{"id":2488,"date":"2014-07-28T08:44:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T15:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2017-11-01T11:23:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T18:23:31","slug":"music-mindset-dont-wait-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/music-mindset-dont-wait-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Mindset: Don’t Wait For Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eds note: Where do I get my fitness motivation, inspiration, and mindset? Oftentimes it comes from music and workout songs. I look at all forms of writing like a director watches a film: I notice the elements, rather than the big picture. This is not about good songs versus bad songs. It\u2019s how a lyric, a line, or a sequence in a song influences or impacts my mindset. That’s what makes it part of my workout music playlists.<\/em><\/p>\n

More importantly, these posts are designed to take the lyrics and interpret in a way that adds meaning or value to your life. -AB<\/em><\/p>\n

The Music:<\/strong> \u201cTo tell you the truth, I\u2019ve said before tomorrow I start in a new direction.\u00a0<\/em>I know I\u2019ve been half asleep; I\u2019m never doing that again.\u00a0<\/em>I look straight at what\u2019s coming ahead and soon it\u2019s going to change in a new direction.\u00a0<\/em>Every night as I\u2019m falling asleep these words repeating in my head.\u201d -“<\/em>Come Downstairs and Say Hello<\/strong>,” by Guster<\/p>\n

Success breeds more success. But the real goal is to make the process easier so you will believe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Mindset:<\/strong> Don’t Wait for Tomorrow<\/p>\n

The fitness industry is filled with wishful thinking.<\/p>\n

We want to lose weigh<\/a>t. We want to build muscle. We want to be healthy and avoid disease.<\/p>\n

Intention is not the problem. It\u2019s execution.<\/p>\n

But what\u2019s at the heart of why we can\u2019t execute? Is it willpower<\/a>? Is it a true desire? Is it laziness? (As so many ‘fit’ people like to suggest.)<\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s something simpler: it\u2019s success versus failure. Is there a structure in place that enables you to succeed and then believe?<\/p>\n

This song hits at the core of our need to become better. Everything about it takes you through the emotions of change.<\/p>\n

The slow, almost-somber start and pace reflects probably what most feel when they take on a new journey: the words are there, but the belief isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

But then at some point a pivot occurs. There\u2019s a pause. A break in the music. A shift\u00a0in mindset.<\/p>\n

The pace picks up. The sound of the music is different. And there\u2019s hope, life, and a genuine belief that this is going to happen.<\/p>\n

In this song it occurs right around right around 1:45. You can hear the shift. It\u2019s the proverbial light bulb going off. The spark.<\/em> And then, just like that you believe. You feel it in full force\u00a0right around 2:50 and it’s almost as if you’re listening to a\u00a0completely different song.<\/p>\n

So how do you get to the 1:45 timestamp in your life?<\/p>\n

Make yourself believe sooner. Restrict the barriers that prevent you from feeling success immediately.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t wait for tomorrow to start. Don\u2019t make the goal so high.<\/p>\n

If you want to get back in shape, start somewhere simple. Maybe it\u2019s telling your friends about your goals, or sign up for a consultation<\/a> or meet with a trainer. Watch a Rocky montage <\/a>and get fired up to lift some weights. It’s part of what I find interesting in the title of the song: It’s not about going upstairs. It’s come\u00a0downstairs<\/em> and say hello. Make it a downhill process.<\/p>\n

Every box that you \u201ccheck off\u201d is success.<\/p>\n

Success breeds more success. But the real goal is to make the process easier so you will believe. The ability to reach your goals should be inevitable and not a question.<\/p>\n

When that happens, you will go to sleep every night with the words repeating in your head.<\/p>\n

You can change. You will change. This time it\u2019s really going to happen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Why? Because tomorrow you start in a new direction.<\/p>\n