Freestyle Fridays
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:02 pm
I shovelglove every weekday, so by Friday I'm pretty beat.
I've found it's easier to motivate on days like this by jumping into freestyle shovelglove straight away, rather than going with an established routine. Besides the fun of it, I trick the excuse mechanism into thinking that by bypassing the usual order, I can quit before the 14 minutes are over. It thinks it's getting some kind of concession and relaxes. But the hard part is starting, once I start, I never stop. Excuse is powerless after the first swing of the hammer.
Your tough days might be different, they may not be predictable, but they'll happen. Keep the motivational power of starting with freestyle in mind and give it a try.
I've found it's easier to motivate on days like this by jumping into freestyle shovelglove straight away, rather than going with an established routine. Besides the fun of it, I trick the excuse mechanism into thinking that by bypassing the usual order, I can quit before the 14 minutes are over. It thinks it's getting some kind of concession and relaxes. But the hard part is starting, once I start, I never stop. Excuse is powerless after the first swing of the hammer.
Your tough days might be different, they may not be predictable, but they'll happen. Keep the motivational power of starting with freestyle in mind and give it a try.
Deb