100 days to overcome your inertia…
Though this post doesn’t deal with Human Movement directly, it does touch upon a broader sense of “inertia” which loosely defined from Sir Issac Newton’s 1st Law states that “a body in motion tends to remain in motion and a body at rest tends to remain at rest, unless acted upon by an external force.”
In my case, it was my own resistance to moving beyond the status quo, my comfort, my excuses. I was staying at rest. Immobile.
And it was my fault.
Have you ever wondered what you could really and truly accomplish in only one hundred days if you focused all your energy on it?
Think about it.
The only real difference between those that are successful and those that don’t enjoy the same success is usually related to two words: “taking action”.
Adding that external force. Action.
A while back, I came across a fantastic step-by-step success blueprint created by one of the United Kingdom’s most successful personal trainers and fitness entrepreneurs, Dax Moy.
In my excitement I immediately invested in the same program that so many others had used to craft their own success.
I was tired of, as Dax calls it, “serial goal setting” and was finally ready for “serial goal getting“.
Note the incredible difference between the meaning of those two phrases with just one word changed!
That evening, I read through all the information and listened to all the audio. I was stoked and jazzed as I downloaded the program and was ready for my next 100 days towards success. I was going to get things done!
Then what happened?
Life.
My work schedule as a physical therapist and human movement specialist filled up and expanded, surprise medical-legal reports from years long forgotten popped up, a few personal projects with pressing deadlines “suddenly” appeared.
It was like the world conspired against me.
Inertia struck again.
Isn’t that typical?
We end up being our own roadblock to achieving our success.
With all those “immediate” obligations, I didn’t even get started on my own journey of a hundred days. I didn’t write out all the things I wanted to work towards in those few months; the trips; the financial achievements; the educational pursuits; those personal and professional goals that would lead me towards self-actualization.
Now that things have settled down and I have some time to truly start the habit forming, I’ve dug out the powerful message extolled by Dax and am going to start (again!) immediately.
Through this blog, which was one of the goals I had set for myself to accomplish in the past, I hope to share with you a bit of my journey and perhaps encourage you to work on your own magic 100.
This program definitely gave me the push I needed to get working with Rocco and he’s definitely been a tremendous asset in my corner. Thanks again Rocco!
If you’re interested in learning more about Dax’s incredible program of self discovery and empowerment, check it out HERE.
Set those goals. Get those goals.
Let the journey begin.
To your success.
Dev Chengkalath







December 19th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Hey Dev
Glad to see you’re taking action my friend, the key to overcoming inertia is exactly that… action.
It’s much easier to keep moving, albeit slowly, than it is to get started.
So keep moving!
I’ll be running a great MAGIC HUNDRED challenge from day 1 of 2009 over at my free community at http://www.daxmoy.ning.com so be sure to get on over there and join for some support, buddy.
I hope to hear more of your MAGIC Hundred journey real soon!
Truth, joy and love
Dax Moy
http://www.themagichundred.com
December 19th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Dax!
Great to hear from you!
I’ve definitely started taking action, a little slower than I wanted to, but at least it’s happening now.
I will definitely be over at your community for the 2009 MAGIC HUNDRED challenge and I look forward to it!
All the best to you and yours,
Dev
December 21st, 2008 at 8:37 am
No one has a better program at goal “getting” than Dax. I use it it everyday and have made incredible strides in seeing my dreams come true. Thanks Dax and Dev
January 1st, 2010 at 7:38 pm
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