“Just getting here is the hardest part.”
And honestly… It’s true.
Because if we allow it, we can make anything more important than our hour of self-care at the gym.
Including our own excuses:
- “I’m tired.”
- “I don’t feel like it.”
- “I have so much to do.”
If that’s the system we’re operating from, waiting to feel ready, it will always challenge your commitment.
The truth:
You won’t always feel like it.
You will be tired.
And you will still have a lot to do, whether you train or not.
A Real Example From Yesterday
Yesterday I coached the 6:30am, coached a 1:1 session, then coached the 10am.
After a few hours of serving and energy exchange, I can feel my own battery drop.
That’s normal. Nothing dramatic, just real life.
Then I had a small window before I needed to take over baby care for Maddox… and I didn’t feel like training.
And here’s what happened next:
A thought popped in: “I don’t want to work out.”
The Moment That Matters: Thought vs. Truth
That thought is not a problem.
The only problem is what we do next.
Because I can attach to that thought… give it weight… give it meaning… and suddenly it becomes my reality.
And then the story turns into:
- “I guess I’m too tired.”
- “I’ll do it tomorrow.”
- “I’m not in the mood.”
- “It’s not a good training day.”
And if I follow that story, I skip the workout, and later I feel that quiet disappointment.
The one that doesn’t scream, but lingers.
Not because I missed the workout…
But because I negotiated away something I value.
The Environment Will Always Offer You an Exit
There were other things that made it easy to opt out yesterday too:
- I was solo.
- People were in the gym and wanted to talk.
- There were sessions going on.
- I could’ve “used the time” to do something else.
And none of those are bad things.
But they can become great reasons to drift away from taking care of yourself, if you let them.
The Skill That Changes Everything: Don’t Attach
This is what I remind myself often: Passive thoughts and Active thoughts.
We have 6,000+ thoughts a day.
It’s when I attach to a thought it becomes my reality.
At all times, I can choose not to attach to the thought.
I can let it pass.
I can drop it.
I can come back to what matters.
Because thoughts are like clouds, they show up.
But you don’t have to build a house under every one of them.
My Anchor Line (And How I Use It)
I have a line in my personal document that I speak and live by:
I AM the daily choices that honor my health, wellness, and longevity.
That’s the place I come from.
So when thoughts like “I don’t feel like it” float in, because they will, I don’t argue with them.
I don’t fight them.
I just return to my anchor:
I AM the daily choices that honor my health, wellness, and longevity.
And then I do something small to start.
Not because I’m motivated.
Because I’m committed to who I am.
What This Looks Like Practically
Sometimes “winning” isn’t a huge workout.
Sometimes winning is:
- walking through the door
- warming up for 6 minutes
- moving your body and leaving better than you came in
- BEING your word – (doing what you say you’d do)
Momentum is built by action, not emotion.
Takeaways
- If you’re relying on “feeling like it,” you’re on a slippery slope that won’t support consistency.
- Thoughts will show up. That’s normal.
- The difference is whether you attach… or return to what you value.
- Your identity is your system. Anchor into it.
And if today is one of those days where the mind is loud and motivation is low:
Just get here.
Because most of the time…
just getting here is the hardest part.