If Friday nights at the gym are any indication, my theory about people's intentions is spot on. By Friday evening, it's like a ghost town. We have our own private date night because we're the only ones there! The challenge is we start the week off well intended on Monday, but somehow we get beaten down by the end of the week.What leads to failure by Friday? It's all in how you see "failure". If you thought this whole thing was going to run really smoothly, well sorry to break it to you...but life happens. And your mother probably already told you this but I know your ears turn off when she starts talking. You are not perfect. Oh sorry, I hope that wasn't news to you?
Well, the good news is you don't have to be. Expecting yourself to be perfect is setting yourself up to fail. Your super star expectations are great, only you don't have a nanny, a house cleaner, a personal assistant, a butler and a chauffeur. You don't do you? If you do have a super star staff, you need to work me into your crew somehow...we'll talk.
My point here is don't throw away the baby with the bath water. If you've made mistakes this week don't just throw your hands up and skip it all until "Monday". There's nothing magical about Monday, and pretty soon...Monday never comes. That's the difference for people who succeed - they get right back to it after they miss-step.
You overate? Put the spork down. Get back on program right away. Don't skip meals, eat what you're supposed to eat at the next scheduled meal time. You feel bad about a choice you made? Learn from that. Make a different choice next time. Missed a workout? Schedules get busy, you need to adjust. Get up 15 minutes earlier, take the stairs, add a few minutes to your evening routine. Work it in.
Finding ways to be flexible turns "failures" into learning moments. Your perception of these opportunities will keep you from feeling failed by Friday.
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