EP 518: Better Than Nothing: Building a Habit of Discipline and Consistancy

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🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

The Dalai Lama has said, "The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self."

East Coast Correspondent joins The Nation to talk about consistency and discipline. Sometimes it is very easy to set goals and get started. For many, failure can come just as easy if we set too high of expectations. We talk about ideas and tactics that have helped us when there are 6 reasons not to get the work done. Sometimes it means doing something so minuscule that it is just a bit more effort than doing nothing at all. These small wins help us psychologically and physically to get a step closer to our desired outcome.

Here is the link to Scott's Tedtalk that he couldn't remember. Christine Carter teaches about her "better than nothing" philosophy that helped her become a runner after failing initially.

Check out these previous episodes with similar topics
- EP 458: Motivation vs. Discipline
- Grit: That Space Between Giving Up and Going All In

Hire Andy as a coach! or check out his weekly Tap Room at iRunFar

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0:00.0	The intrinsic rewards that come from that are really what ultimately I think
0:06.4	should drive somebody to have discipline and ultimately to have that level of
0:11.8	consistency. It's not about getting the participant trophy, right? It's about
0:18.2	getting that satisfaction of being the best version of yourself.
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0:41.7	first four Iron Man events, I had GI distress that led to bonking issues
0:45.8	because I had sugar overload and I couldn't take in any more calories. It was
0:49.1	holding me back from achieving my goals. It cost me tens of minutes in my
0:51.8	performances. So I reached out to a sports nutritionist in 2014. She introduced me
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1:03.6	issues. We're in 20 minutes faster than I ever had off the bike. Collect a three
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