Environment trumps will

Our environment will win out over our intentions over time.

So we must set up our environment to support the person we want to be and the goals we want to reach.

If we want to be clear-headed and not stressed, we need to declutter and clean our environment.

If we want to read and learn, then we must make a space with our book and our journal and pens on it that we see each day.

If we want to fix or build, once we have the shop space set up with the right tools and materials, we can’t help but find ourselves fixing or building.  If we don’t have it set up, we can’t do it.

If you want to workout regularly, layout your workout clothes and running shoes the night before, set up a mini gym in your basement with some dumbells, a jump rope and a mat, and a chart filled out with how many reps of what movements you will do and how far you will run.

If we want to look and feel professional, we need a closet with clothes that fit us well, that we look good in, and a mirror.  In the morning, it’s easy to accomplish it.

Get rid of things in your environment that are remnants from a lower performing past and remove things that no longer serve you.

Set up your environment so it’s easy to be the person you want to be, and do the things you want to do, and feel the way you want to feel.