Why Is It So Challenging to Create and Stick to Success Habits
Written by Brian Zimmerman
I’m going through this little stink where I feel completely lazy. It seems that every time I start getting something going and rolling I begin to fall into bad habits and old ways of doing things. I sit here and question myself asking “Why does it have to be so damn challenging to create habit that I know will create long term success for me?”
I do understand a couple things and maybe my situation relates to yours a little as well. Maybe you get so damn frustrated with yourself because you feel and know what you should be doing yet your not doing it.
Do you ever wonder why? Does it piss you off like it pisses me off?
Here’s what really frustrates me more than anything. It’s the fact that I know what I should be doing, yet I’m not doing it. Boy, Boy! The other thing that really ticks me off is the fact I tell myself every day what I should do the next day to fix and change the situation.
I know this… I understand the fact that I’m practically at war with myself on a daily basis. It’s like there are two sides of me. There’s one side that wants success and there’s another side that wants to just be lazy. I never understood when I use to hear people say, “Are you afraid of success?” I think I understand this a little more now.
It makes sense for the simple reason if I secretly was not afraid of success I would do everything I needed on a daily basis to hit and achieve my goals. There would be no question or doubt in my mind at all.
I cannot put a finger on it as far as how it could be any other reason. I’m not achieving what I want to achieve, so I guess it’s as simple as I’m afraid of success. What else could it be?
I know what needs to be done, yet I’m not doing it…. Is it laziness? It could be I guess.
Maybe I’m too hard on myself.
I would ask that you maybe consider these things as well. Why is it you have not achieved what you’re looking to achieve yet? I guess conditioning has a bigger role after all.
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