Will

How to waste the New Year:
Why old habits can limit your progress

It seems that everyone gets really excited each year about this time, thinking all manner of better things magically await them in the “New Year”.
That is fantastic if you enter the New Year better prepared than the previous year; however, that won’t be the case for most people.
What you wouldn’t commit to doing in 2009, won’t get done in 2010 either, unless you have gotten really disgusted or fed up with yourself, your life, or your situations.
When the “status quo” becomes unacceptable or unbearable, you’ll probably decide to change.
There is nothing wrong with being excited about something, but it should lead to a decision to actually do something about it AND commit to that decision on a consistent basis.
Many people will never do that, and they’ll wonder why their life never changes for the better.
It’s been said that character is sticking to your commitment long after the emotions you felt when you first made it have faded away.
It’s about doing what is right, even if it doesn’t seem fun or exciting anymore.
You could say it’s a matter of will.
Training when no one else is there.
Working harder than you ever have before is a matter of will.
Practicing the basics is a matter of will.
Training through the plateaus is a matter of will.
Lowering your training weight in order to correct a technique is a matter of the will.
Being coachable is a matter of will.
You get the point, without me going on about that.
If your attitude is the opposite of the things listed above, you could be in for a crummy 2010.
You wouldn’t let that happen would you?
It’s a matter of will.