When you´re going through and/or working on a lifestyle transformation by continuously evaluating and changing your habits, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by thinking about the weeks and months ahead. Don’t do that to yourself! Every journey starts with the first steps, therefore always try to focus on the present moment, and let the compounding power of day-to-day work do its magic.
Follow your passions — not your fears
Always remind yourself about your dreams and why you need(ed) or want(ed) to change your lifestyle and habits in the first place. Use this as motivation when you get up in the morning or when you feel overwhelmed. Enjoy exploring daily possibilities outside your comfort zone. Get more comfortable with the unknown. The world is changing rapidly and so can you!
Do not wait; the time will never be “just right.” Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. — Napoleon Hill
Be kind to yourself
“Don’t defeat yourself. Stop telling yourself what you can’t be or what you can’t do. The person in the mirror should be your friend, not your opponent. Stop being embarrassed to fail. Stop being embarrassed to fall down. Stop being embarrassed to struggle. Stop being embarrassed to be last. Who cares if someone else is at a “higher” level than you FOR NOW. Your race is not their race. Your life is not their life. Your race is for you to run. Your life is for you to live. Stop comparing your beginning with somebody else’s middle. Stop comparing your struggles with somebody else’s strengths. Because when you do that, it makes you forget that they had a starting point. It makes you forget that they had the first day. It makes you forget that they had a journey. You’ll always feel insecure when you compare your worst to somebody else’s best.”
