Maximising Consistency - 6 Step Protocol
Nithin Thomas
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Welcome to 3 Minute Health Tips, my weekly newsletter where I reveal practical tips to help you get lean, boost energy, and live better.
These are the exact tools and thought processes I’ve done, to stay consistent with training, nutrition and lifestyle for over 6 years.
I’ve managed to maintain this consistency dealing with difficult personal problems, financial challenges and logistical ones, like moving houses, cities etc.
The reason I say that - is to show with the right steps, you can still stay consistent no matter the situation.
Step 1 - Aim Low
When starting a video game you start at the level 1 boss.
In a similar way, if you’ve not been consistent for even 3 months, how can you add so much to your routine when you haven’t proven to yourself it’s possible?
For example:
Step 2 - Surroundings
Are the people and your environment in favour of the goal or keeping you where you’re at?
The conversations, ideas, plans that you’re making, are they to make you a healthier, stronger version. Or not?
Just know that if there is more of the latter in your life, your consistency will be challenged. That is a simple fact.
And the more you can change your surroundings to remind you of your goal, the easier staying consistent will be.
Choosing the right people to sit at your table can change the trajectory of your life.
Step 3 - Visual Cues
One of the most overlooked tools in the modern age. Visual cues. Reminders that increase personal accountability.
Every habit I have introduced into my life (yes EVERY SINGLE ONE) has come from this idea
For example:
The list can go on. This is how I use the concept of visual cues. A simple habit tracker, blu tacked on the wall:
Step 4 - Aim for better not ‘best’
Even with all these ideas its important to understand no-one hits these 100%.
Last night I was up until 1am because I was with my friends, had loads of chicken curry, ate parathas (south asian tasty but very unhealthy dish!) and had chocolate cake. Then had some more cake before bed.
It happens, we’re human. Just pick up where you left off.
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The important thing is not to make a NEW HABIT of the not so healthy thing you did.
Once is a mistake, twice is the start of a new habit.
Look to make improvements on a small basis, believe me it will compound over time.
Step 5 - Understanding internal conflict
The goal of your mind is to stay comfortable, in other words safe. The mind sees change as a threat.
Even if comfortability is killing you and change would be saving you. The mind would still chose the comfortability.
So, knowing this information can prepare you for whats to come.
During your journey, when you’re making serious progress towards your goals.
Self sabotage will begin kicking in:
It’s vital to understand what this internal dialogue is saying and where it is coming from.
If you let it dictate your actions, your going backwards.
If you acknowledge the thought, realise what it is and take positive action, you will begin conditioning your mind.
Step 6 - Permanent change
Aim for a lifestyle change, not a temporary fix.
When you go in with the mindset of ‘getting ripped for summer’, yes I agree that is good to get the ball rolling.
But a much more powerful driver is the aim of making a real change in your lifestyle.
Think about and write down how much better you’re quality of life would be over the next 10, 20, 30+ years if you were lean, healthy and had high energy.
My personal examples:
The list can go on.
Many of these changes last a lifetime.
If you can make the shift to understand HOW GOOD OF A DEAL you’re getting, for staying consistent with these simple habits, you’d do it in a heartbeat I believe.
Thanks for reading, be sure to lock in next week.
- Nithin
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