James LimExecution & Direction Coach for Ambitious Overthinkers

Why you're NOT consistent with your habits and how to break this cycle.

Name: Why you're NOT consistent with your habits and how to break this cycle.
Uploaded: 2024-03-11T23:13:37+00:00
Duration: 44 s
Channel: James Lim
Description: James Lim explains why people abandon habits: they focus on the end result instead of the daily process. Build a realistic plan, break goals into smaller…

11 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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James Lim explains why people abandon habits: they focus on the end result instead of the daily process. Build a realistic plan, break goals into smaller wins for regular dopamine hits, and expand gradually as you get stronger.

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If you're struggling to be consistent, here's the biggest reason why and how to use your brain's reward system to break the cycle. When we set a goal, our attention immediately shifts to the outcome. More than the process, we focus our efforts on achieving the goal, choosing actions we believe will get us there the quickest. But this is the trap. Little focus is given to building the most crucial component, a robust execution plan designed to keep you going after the initial burst of motivation is gone and you still have a long way to go. It's like being stranded with no gas in the tank and no reward in sight. It sucks. And now we are firmly in the dip. Quitting is the obvious choice. Build a roadmap to your goal tailored to what you are capable of right now, expanding as you grow stronger. Create mini goals along the way and this will give you the crucial dopamine hits that drive the motivation that will keep you going.