{"id":63,"date":"2012-10-22T07:12:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T07:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/personaltrainer-stjohnswood.com\/blog\/?p=63"},"modified":"2012-10-22T07:12:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T07:12:39","slug":"getting-past-mental-roadblocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/personaltrainer-stjohnswood.com\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"Getting Past Mental Roadblocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people wait around for motivation to drop into their laps. Well if your going to be doing that, then you\u2019re going to be waiting for a long time. Motivation isn\u2019t something that just pops out of thin air, it is something that you create for yourself.<\/p>\n

If you feel unmotivated to achieve your goals, it is likely due to mental roadblocks that are holding you hostage. Here are 15 tips to prepare your mind for success:<\/p>\n

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  1. Visualising success is key to accomplishing your goals.<\/li>\n
  2. You are your own roadblock, overcome self doubt and you will be successful.<\/li>\n
  3. Forgive yourself and love yourself despite past failures.<\/li>\n
  4. Set your priorities right, focus on the most important things.<\/li>\n
  5. Fight negative thoughts as soon as it comes into your head.<\/li>\n
  6. Give up the idea that things won’t go right unless you worry about them.<\/li>\n
  7. If you bring the body of your dreams to the point of resolve, then you’ll soon be living in it.<\/li>\n
  8. Look towards your future, if you believe the best is yet to come then it will be.<\/li>\n
  9. Think success and you will become successful.<\/li>\n
  10. The margin between success and failure is very small and easily bridged by determination.<\/li>\n
  11. Always start your day by tackling the hardest challenges<\/li>\n
  12. Break down your goals into smaller more attainable goals rather having one giant goal. After each micro goal has been achieved, your self confidence will be higher.<\/li>\n
  13. Convince yourself that exercise is fun.<\/li>\n
  14. Know your big reason why.<\/li>\n
  15. Workout to music that motivates you and you will find your training sessions will be more enjoyable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Most people wait around for motivation to drop into their laps. Well if your going to be doing that, then you\u2019re going to be waiting for a long time. Motivation isn\u2019t something that just pops out of thin air, it is something that you create for yourself. If you feel unmotivated to achieve your goals, […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n