The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Marxist and is narrated by Brock Armstrong.

20 ways to set yourself up to succeed in your 21-day total body transformation.

For some people, facing and surmounting a challenge

is as simple as just doing it. These are the lucky few who can decide to accomplish something

and then immediately begin accomplishing it. Want to write a book? They sit down and begin writing.

Get the girl? They go up and talk to her.

Most people aren't like this. Most people need tips, tricks, tools, and concrete strategies.

They require more than the simple inspiration that lies within to get moving and actively pursue their goal, whatever it may be.

And even if that internal motivation exists, the tools and tips can still help activate and

enable it. That's why I've compiled 20 ways, some of which were originally published in 2013,

to set yourself up for success in the primal

blueprint 21-day total body transformation.

Because I know that feeling, while I'm lucky enough to do the things I want to do and hard-working

enough to often succeed at them, it doesn't always come easy.

There's a lot that comes before just doing it.

We all need a little help getting started.

Don't think you need to employ all 20 strategies, though.

In fact, trying to might just overwhelm you and impede your progress.

You might need five or six or just one or even none.

Use what works, what's applicable to your personal struggles and discard the rest.

General. Number one, enlist a friend to join you. It's one thing to stay accountable to yourself, not the greatest

motivator for some people, because failing to follow through means the only person you're

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