Have you felt over the past eight months or so like you are living a real life version of Bill Murray's "Ground Hog Day" or maybe Adam Sandler's "50 First Dates"? You know the ones where the next day is a simple repeat of the previous day??? That was the general consensus how everyone is feeling since the beginning of the end of life as we had known it. Since the "Lockdowns" occurred we couldn't wait for our beloved gyms to reopen along with many other things that we have become accustomed to. NOW, they want to lock it down again after the brief openings across the country which would be a HUGE mistake in my opinion. One of my training partners said it best when he listed his "Three Keys to Happiness" and Chris Carr I believe is spot on:
S.S.D.D.
The 3 keys to happiness are:
1. Something to do
2. Someone to love
3. Something to look forward to
Hitting the nail on the head with "Something to look forward to" seems to be the issue when everything is being taken away...
To get out of this RUT I mentioned last week that if you want to change your life you need to make changes in your life.
What SIMPE things can we adjust?
Like the Admiral said "make your bed" everyday to say you have accomplished at least ONE thing and that will snowball into other successes, I will say change ONE thing to start the "change machine".
Granted...we all like routine and don't much care for people who "Move your Cheese" but make minor adjustments to jump start the changes.
Instead of having the same breakfast, maybe switch it.
Don't take the same route to the gym or work or wherever.
Get up on the RIGHT side of the bed instead of the left regardless of where the master bath is.
Do your conditioning first instead of later.
Go out to dinner instead of staying in
Make a phone call to an old friend just to tell them you miss them or love them and hang up.
Do something...ANYTHING a little different so your day isn't the exact same as it was yesterday and hope that it changes in a bigger way tomorrow!
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