Inside Knowledge

Lisa Tamati – Show Notes If you have an identity as something you are more likely to do it.  It is more than just will power.  Will power will eventually run out on you.  But when it is a part of who you are that is where you will get the momentum to build the habit.  All those limiting beliefs disappear – "this is the new me, I am an athlete, and this is who I am".  Then you delve deep then into the sport that you have chosen.  Then you start to take on that identity.  The next phase is understanding your why.  Look deep into your motivations.  The importance of goal setting.  Set a motivational stick in the sand.  The brain is a goal orientated mechanism.  It should also have a deadline for achievement. Then you need to develop the habit by regularly getting out there. Within three months you will become a fully formed runner.  When you start to see changes in your own body that increases your motivation.  Becomes self-propelling. Usually