I spent my weekend doing a lot of reading and planning for my goals. I was really productive, but I didn’t get as much actual work done as I had intended. That’s okay—I’ve planned out how I intend to be successful in making changes, and I’ll begin implementing those plans starting tomorrow.
A big focus is going to be on emotional management. See my latest post Mastering My Emotions and Reclaiming My Life. I really want to lean into building discipline and focusing on the identity I want to embody. That way, I always have a guide toward being successful, right? As long as I know who I want to be, I can look at how a person like that would live and do my best to model that lifestyle. It’s a bit abstract, but it makes the whole process feel more attainable, I think.
It’s been a good weekend. I did some reading as well, and I’m working on the meditation. I’m not any good at it. If anyone has any tips, I’d love to hear them—because I try to meditate, and I get distracted every 20 seconds. I suppose it’s all part of learning discipline, to grow a little better every day. My friend Mia was always fond of the statement: “Try to improve yourself 1% every day, and you’ll be a new person in 100 days.” She’s not wrong.
So today was a good day. My diet wasn’t amazing, but it wasn’t bad. Tomorrow, I intend to be strict with it.
I’m going to start with Overeaters Anonymous. They have online support groups and a diet guide for people dealing with food addiction that’s strict but really connects with me and my belief that I have a food addiction.
I also spent a bunch of time today following the war in the Middle East. This world’s a mess, man—everyone is struggling, everyone is hurting. I want to do more, contribute more, but I can’t do that if I can’t walk 20 feet… so tomorrow, I walk 20 feet. I test myself in all the things, and I grow stronger and healthier.
