version of ourselves, we can ultimately contribute and help others.

We usually invest in ourselves by developing habits and goals that we want to implement in our lives, ranging from improving our eating habits to being more reflective.

As consistency is key to long-term success. This involves holding ourselves accountable and striving to achieve the highest standards possible which is a difficult task.

To overcome this hurdle, it is important to have a mindset that focuses on long-term success rather than short-term gratification This requires being patient and a positive mindset when facing setbacks.

Habituation is a phenomenon where repetitive tasks become less stimulating over time, making them feel more difficult despite doing the same thing previously.

However, it’s important not to give up.

Regularly engaging in action provides you with more information about what works well and makes it easier to stick with the task over time.

If you have that feeling of difficulty continuing with your action/habit:

1. Try keeping it engaging by adding new elements: For example, If you usually study at home and find it difficult, you could try studying outside or with friends in a new environment.
2. Have the mindset of considering your actions as a video game. Just as in video games you are invested in the process of character development in the story or levelling up your skills in the game. Applying that mindset to your actions can be a positive strategy.
3. Reflecting on your progress to help you appreciate how far you have come and the time you’ve invested in this activity that has had a positive impact on your life.

Case Study — Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps is a swimmer who had the dream and goal of becoming the greatest All-Time. He obtained 22 total medals in the Olympics, from the 22 there were 18 gold medals. Along with the many habits and struggles he went through.

He didn’t miss any day of training for swimming for 5 whole years.

This kind of commitment requires a lot of discipline and mental toughness. It can be an extreme challenge to be consistent like that for a long time.

It can be a common experience for many people to feel lazy, not want to do their activity and feels like a burden. However, depending on what you do on those days will impact your progress towards your goals.

It can be easy to look at someone who has achieved their goals and objective, thinking we can easily do it as well. But we haven’t experienced what struggles and difficulties they had to go through to reach where they are today.

It requires dedication, perseverance, struggle and striving to achieve the highest standard possible and your goals.

Final thoughts

A key point to remember is that consistency is not always easy to maintain. However, can be extremely beneficial in the future to achieve our goals and get closer towards our goals. Rather than getting discouraged when things get difficult, observe these challenges as an opportunity to grow.

It is also important to recognize that success is rarely achieved overnight. It takes time and effort.