Shit’s not going to happen overnight! In a world that moves so fast, you must be able to slow your mind down. Most of us are willing to try to push ourselves harder to achieve our goal but the second we hit a setback, we get down on ourselves and allow our minds to spin out of control. Don’t let your setback define you!!! Don’t get all poopy-pants, kicking rocks with your head down! Always have your head up and shoulders back during setbacks. That body language sends a direct message to your brain that you are still in the game until you hear the whistle!
If you goal is to lose weight, your setback might be that you have plateaued. I remember when I was trying to lose the weight to go to BUD/S and for the first three weeks, I lost 15lbs a week and then in the 4th week…I lost 4lbs. I pushed extra hard the 5th week and again, lost a staggering 3lbs. The clock was against me as I had just a few weeks left in order to make the cut-off date so I had to realize that while I wasn’t dropping the weight as quickly as I was initially, my new norm was 52lbs lighter than where I started and from there I had only 54lbs to go! I was no longer looking at 106lbs, I had just 54lbs left and it happened in the weeks to follow.
What works for me during a long setback is to look at your setback as your new normal for a while until you get past your plateau.
The key is to quiet your mind while in mental hell and embrace whatever obstacle is in front of you with open arms. We must learn to conserve energy and to control the emotional and mental stresses of our setbacks.
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