Comments on: Why You’re Not Doing The Things You Said You Wanted To, Part 1

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:03:28 +0000

This is great advice which I have used in the past and it definitely works sometimes. I have this problem though where once I have a solution and see that it works I will try it a few times but then end up “falling off the wagon” so to speak and just falling back into my old habits – I feel like I need a serious wake-up call to get my life moving because I am totally sabotaging my efforts. Does anyone else have a problem with staying on track? It seems like a catch-22 to be able to have enough will-power to stay motivated. Anyway, it’s nice to have this kind of advice reinforced – usually it is enough to get me started and hopefully this time I will not give up so easily!

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Oliver Gassner — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:02:58 +0000

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By: Yes, But Still...

Yes, But Still... — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:39 +0000

Great post! And I’m subscribing to your RSS feed because your tips are helping me move things forward.

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By: Beth Bridges

Beth Bridges — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:01:25 +0000

Glad to know that what I do isn’t that crazy after all

I will think of something I need to do, such as exercise every day. Then one by one, I’ll trot out my excuses and then remove every one of the obstacles. For example: I don’t like to run in the cold, so I bought a treadmill. Then I put my shoes and running clothes right by the treadmill so there was no excuse to even have to leave the same room to get my clothes. If I get sweaty, I dig out the hairdryer afterward until my “do” is nice and fluffy again.

I just take every obstacle I can think of, and set up or arrange an answer to it.

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