It’s Not Supposed to be Easy

By Rob Gilbert, Ph.D
Professor of Sports Psychology
Montclair State University
September 15, 2007


Want to know an easy way to meet and exceed your goals?
Want to know an easy way to motivate yourself and others?
Want to know an easy way to become rich and famous?
Guess what? It doesn't exist!
There is no easy way.
Not only that -- it's not supposed to be easy.
If you want to stop smoking, lose weight, get in better shape, make more sales, etc. -- IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EASY.
If you want to get stronger -- that barbell at the gym SHOULD feel heavy.
If you want to get better grades -- that book SHOULD have concepts that take time to understand.
If you want to close that big account -- that client SHOULD demand a lot of time, attention to detail, and a great deal of follow-through.
No matter what you want to do -- IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EASY.
I'm shocked that people are shocked when they start something new and they groan, "This is not easy!"
Once you begin, it takes discipline to persevere BUT, the good news is, that eventually the discipline will turn into desire and if you persevere...
EVENTUALLY...
You won't have to diet, you'll WANT TO diet.
You won't have to work out, you'll WANT TO work out.
You won't have to _____ you'll want to _____ (You fill in the blanks.)
It doesn't start out as easy but it does get easier.
Make it easy on yourself, realize that it's not supposed to be easy.