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The Next Level Health & Fitness Podcast (Formerly The Key Nutrition Podcast)

NLP662 - “Starting Tomorrow: The Mindset That’s Holding You Back”

The Next Level Health & Fitness Podcast (Formerly The Key Nutrition Podcast)

Brad Jensen

Health & Fitness, Weightloss, Motivation, Mindset, Food, Nutritionadvice, Fitness, Muscle, Gym, Nutrition, Musclebuilding, Mealprep, Keynutrition

4.9766 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

We’ve all said it… “I’ll start tomorrow.” Whether it’s your fitness, nutrition, or that one habit you’ve been meaning to build — there’s something strangely comforting about pushing it off to tomorrow.

In this episode, Brad and Craig break down the real reason we fall into the “starting tomorrow” mentality — and it’s not just laziness. Craig unpacks the science behind it, explaining how putting off change actually triggers a dopamine rush that makes us feel good, even though we’re doing nothing. Wild, right?

We also dig into the deeper mindset behind this pattern: perfectionism, fear of failure, identity issues, and the illusion that tomorrow you will somehow be more motivated, more disciplined, or have more time.

But don’t worry — this isn’t just a callout. We also give you real strategies to break free from the loop and start taking imperfect action today.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Why your brain loves the “starting tomorrow” story
  • How dopamine tricks you into inaction
  • The difference between motivation and discipline (and which one actually matters)
  • Simple mindset shifts to start now — not next week
  • How to stop needing a “perfect” starting point

If you’ve been stuck in that cycle of almost starting, this episode is your wake-up call.

 

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Episode Timestamps

00:00 Egg Breakfast Digestive Trouble

04:40 Baseball Cards for Dope

07:48 Exploring Ineffective Feel-Good Habits

12:24 "Dopamine's Role in Procrastination"

15:19 "Start Immediately, Not Tomorrow"

17:51 "The Fresh Start Effect"

21:31 Procrastination and Future Self-Deception

25:45 "Finding Motivation: Perspective Matters"

28:16 "Balancing Breaks and Exercise"

29:27 Restart Anytime: Recovery Mindset

34:35 "Tomorrow's Free Drinks Joke"

36:15 Start Small, Start Now

39:14 "Embrace Awareness and Act Now"

Transcript

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0:00.0

What's up, everybody? This is Brad Jensen and you are listening to The Next Level podcast.

0:27.3

Welcome back to the Next Level Health and Fitness podcast, your tips and tools to help you get to your next level.

0:31.2

Joined by co-host Craig Smith.

0:31.8

He's back.

0:36.7

He was speaking to a bunch of people last week, hundreds that's yeah it was pretty cool it was

0:39.2

pretty cool experience yeah were they paying attention um i don't know because when you speak to that

0:46.4

many people you find like you find the eyes that are locked on you and you just kind of keep going

0:52.5

back and forth to them.

0:57.0

So I didn't look at the mass, right?

0:58.9

I just paid attention to those paying attention.

1:04.5

Yeah, I didn't know if they like, uh, they were like eating lunch or something at that time.

1:05.9

No.

1:08.4

So thankfully, they ate lunch.

1:12.6

I did, I did one, at least on the final day.

1:14.6

I did one presentation.

1:15.7

Then there was lunch.

1:17.1

And then I did another presentation.

1:17.8

Gotcha.

1:23.5

Yeah, it was kind of, uh, it was, it was tough.

1:25.2

One time I spoke to a big group and like,

1:32.9

I didn't realize they would be all like mingling and getting buffet food and I was like okay I'm just going to speak to this table because they're paying attention. I know for real. Anyways, well, I jump at the top. I will say it's been a morning.

1:39.6

Listen, you got to get out there. I forgot. I got to my kid's school. He didn't have shoes on his feet. This is not the first time. It's the second time I've done it. And his school was like,

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