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The Game of Momentum: Why your goals should be smaller

Published July 2, 2021 by V

It only takes a little to change a lot.

Looking at my life, it’s weird to see that the biggest life altering results came from incredibly small adjustments. Starting a blog led to a new career as a copywriter, training in muay thai led to a new social life, confidence, passion, and improved focus. Listening to one 30 minute video on keeping a positive mindset each morning– would lead to me performing better in my role and embracing life’s challenges.

I used to “All-or-Nothing” my life… and that’s why nothing always happened.

Life is the sum total of these little moments. It’s a game of momentum.

If you crave change, start as SMALL as possible. Instead of wondering what you’ll do? Where you’ll go, or what’s the next BIG thing for you… ask yourself, what tiny thing can I do today to move in that direction?

And JUST do that, don’t concern yourself with anything else. If you don’t know the answer or what you need to do– JUST PICK. You don’t have to love it, just be interested enough to learn.

Want to lose weight? Don’t even focus on training, cut out snacks or walk for an extra 5 minutes.

Want to find a new career? Hold off on quitting entirely, and find a small and easy hobby you can do in your free time.

The answer is always small… that’s why we initially miss it. You’re looking for lightning to strike, for what? All you need is a tiny baby step towards something… you don’t even have to know what it is. That’s the best part about this law.

When I started my blog, it wasn’t this site by the way– I had no intention of becoming a writer, I didn’t have a clue where it would lead.

I did it just to stick to something, and it had HUGE results.

That’s all any of us need to do. We just need small things incorporated into our daily lives and without fail, they will change.

If you’re stuck, lost, or unsure of yourself, before you deem yourself hopeless– ADD one small thing (something new) to your daily ritual for 30 days.

See where it leads, infallibly so, it will lead you somewhere…

#FoolAround

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Mordor’s Open With The Habits

Published June 14, 2021 by V

Hey Fool.

Recently I gave up drinking a beloved energy drink, that I was pretty attached to. I’d drink it up to 3 times a day, and just one of them had 300mg of caffeine (I was doing this for over a year).

I’ve always been fairly caffeine intolerant, so I didn’t think much would change… but the timing of it all is the reason for this post.

What I failed to notice was my nervousness, my over-reactivity, being over-stimulated became my new normal.

When focusing inevitably became hard, I imagined it was from boredom– not my drink of choice.

So why did I quit and why does it matter?

I started a new habit.

Muay Thai.

After going for a week, this became my new love interest and this energy drink, and all my other bad habits (lack of sleep, waking up at insane hours, not focusing) were just getting in the way.

I quit cold turkey.

With this newer, better habit, consuming my life- other areas began to change. My sleep improved, I found myself more level headed and my focus returned.

Habits are destiny.

No magic, no spirituality, no none of that needed.

Changing tiny things, changes everything. There isn’t an area in your life this isn’t true. The difference between where you are and where you want to be is habits.

Figure out which ones you need, and start them.

It really is that simple.

#StayFoolish

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Get Tough On Goal Setting

Published June 13, 2021 by V

When you aren’t obstructing your own progress by feeling sorry for yourself, you’ll be able to achieve your goals with much less resistance.

Most of us don’t have goals, we have aims… not even that, we’ve got ideas.

We’ve got some vague illusion for what we want out of life floating around in our minds, but no actual way to measure, define, or act on it.

These ideas are where you’re delusional. We all have blind spots, and it’s different for each of us– but to see them you’ll have to become far more objective.

When it comes to creation, I easily default to delusion. Whether that be starting a business, working on a project, creating content… it doesn’t matter. My love for grandiose ideas, blinds any potential progress.

I learned to combat this by chasing problems, problems I want to SOLVE.

Practicality.

For me not to get lost in the idea phase, I always choose the quickest action and move on it immediately.

I know I’m going to sound like some flat, uninteresting, 2-dimensional robot, but dreams never got me anywhere- GOALS did.

If you want to go somewhere knew, you’ll need to change your approach.

  • Specific – What is the direction and meaning of the goal I’m pursuing?
  • Measurable – Will the goal be able to be measured?
  • Attainable – Is the goal realistic?
  • Relevant – Does the goal align with my inner self?
  • Time-Bound – When will the goal need to be met?

#StayFoolish

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