I told Chris the other day, “You know, when someone tells me they need to work out but don’t have time right now, for just once in my life, I want to be brutally honest with them.”
The little Jeff inside of me wants to respond, “You know what you just said is complete bullsh*t, right?”
That’s what Little Jeff would say. Then, I would introspect and tell him, “It’s okay, I got you; you grew up into someone who understands people more than he fears or distrusts them.”
Then, Present Jeff would say, “For just once in your life, have you done something hard? For just once in your life, have you broken a sweat or eaten a fruit instead of a french fry?”
And everyone who’s honest would answer yes.
“Then you can do it again.”
“I don’t do it because {insert current objection}” is code for:
I am not willing to try and fail.
I am not willing to look silly at something new.
I am not willing to do a bad job and risk judgment from myself or others.*
And the only way through that is to show up and do something poorly enough times that the good stuff eventually starts shining through.
Parenting, driving, and Excel are all the same.
Concerning fitness, it’s about three months of showing up without being attached to an outcome.
And then, you’ll start seeing, some really cool outcomes.
*And kudos to us who feel this way; it’s reaffirming we aren’t sociopaths.
Have Fun,
-J
