Break Bad Habits
Build Better Ones
Become Better Men
- Nate Whitson -
Do you like tracking your goals, habits, and behaviors?
Chances are (unless you're a weirdo) - you don't!
Neither do I.
But researchers have shown (quite clearly, in fact) that those who track their progress do better at reaching their goals.
Bummer, huh!? You were probably hoping that maybe I'd tell you that tracking is for losers and you can win easier without doing it - sorry about that, if that was you.
The truth is that tracking what you're doing will help you get you where you want to go faster. So, you probably should.
I recently was doing this with my food intake.
A goal of mine is to lose 25 pounds (or at least drop some fat around my midsection and lose the dad bod that I've got). So I created a simple tracker that I could print out to see how many days I'd won or lost over the course of a week.
I tracked what I weighed at the beginning of the week, then noted what I ate, if I went over my allowed calories for the day, and how much protein I ate each meal, as well.
The result of doing that for about a month? I lost 10 lbs!
Did I love doing it? Nope. In fact, I kind of dreaded it by the end of the month.
But that's just the thing that I want to impress on you today if you're starting out your new year and want to change some areas of your life, too:
Doing the hard, right things isn't always fun, but if it helps you become the man you want to be, then it's totally worth it!
That's my approach and view of tracking, at least.
It's something I need to do right now, but I won't always have to do it and, in fact, I can stop doing it as soon as I reach my goal.
This perspective helps me to see tracking as a minor and short-term inconvenience, and it keeps me motivated to not only keep going but also to stay focused so I can stop as soon as possible.
The bottom line is that change isn't easy and tracking isn't always fun, but if you get your mind right and stay focused on the task at hand that you can eventually reach your goals and not have to track them anymore.
So, what are your goals?
How can you track them?
Make a plan, track it, and see how it goes.
Your new goal: just keep showing up and marking it down!
Nate
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P.S.
If you struggle with consistency, tracking can actually motivate you — because you’ll see progress you would’ve otherwise missed.
Just remember that it’s not about being perfect, it’s about showing up.
Consistently show up long enough, and you'll make progress and see real results.
So, track your progress for just one week at a time. If you hate it, take a week off, then come back to it.
Make your new goal to just keep showing up one day at a time and tracking your progress.
You can do this and you don't have to stay stuck! I'm cheering for you, man!
