5 Things You Learn When You Start Working On Yourself

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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1509593576910","data":"For as long as I can remember, I've always been somewhat of a messy person. I'm a messy eater, I often leave my room in a mess, or as I like to call it, 'organised chaos' because I have an easier time finding things in the mess than finding things in a neatly stacked pile. I've never actively taken care of myself, body and mind both. In fact, if it wasn't for me dealing with depression over the last few years, I would have probably ignored it and continue being the lazy slob that I am. <\/p>Not that I've stopped being a lazy slob - who am I kidding, I still am - but it is more of a work in progress now. Once you realise that only you can fix yourself, it is kind of hard to go back to the same lifestyle that makes you miserable and not hate yourself again, despite its relative comfort. What happens then is that every day you try to fix yourself is a learning experience that you can take away from. <\/p>Now, it's been a while since I did a listicle, and I can't help but feel that the quality of my writing is dipping way below what I wanted it to be, for some reason. So I'm taking it slow, and of course, every writer has their lists, this one is mine, and it is quite personal. <\/p>1. It is notoriously hard:<\/b><\/p>People who are into the lifestyle make it look incredibly easy but staying fit and being well-groomed is a notoriously difficult thing to do for people like me, mostly because we fail to see the logic behind it and also because we've gone our entire lives trying to avoid it as much as we can. I honestly stare daggers at the folks who keep telling me 'it's so easy'. These folks, years ahead in building muscle and staying fit, tell me that taking care of oneself is ridiculously easy. <\/p>Being notoriously hard, however, is not exactly a bad thing. Acknowledging this fact, however, still doesn't stop me from pulling this face every time someone says 'it's so easy.' <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1509594501436","data":"59faa0fd4dcbd"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1509594503790","data":"2. The Sweat Of One's Brow: <\/b><\/p>While I was unsure of using a title that can only be described as Ayn Rand's wildest dream, the difficulty of taking care of yourself is precisely what makes the journey worth it. The harder it is to achieve, the sweeter the victory dance when you do hit your goals. Taking care of yourself is perhaps the best example of an individual reaping the benefits their own hard work, all the hard work they do in staying fit and grooming themselves returns in forms of muscle gains and healthier body, which makes them the direct recipient of the rewards reaped by the sweat of one's brow. So keep making those puddles! <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1509594941598","data":"59faa0ada3f0a"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1509594943814","data":"3. Caught Lying To Yourself: <\/b><\/p>This is perhaps one of the worst things you can do on the journey for self-improvement, but you constantly find yourself lying to, well, yourself. You make these grand plans of going to the gym every single day of your life until you collapsed, but then you wake up in the morning to the sound of the alarm blaring, silence it and then go back to sleep. <\/p>When you wake up, you tell yourself that you'll make up for it later, but that later never comes. You tell yourself you'll not eat junk again, but you keep eating the junk. All these things, the little things, they add up over time and culminate in a massive spike of demotivating energy where, despite you lying to yourself, you know you aren't being serious about improving yourself. <\/p>If you're going through that, I understand. I've been through that too, in fact, I still go through it every now and then. The trick is to remember what your goal is and what you're working towards. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1509595378849","data":"59faa073a06a0"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1509595380631","data":"4. You Realise Motivation Is Overrated:<\/b> <\/p>It really is. Motivation might get you to go to the gym in the morning following an emotional break down where you cry into the pillow, screaming silently, but that's all it can do. Motivation can get you to start, but if you want to get any further with the goals you have in mind, you need something that is much harder to develop: Discipline. <\/p>Motivation is an emotion, after all, it is irrational to expect oneself to be constantly happy or constantly sad (if you're constantly sad, seek professional help immediately) but for some reason, the same logic is not extended to motivation despite it too being an emotion. <\/p>No, you don't need motivation, you need discipline, and you can develop discipline by hitting the gym every single day, especially on the days you do not feel like going at all. Break through that barrier, and there is nobody that is going to stop you. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1509595696614","data":"59faa046d8be6"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1509595698811","data":"5. Change takes time....<\/b><\/p>...but time is all it takes. <\/p>One of the most important things you learn on the journey of self-improvement is that change is something that takes time to happen, but it does happen. Changes can be positive and negative, and the true tragedy of life is that making terrible decisions for yourself is the easiest way for change to happen, the bad kind. <\/p>So, patience. You know what you're working towards, and if you feel like you've hit a wall, feel free to reach out and ask someone who has been through this journey for help. Oh, and that is the most important lesson I've learned over the course of the journey so far, to not rush into things because they will happen if you're consistent and that people can sometimes honestly want to help. <\/p>Who would have thunk, right?<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1509595973495","data":"59faa02886b12"}]

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