200108 - Quote of the Week Wednesday

Lately, with the new year upon us, everyone is telling me these big goals and dreams they have for 2020! They are so dang motivated right now! I hate to break it to all of you but motivation is a fickle b*tch!

So you’re asking yourself, what do I do when all of my motivation runs out? How do I continue to pursue my goals after that? Good news, it takes no motivation to set up systems for success. This is where discipline comes into play. You create the habit, follow the habit, and then when you’re meeting those goals with each performed habit…on the outside it will look like you’re motivated but you’re just going with the flow of the habitual grind you set up for yourself!

Here’s a podcast where Jocko Willink (former NAVY seal commander) is interviewed about how he stays “motivated” to wake up early and get more done during the day, in which his response is …

“People ask me all the time, ‘How do you get up so early?’ or ‘How can I wake up earlier in the morning?'” says Jocko. “And I say, ‘Okay. Here’s what you’ve got to do. Set your alarm clock. When it goes off in the morning, get out of bed and go do your stuff.’ That’s what I do. I don’t have some mystical ritual that I go through that prepares me mentally for the morning rise! No. When the freaking alarm clock goes off, I get up and get out of bed and start doing what I’m supposed to do. That’s the difference.”
Check out the podcast here:
https://www.jordanharbinger.com/jocko-willink-why-discipline-beats-motivation-every-time/
This is also an article abut how to attack the day with discipline and leave that fickle motivation behind!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-motivation-is-bullshit-and-what-you-really-need_b_59fee5a7e4b05e3e1f0a01fb

QOTD - What are you nostalgic for?

WARM UP - 25 calories of cardio
Swimmers
Chest Roll Overs
Lat Foam Roll
Partner Calf Roll

COACH PREP - PVC/EB Burgener Prep

STRENGTH - EMOM 12:
1 Snatch (working up to a heavy single)

WOD -
A (Competitor) AMRAP 12:
10 Overhead Squats 135/95
30 Double Unders

B (Performance) AMRAP 12:
12 Overhead Squats 105/75
21 Double Unders

C (Health & Fitness) AMRAP 12:
12 Overhead Squats 75/55
50 Singles or 35 Mixed