Don't Let Your Emotions Stop You

When you see someone in shape, what immediately comes to mind?

Probably something like, “Dang, they definitely work out and eat healthy.”

You don’t think about how hard it is for them to go to the gym. You don’t think about how much they have to convince themselves to eat well. 

They could love working out and going to the gym for hours a day, or they could hate it. It could be a daily battle to stay on track, or there could be no friction at all. 

The point is, it doesn’t really matter. 

What matters is actually doing the thing; In this case, working out and eating healthy. 

You see, as humans, we have emotions that affect our daily lives and decisions. However, I think many of us let them play too important a role.

Now I’m not saying we should all be emotionless robots. I’m asking you to hear me out…

We see in the example above that it doesn’t really matter what goes on in your head, the excuses you make, or how you feel.

It matters what you do.

And I’m willing to bet that you know what needs to be done to improve your life. 

You know you should get more sleep…but you stay up on your phone.

You know you should call your family more…but you get sidetracked.

You know what you should do…but you don’t.

The biggest excuse I hear is about emotions. “I don’t feel like it” or “I’m not feeling productive” or the million other things you tell yourself just like it. 

Stop with the BS.

Stop overcomplicating things and do stuff that will improve your life. 

We have this internal dialogue that keeps talking, but we don’t have to listen.

We can still work out when we are feeling down.

We can read instead of watching TikTok even though we’d rather not. 

The point is, I don’t care how you feel. Your habits, routines, and life don’t either.

They (and I) care what you do. 

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Moving forward, I want you to look at your life more objectively. Detach from your constant thoughts and feelings, and ask yourself:

“What things can I do to improve my life”

Whatever the answer is, I want you to do that thing consistently. It doesn’t matter if it’s something you don’t really want to do.

Do it anyway. 

I guarantee you’ll be happy in six months when you’re looking back at the progress you’ve made.

It may suck, but change is hard. Growth is hard. That’s just part of life. 

Don’t overcomplicate things and take action. THAT is what will transform you into who you want to be.

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That’s all for this week’s post. Apologies for being a bit harsh…

I think some people needed to hear it (including myself)

The last thing I want is for you to have a vision of your ideal self, and never reach it because “you’re not feeling motivated” or whatever other excuse.

Again, I’m not saying:

1. Be an emotionless robot

2. Go balls to the wall and burn out

Just try not to make decisions based on how you’re feeling, rather make them based on where you want to go. Make them based on who you want to be.

As always…

Keep making progress. Change for the better. Live the Heming-way.

See you next Monday,

Trevor.

P.S. This post was based on a video from Better Ideas. He has a great YouTube channel with more advice like this, and I highly recommend checking him out. But not too much, because you still have to take action to reach your goals :)