Speaking Notes
Have you ever said:
It’s too cold/hot/wet to run today.
I’ll do my workout tomorrow.
It’s only a small piece of cake.
I’ve been eating salads for 2 weeks. One night of pizza and watching football won’t matter.
One drink isn’t going to hurt anything.
I should call my friend/mom/sister/brother . . . I’ll do it later.
I’ve been too busy to work on my goals. I’ll do it when things slow down a bit.
All these are indicators that you may be in a SLOW FADE.
It happens in fitness, nutrition, goals, and relationships.
Two danger areas: 1. After you start. 2. After fantastic success.
INTRO
The key to success and living a life where you do epic stuff is consistency in small things.
And those small things have to be done over a long time.
2-week crash diet won’t last.
You have to change the way you eat. You have to change your mindset about food.
We’re coming into the 3rd week of January.
Gyms are still crowded. And the year-round members are just waiting for everyone to leave in a few weeks.
The regular members know you have to be consistent.
We are into the third week of January.
If you made resolutions you’re probably experiencing the fade right now.
You started off well. You had good intentions.
But now you’re starting to make little compromises (excuses).
“I’ll do it later.” “Will do double tomorrow.”
Resolutions have a faster fade!
That’s why I tell my people not to make resolutions.
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But the most dangerous slow fade is after you’ve had success.
Lost weight
Started working out . . . running.
Set a goal and crushed it.
If you don’t stay focused you can enter into a slow fade.
Stay in a slow fade long enough and it becomes a QUIT!
That doesn’t mean you can’t take a break now and then.
But “taking a break” can turn into a slow fade to a QUIT!
Here’s how it happened to me.
I was in my late 20s.
I was starting to gain weight and decided I would take up running.
I did the normal thing and just got some shoes and went out to run.
Eventually I ran a few 10K races (no 5Ks back then)
Then I set my goal to run a marathon.
Lincoln Marathon was supposed to be the easiest (flattest).
Out and back . . . coming back was into 20 mph wind.
But I finished!
“I was a runner.”
I didn’t set a new goal. Ran a few races.
Time passed.
I stopped measuring my miles.
I started skipping opportunities to run.
I gained weight.
I still thought of myself as a runner.
But I kept running less and less.
One day I realized I was back where I started.
Running even a mile was too much.
So I quit running for the next 30 years.
I started running again in 2017.
Set a goal. Crushed it. Set another goal. Reached that one too.
Got plugged into the trail running community.
Started a podcast about running.
But last year I didn’t run any races. → Lots of life happening last year.
So I didn’t log as many miles.
Gained weight.
I remember this feeling.
I’m still a runner. But I’m not the runner I was a few years ago.
There’s nothing wrong with taking a break!
A strategic reset for your body and mind isn’t a bad thing.
But the danger is you can enter into the SLOW FADE.
Not just running. The SLOW FADE can happen in any area of your life.
“I’ve been working hard. I can coast for a little bit.”
How to keep yourself from the SLOW FADE:
Set a time limit.
Reset what you want for yourself.
Set new goals.
These tools work for both the short and long-term SLOW FADE.
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