I get it: good habits can be tough to form, and when it involves physical activity it can be even harder. I don’t always feel like getting on the mat, either, but now that I’ve developed the habit, I do it anyway. (Read more about motivation vs. discipline.) So what helps when it comes to […]
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Doing Yoga When You Need to Do Yoga
For the last couple of weeks (and really, extending into the last couple of months if we count all the putting-it-off I did), I’ve been torn about a decision. Either choice led to the same outcome, they were just different ways of getting there. That said, it wasn’t trivial. Both options involved travel, timelines and approvals […]
Do You Need Workout Motivation…or Discipline?
My friend shared this article with me: Screw Motivation, What You Need is Discipline. It’s a powerful article about how motivation is an excuse to procrastinate. It implies that we must feel a certain way before we do something, whereas discipline is a decision to just do it, no matter how we feel. And as […]