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My motivation to do anything productive died after the trip mentioned above and it\\u2019s been rough getting back in the groove of things.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"That bring us to today\\u2019s post which is a direct result of #3! \"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"After being around family and attending many events during my trip to India, I had fallen out of my rhythm and routine.\\nMy bed time was erratic, my phone usage shot up exponentially, and I was constantly distracted.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I basically hit the undo button on months of self-work and was feeling extremely unmotivated to do anything.\\nSo I had to soley rely on discipline to get me to the gym, wake up early in the morning, and basically get anything done. I\\u2019m sure this comes as no surprise but discipline\\nitself is extremely hard and boring if you have no motivation.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Anyway, over the last few weeks I tried a few things and have finally gotten \\u201Cmostly\\u201D back on the track. It\\u2019s still not where it used to be, but as we say in this community\\n\\u201CDoing better is a recursive process\\u201D \\uD83D\\uDE09\"), mdx(\"h1\", {\n    \"id\": \"step-1-stop-beating-myself-up\"\n  }, \"Step 1: Stop beating myself up.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Everytime I was on my phone looking at instagram, lying on my bed wasting away hours, or sitting in front of the TV, I\\u2019d criticize myself on how I \\u201Cused to be\\u201D so disciplined and how this is all a waste of time.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So after a few weeks of self-pitying, I wrote down this quote on my whiteboard:\"), mdx(\"p\", null, mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"\\u201CAt the end of your feelings is nothing, but at the end of every principle is promise.\\u201D\")), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So the \\u201Cfeeling\\u201D of not being good enough or as good as I was was useless/unproductive/wasteful. I had to simply rely on the principle of the practises and build myself back up slowly.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"It\\u2019s funny how since the day we are born, we\\u2019re taught to listen to our parents, teachers, mentors, elders, etc. but never to ourselves. The \\u201Cself\\u201D in self-confidence is given so little value\\nthat most of us grow up without having any idea on how to be our own advisor/mentor/friend.\\nWe\\u2019re taught to be self-critical so that people who are coaching us don\\u2019t have to! They tell us what to do, and if we don\\u2019t do it, we punish ourselves long before they get a chance to.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Then we slowly grow up and realize we\\u2019re all on our own when it comes to getting stuff done and taking responsibility. But now there\\u2019s no one to give us any directions or instructions.\\nSo what we\\u2019re left with, is the self-critical part, without any of the self-love part and we all know where that leads us down to.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"How are you supposed to love yourself if you don\\u2019t even trust yourself to keep track of your health and wellness. How do you even get anything done when you never give yourself applause for a task done successfully\\nwhile never lettting yourself off the hook for one small thing going wrong.\\nHow do I even beging to build discipline when I can feel it in my heart that I have no motivation.\"), mdx(\"h1\", {\n    \"id\": \"step-2-do-tough-shit\"\n  }, \"Step 2: DO. TOUGH. SHIT.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So the obvious next step for me was to find out HOW? Just how people build this self-discipline and self-love? It was super easy for me when I was self-motivated but was that just a fluke?\\nDo I now just wait for the motivation to surface again? What if it never comes back?\\nAll these thoughts had taken over my mind and I just had to stop, breathe, and collect some data and do some research.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I started researching how disciplined people remain that way \\uD83E\\uDD14 and what do they do to build it and found 2 simple points:\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"--pain-is-relative-to-all-of-us\"\n  }, \"- Pain is relative to all of us.\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"--incremental-change-is-the-way-to-go\"\n  }, \"- Incremental change is the way to go.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"These two steps were mind numbingly obvious and revolutionary at the same time. The mantra was simple! You want to do things that seem hard to you? DO MORE OF IT!\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"The more \\u201Cpain\\u201D you are used to, the more easy/normal it seems. It\\u2019s astonishing the things humans can get used to!\\nWe can endure weeks of hunger, months of isolation, years of trauma and come out stronger on the other side.\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"you-want-to-build-immutable-discipline-step-outside-your-comfort-zone-endure-some-pain-face-your-fears-listen-to-every-cliche-out-there-because-it-holds-some-truth-\"\n  }, \"You want to build immutable discipline? Step outside your comfort zone, endure some pain, face your fears, listen to every cliche out there because it holds some truth!!! \\uD83D\\uDD25\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Get used to being uncomfortable, and before you know it, you are extremely comfortable with whatever life throws at you!\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I remembered how easy it was for me to take ice cold showers before my vacation, because I had been doing them for months by then.\\nWhen I started last year, I couldn\\u2019t even breathe when cold water touched my body and I had to ease myself into it.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So as you do more tough shit, your self confidence gets this massive boost! When you set goals for yourself and meet them, it creates this feedback cycle of trust within you.\\nPeople who consistently seem to do better at life are simply just making small promises to themselves and following through.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"You want to see what crazy difference a small change can make?\\nPromise yourself to workout every single day for 30 days and drink plenty of water and eat healthy and see the results at the end. Once you do something like that, going to the gym 4 days a week\\nand eating a relatively healthy diet doesn\\u2019t seem all that hard, because guess what, you have done something much tougher!\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Now you may not see any immediate benefits, and frankly may hate it the first few weeks. But if you truly believe in the principle of excercise and how it\\u2019s immensely beneficial for your mind and body, you\\u2019d aspire for that promise.\\nYou have to trade some short term comfort for long term benefits and once you do that a few times, instead of focusing on the short term pain, you start focusing on the long term gain. \"), mdx(\"h1\", {\n    \"id\": \"how-to-start\"\n  }, \"How to start\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Now maybe you\\u2019re wondering where to start for yourself! Our lives aren\\u2019t the same, perhaps neither our goals, nor our lifestyles even.\\nWhat my suggestion would be, is to break the \\u201Cpain\\u201D in smaller goals and achieve them no matter what, unless you\\u2019re in the hospital or are causing youself long term damage,\\nyou better get out of bed and do the work.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Most importantly, be kind to yourself if you fall off the wagon, AND celebrate small wins! Both sides of the spectrum are important and must be kept in mind.\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"sample-scenarios\"\n  }, \"Sample scenarios:\"), mdx(\"h4\", {\n    \"id\": \"1-i-want-to-wake-up-earlier\"\n  }, \"1. I want to wake up earlier\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Alright, what\\u2019s your current wake up time? Do you wake up at 8? Start waking up at 7:30, do it for a few weeks, then slowly move it up to 7 and so on.\\nBut do it consistently, including the weekends!!! Missed a day? That\\u2019s OK! Did it for 20 days in a row, applaud yourself \\uD83C\\uDF8A\"), mdx(\"h4\", {\n    \"id\": \"2-i-want-to-meditate-daily\"\n  }, \"2. I want to meditate daily\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"10 minutes is too high a goal, start with just 1 minute. 1 minute every.single.day! Before bed, when you wake up, right after you eat, whatever!\\nYou choose and stick to it. Meditated for straight 10 days? Great job! 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What goals did you set for yourself?\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"How are you doing now? Let us know!!!\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I\\u2019m going to try and be more active on the instagram page and try to post a blog once a month \\uD83D\\uDCAF So stay tuned!\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Instagram: \", mdx(\"a\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, {\n    \"href\": \"https://instagram.com/do.better.club\",\n    \"target\": \"_blank\",\n    \"rel\": \"noreferrer\"\n  }), \"https://instagram.com/do.better.club\")), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Facebook: \", mdx(\"a\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, {\n    \"href\": \"https://www.facebook.com/dobetterclubblog\",\n    \"target\": \"_blank\",\n    \"rel\": \"noreferrer\"\n  }), \"https://www.facebook.com/dobetterclubblog\")), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Email: \", mdx(\"a\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, {\n    \"href\": \"mailto:admin@do-better.club\",\n    \"target\": \"_blank\",\n    \"rel\": \"noreferrer\"\n  }), \"admin@do-better.club\")));\n}\n;\nMDXContent.isMDXComponent = 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Earth has finished another revolution around the sun and literally nothing has changed.\"), \"\\u201D \"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"That has been my perspective on the calendar year switching over for as long as I can remember. Its just another day! Covid isn\\u2019t gone, families are still waiting to be reunited, everyone\\u2019s home, travelling is prohibited and its all the same as it was at the end of 2020.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Now before I\\u2019m convicted of being Mr. Negative, I\\u2019d like to say that I also acknowledge the great things of the oncoming year. We LOVE having deadlines, timelines, calendar dates, weekday beginnings, etc. basically anything we can measure against or mark as checkpoints.\\nArguably that\\u2019s one of the major reasons why New Year is celebrated so much! It\\u2019s the biggest checkpoint of them all. It\\u2019s long enough to do something substantial to inflict big change but not too long to forget your path/direction.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Bill Gates once said:\\n\", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"\\u201CMost people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.\\u201D\"), \"\\nNot only is it easier for us to visualize a year\\u2019s worth of change compared to a decade, we also have nicely divided months that we can break down the goals further into. Ofcourse that\\u2019s not the only point of that quote, but I\\u2019m choosing to focus on that for now.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So ever year I\\u2019d make resolutions and break them down by months so I can see what I may be able to achieve and check-in with myself if I am on-track to my next checkpoint.\\nFor 2020 however, I went with the strategy of no resolutions! 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I cannot stress the importance of looking back before you can plan ahead.\\nIt\\u2019s like switching lanes or taking turns without doing your shoulder checks and looking in the rearview/side mirrors. It\\u2019s bad and you may injure yourself quite badly \\uD83E\\uDD15\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"To start things off, I took the first week of this year to reflect and plan \\uD83D\\uDCD4\\uD83E\\uDD14\\nSo for 2021, I decided to try something new for me! I decided to have goals that have a count but no upper limit. For e.g. Instead of \", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"\\u201Cread 12 books this year\\u201D\"), \", it\\u2019s \", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"\\u201CRead More: 0\\u201D\"), \", and I will increase the number with each book I finish this calendar year.\\nIt\\u2019ll be interesting to see the metrics at the end of the year! 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I intentionally made effort in remembering birthdays (thanks Google calendar),\\nleaving random texts of how much I care for them, telling them I\\u2019m grateful for something they did, and some other small little gestures.\\nOfcourse, that doesn\\u2019t take away my want for validation (I\\u2019m still human afterall), but it helps immensely with strengthening bonds and connecting with my loved ones which in turn makes me happier \\uD83D\\uDE0B \"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"2-spending-a-little-never-hurt-anybody-\"\n  }, \"#2. Spending a little never hurt anybody. \\uD83D\\uDCB8\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"If you know me, you know I am an extreme saver. I generally don\\u2019t eat out, I walk most places, my wardrobe is mostly T-shirts I got from various tech companies, and I always ask the question of need/want before I spend money on anything.\\nLast year however, I bought a couple of things I didn\\u2019t need, but always wanted! 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Adios!\\nI don\\u2019t need to absolutely see these through to the end and that\\u2019s completely ok.\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"4-being-positive-is-hard-smiling-constantly-is-harder-but-very-worth-it-\"\n  }, \"#4. Being positive is hard, smiling constantly is harder; But very worth it! \\uD83D\\uDE0A\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Oh boy! This one made me have immense respect for people who \\u201Calways seems happy\\u201D. Many research shows that when you act like you are happy, subconsciously you start being more happy and satisfied in your life.\\nAnother bonus is people are more friendly with you and you are more likeable coz humans want to surround themselves with happy humans!\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So if you\\u2019re like me, it\\u2019s much more easier to offer counter scenarios or suggestions on how things can go wrong, but very hard to offer supportive or positive recommendations.\\nIt took me a while to internalize \\u201Cwhat if it does\\u201D instead of \\u201Cwhat if it doesn\\u2019t\\u201D mindset. Risk assessment is important, but you can\\u2019t find something new by charting the same territories over and over.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So by being extra mindful of what I say, I\\u2019ve been able to generally remain more positive in situations, laughing things off, and smile through life more easily.\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"5-happines-is-a-choice-\"\n  }, \"#5. Happines is a choice. \\uD83D\\uDE4B\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"This is my current life mantra! Life presents us MANY choices but happiness seems to one of the things we attribute to external circumstances.\\nI believe being happy is a conscious decision that we have to make every single day of our lives. Little things like smiling at yourself in the mirror while you brush your teeth,\\ndancing in the gym while waiting for your next set, remembering people who love you when you\\u2019re having a shitty day; choosing to look at the positive instead of the negative.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"For e.g. I injured my shoulder a few weeks back and had to take 2 weeks off of weightlifting, I was so happy that now I can focus more on my cardio and have more video game time!\\nThat\\u2019s because even though working out is one of my most favorite activities in the world, being sad about its unavailability wasn\\u2019t adding anything to my life.  \\xAF\", \"\\\\\", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"(\\u30C4)\"), \"/\\xAF\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"6-fck-it-just-do-it-\"\n  }, \"#6. F*ck it, Just do it. \\u2714\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I\\u2019ve always been one for action over talk! But that\\u2019s only for bigger goals or things at work. 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Wherever, whenever you can find a moment of peace or quiet to just close your eyes and breathe deeply, conquer it.\"), mdx(\"h1\", {\n    \"id\": \"2021-resolutions\"\n  }, \"2021 Resolutions\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So now that the lessons were learnt and a reflection was done, twas time to make the resolutions\\u270D.\\nI already have a pretty decent schedule with work, friends, and working out so I tried to keep the resolutions a bit realistic and aligned with my life values.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"However, I may add things to this list based upon what life throws at me! I am ready to welcome you 2021 :)\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"1-read-books-\"\n  }, \"#1. Read books \\uD83D\\uDCD6\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"One of my habits last year that sparked joy was to read loads of books and biographies! I really seem to enjoy it if the narrative is flowing and the style is a bit more casual.\\nSo this year I\\u2019m going to continue doing so! I\\u2019m already at 0.5 books and counting! :)\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"2-invest-more-\"\n  }, \"#2. Invest more \\uD83D\\uDCB0\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"It took me a while to understand that leaving money in your bank account is not the most effective way of making it grow! I learnt about stocks, ETFs, trading etc.\\nSo this year I am going to take those lessons and try to slow and steadily make some investments grow.\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"3-play-more-\"\n  }, \"#3. Play more \\uD83C\\uDFAE\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"2020 helped me get back into an old hobby of mine: Gaming! I forgot how much I loved going through a well narrated gameplay or choose your own adventure stories.\\nSo this year I\\u2019ll be keeping track of how many excellent games I played through.\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"4-write-more-\"\n  }, \"#4. Write more \\uD83D\\uDCD3\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"More on this blog, more in my journal, and more on my personal blog! 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