So I was reading again

[baronlaw.livejournal.com]

And this struck a chord:



“I don’t have time” is the #1 reason people have for why they can’t fit everything
in, but it’s not a valid reason at all. It’s an excuse made by lazy people. We all have the
same 168 hours a week. We’re all busy. But some people get in shape and some people
don’t. Why? Is it luck? Is it genetics? Of course not! People who successfully get lean
and muscular –and stay that way – have made training a priority in their life. They MAKE
time, even if that means setting the alarm an hour earlier every day or giving up an hour
of television. Successful people use every hour wisely and never fritter their time away
on unproductive and meaningless activities.

The truth is that you will always make time for whatever is most important to you
in your life. If it’s important for you to spend three hours at the bars every night, you’ll
make the time. If watching a TV show every night is important to you, you’ll make the
time. If reading a book a week is important to you, you’ll make the time. If playing a
game of hoops twice a week is important to you, you’ll make the time. If being with a
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loved one is important to you, you’ll make the time. And if your health and appearance
are important to you, you’ll make the time.

You have to make training a top priority in your life. You’re being honest with
yourself if you say, “Training isn’t that important to me,” or “I’m not motivated right
now,” or “ I choose not to spend that much time training,” but you can NEVER honestly
say, “I don’t have time,” because that’s never a valid reason for missing workouts.
The average person in the United States watches FIVE HOURS of TV per day!
And yet those same people still use “no time’ as their number one excuse for why they
don’t work out. Many of my coaching protégés get up at four or five in the morning
because it’s the only time they can possibly train. The rest of their day is full with work
and/or family commitments. You’ll never “find” the time; you must “make” the time
even if that means sacrificing in other areas.

This is something I need to work on more. I always carve out some time but if I want different results I need to carve out more time.

It's all about priorities and the first step is defining mine.