It’s been 18 days of working out, 3 days since I threw numbers out the window, and today, I finally had a workout breakthrough. I realized as I was walking home that man, my posture is significantly better than it was a few weeks ago. And you KNOW when you have good posture (which is very few moments in your life, if you’re anything like me). And I was like…man. I feel really really good about this. And I thought some more, and I realized at work I sit up straight in my chair because…I JUST WANT TO. It’s so bizarre. But it’s true.
And of course, all habit theory tells you that you need some sort of hook in order to keep the habit going. You need something visible that’s important to you, like an early win, to help you keep doing the habit you’re trying to build. And today, that moment came. For me, it’s posture. It’s something I would have never thought would be something that changed so significantly so fast, but man. I’m totally digging it.
A few personal realizations:
- Daily 30 minute workouts: Improves posture/build muscle
- Eating differently: Reduces weight
- Meditation/breathing: Calms my mind
- Sleep: There’s no point in living if I don’t get enough sleep. Seriously.
So for now, all I’m trying to do is exercise daily (improve my posture/build muscle), meditate (calm my mind), and sleep (because I can’t survive without it). And I think I’m doing decently at those things.
The whole eating differently is another can of worms and I am SO not equipped to tackle that yet. But I guess that’s ok. As long as I know I’m not trying to change that yet, and I’m not beating myself up over it then I think it’s fine.
I think I’ll tackle that beast next quarter.
(And in case you were wondering, yes, I think of my life in fiscal cycles).
So I Quit My Job and Moved to India 