Stop Indulging In Your Excuses
Summary
- I've noticed often as a trainer, when people have a special event, they let it throw off their diet for an entire month, wondering why they can't reach their weight goals.
- In my experience, whether it's in business, fitness, or personal life, people tend to make a single mistake worse by continuing to make poor choices.
- I want to remind you that the key difference between someone who is successful and someone who isn't isn't the absence of mistakes, but rather not indulging in them and making them worse.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest starting by acknowledging that everyone makes mistakes, but it's essential not to let them derail your goals. Make a conscious decision to bounce back from slip-ups quickly. Here are some tips:
- If you eat something off your diet plan at a special event, don't let it define your whole month. Accept it happened and get back to your plan the next meal, not the next day.
- When making decisions in business or personal life, if things don't go as planned, step back and assess. Avoid making knee-jerk reactions that could compound the problem.
- After a setback, take a moment to reflect on what happened and why—use this as a learning opportunity to avoid similar situations in the future.
- Write down your goals and the reasons you want to achieve them. When faced with temptation or a mistake, revisit these motivations to stay on track.
- Implement simple checks and balances, like a weekly review of your diet or business activities, to ensure you're aligned with your goals.
- Surround yourself with support – friends, family, or colleagues who understand your goals and can help steer you back on course if you start to drift away.
Remember, successful people aren't those who never make mistakes; they are the ones who don't let mistakes become a habit. Act swiftly to correct your course, and always keep your end goal in sight.
Quotes by Leila Hormozi
"The difference between you and somebody who's winning is not that you didn't mess up, it's that you indulged in the mess up and they didn't"
– Leila Hormozi
Full Transcript
the amount of times when I was a trainer that someone would say well you know it was my sister's birthday and then oh wait I had a wedding and then oh wait we went on vacation and then they throw off their diet for a month or two and then they're like I don't know why I can ever get below 170 and a lot of people whether it's business that they mess up in personal life fitness health something happens and then they make it worse because they continue down that path they think it I already messed up I'm like no no no the difference between you and somebody who's winning is not that you didn't mess up it's that you indulged in the mess up and they didn't
