WEBVTT - MOTIVATIONAL MOMENT: Three strikes to success ⚡

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<v Speaker 1>God, Ar'm Sam Wood, and your motivational moment for this week.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very, very simple. It's about overcoming a difficulty with

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<v Speaker 1>just three tries. And you've probably heard me say on

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<v Speaker 1>this show before, particularly when it comes to workouts, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're not really feeling on that day, just do five minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>And something I say to people I help in an

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<v Speaker 1>excise sense if they've lost their way a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>if they've lost their momentum, is often you're only three

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<v Speaker 1>workouts in three days away from getting back on track.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I was thinking, it's really interesting in my sort

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, late thirties, early forties, where I've gone

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<v Speaker 1>back and actually done stuff that I'd done in my

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<v Speaker 1>twenties and it hadn't stuck. And I blamed the thing,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was me, you know, it was my attitude.

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<v Speaker 1>It was kind of this. I didn't give it. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't give it a good enough crack, I guess, is

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<v Speaker 1>my point. And and now I regret it. From way

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<v Speaker 1>back to music lessons in my teenage years, to yoga

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<v Speaker 1>in my twenties, and any type of meditation mindfulness that

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<v Speaker 1>I was on again, off again, but never on again

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<v Speaker 1>for more than one or two tries in my thirties

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<v Speaker 1>and the fact that I do these now and they're

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<v Speaker 1>making my life so much better. But I do admit

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<v Speaker 1>the first time meditation or yoga, to use those two examples, stuck.

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<v Speaker 1>The first thing that I thought was, why didn't I

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<v Speaker 1>just give this a proper go ten years ago, fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>years ago when I was first introduced to them. So

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<v Speaker 1>that sort of led to what I wanted to chat

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<v Speaker 1>to about today, just three tries. I speak to people

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, and I recommend, whether it's cold showers or

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<v Speaker 1>ice bars or saunas or getting into running or whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>it is, things that I know have made my life

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<v Speaker 1>infinitely better. And they come back to me, no, mate,

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<v Speaker 1>gave it to try, not for me? Now? How long?

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<v Speaker 1>For seven seconds? And I'm like, okay, well, let's let's

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<v Speaker 1>last two minutes in the culture and let's do it

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<v Speaker 1>three days in a row. And if you still feel

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<v Speaker 1>that way, I can handle that. Some things just aren't

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<v Speaker 1>for some people. I'm not saying everything that I do

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<v Speaker 1>should be what you do. That's the last thing I'd

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<v Speaker 1>ever say to you. But whether it's a new thing

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<v Speaker 1>or whether it's something that perhaps you've tried in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>and failed, and I hate that word failed. But let's

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<v Speaker 1>say tried in the past and it hasn't stuck and

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<v Speaker 1>it was more of a you thing than another thing thing.

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<v Speaker 1>The thinking I want you to identify two. So I

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<v Speaker 1>want you to try a new one and I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to bring back an old one, because if you

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<v Speaker 1>do something three times over let's say six months, once

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<v Speaker 1>every two months, that's probably a bit stretched and you're

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<v Speaker 1>not necessarily going to get the stickiness. So let's say,

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<v Speaker 1>let's put some boundaries around it. It's got to be

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<v Speaker 1>at least three tries in two weeks or les, so

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<v Speaker 1>there's no more than four or five days between getting

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<v Speaker 1>this particular thing done again and again and again. And

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<v Speaker 1>that is the rule. So my task for you would

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<v Speaker 1>life listeners. What's something new that you've been thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>giving a crack two for a long time now that

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to give at least three tries to I'll

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<v Speaker 1>say at least three. If you think it might take

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<v Speaker 1>four or five for it to stick, I'm happy for

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<v Speaker 1>you to go there, but it can't be any less

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<v Speaker 1>than three. And what's one that perhaps you've done in

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<v Speaker 1>the past. We might be going back six months. We

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<v Speaker 1>might be going back fifteen years. That's up to you.

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<v Speaker 1>You will know the answer to what that thing is.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to bring it back. I want you

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<v Speaker 1>to give it a proper go at least three tries,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I want to hear from you. I would

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely love to know what you have tried, and don't

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<v Speaker 1>tell me on the third try. Maybe wait till where

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<v Speaker 1>you've done it for a few weeks and it really

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<v Speaker 1>is starting to feel like a good habit is beginning

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<v Speaker 1>to form. Bring it back, get it part of your routine,

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<v Speaker 1>and then share it with me so I can share

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<v Speaker 1>it with all of our listeners, because I'd love to

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<v Speaker 1>hear your stories.