The secret of success is to declare your
goal to a large audience, make a bet, make a plan and add friends support.
Rituals
Everyone is unique and has his\her own preferences and anchors. I know a woman who treats a cup of coffee early in the morning, while the children and husband are sleeping, as a special ritual of unity with herself and her soul. For others, it may be running, yoga, dancing, meditation, walking the dog, reading whatever gives YOU pleasure, because this is your time for yourself and your desires only.
Your rituals can replace each other over time, and some will stay with you for life.
No time?
Eliminate temptations these are parasites that steal your time: TV, advertising, «only 10 minutes» in social media, meaningless chat on the phone, talking to unnecessary people, smoking, coffee breaks you can spend this time on things that are more valuable.
I have seen mothers and fathers in the park doing long jogging with a stroller. Women who used their child as additional weight when doing squats or push-ups.
There is always a solution for any task.
Challenge.
How to motivate yourself and keep it up until the end?
It all depends on your goal, how much it ignites you. However, support is also important. The goal should be only yours, and not imposed by someone, this is important.
Example: «I want to lose 10 kg before the New Year.» It is obvious, boring, and therefore, not motivating. To make it better you can paraphrase, for example, «I want to run a 42 km marathon.» I assure you will definitely lose weight while preparing, and even more you will improve your health, and get a medal.
In June 2018, I was coaching with Ekaterina Gromakovskaya, and one day we had a Skype call and she gave me the task to go live and record a short video. I really was not into it, I tried to come up with excuses, but after the «magic push», I got on my bike and went for a drive. It was 67 a.m., and it was a workday. I chose a location with a beautiful view of the city, turned on the camera and went live on Facebook. I said «Good morning, friends!», I did not know what else could I share, and then it broke out by itself: «I decided to ride 2018 km by the end of the year on a bicycle». After that, I quickly drove back, took a shower and went to work.
By this time, my colleagues had already watched my broadcast, and one of them said that 2018 km is too much, and I will not succeed. This made me angry, as I am not one of those people who uses the word lightly. Therefore, we made a bet with Andrey Balitsky: if I win, he pays for dinner at any restaurant of my choice, if not, I will be the one who pays.
Of course, I wanted to win and prove that it is possible. I did it thanks to a systematic approach and friends support. In order to accomplish it, I drove 10 km every day, having upgraded it to 100 km with time. I used the Strava app to measure the distance, and I had a schedule for 4 months fixing the minimum daily distance.
When I achieved the goal and posted the results on Facebook, my colleagues prepared a present for me my photo with a bicycle in a beautiful frame and with a creative wording. It was unexpected and, therefore, even more pleasant. I won a bet and we had dinner with Andrey Balitsky at the Guramma restaurant, as their beautiful observation deck was near the place my challenge started.
The secret of success is to declare your goal to a large audience, make a bet, make a plan and add friends support.