“I Know What to Do. I’m Just Not Doing It.”

here’s a sentence I hear all the time:

“I know what to do. I’m just not doing it.”

Honestly, most of us know.

We know moving our bodies is good for us. We know eating decent food makes us feel better. We know we need sleep. We know drinking water is probably a better choice than surviving on caffeine until 3:00 p.m.

Information usually isn’t the problem.

Follow-through is.

And that matters because when you assume the problem is knowledge, you keep looking for more information.

Another diet.

Another workout plan.

Another podcast.

Another book.

Another person on Instagram telling you the five things you absolutely MUST do every morning before 6:00 a.m.

Meanwhile, you already know enough to get started.

So instead of learning more, let's make it easier to do what you already know.

1. Tell Someone What You’re Doing

Accountability changes things.

It’s incredibly easy to break a commitment nobody knows you made.

You planned to work out Wednesday morning, but you were tired, so you skipped it. Nobody knew. Nobody asked. Life went on.

Compare that to telling your friend, coach or training partner, “I’m working out Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week.”

Now someone else knows.

You don't need somebody breathing down your neck. Sometimes you simply need another human being who knows what you said you were going to do and will ask you whether you did it.

Make the commitment real by saying it out loud.

2. Put a Deadline on the Calendar

“Someday” is a terrible deadline.

Give yourself something to work toward.

Sign up for a race. Schedule a hike. Register for an event. Book a goal review. Pick a date eight weeks from now when you want to reassess your progress.

The actual event matters less than having a reason for today's actions.

When you have something on the calendar, your workout isn't just another random workout.

It becomes preparation.

There’s a reason to show up today because you know where you're trying to go.

3. Make Your Next Action Smaller

This is where we screw ourselves.

We decide to “get healthy,” and apparently that means changing our entire lives overnight.

Six workouts a week.

No fast food.

Meal prep.

A gallon of water.

Perfect sleep.

10,000 steps.

Enough protein to personally keep the chicken industry alive.

It’s too much.

Instead of asking, “What do I need to completely change?” ask:

What is the smallest action that moves me in the right direction?

Maybe it isn't “go to the gym.”

Maybe it’s setting your clothes out tonight.

Maybe it’s booking tomorrow’s class.

Maybe it’s putting your gym bag in your car.

Maybe it’s taking a ten-minute walk.

Maybe it’s cooking dinner at home twice this week.

Small actions aren't impressive.

They're repeatable.

And repeatable beats impressive when you're trying to change your life.

You Probably Don't Need to Know More

If you keep saying, “I know what to do, but I’m just not doing it,” stop assuming you need another plan.

Try this instead:

Tell somebody.

Put something on the calendar.

Make the next action smaller.

Then do that action.

You don't have to figure out how you're going to completely change your life over the next six months.

You just need to stop confusing knowing with doing.

Because knowing what to do doesn't change anything. Doing it does.

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