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Why Your Lifestyle Matters for Success
And how to create a high-performance lifestyle
Mark Verstegen, founder of the sports performance company EXOS, usually spends most of his time dealing with the one hour or so that athletes see him to train on a daily basis.
Yet, he noted that it is the other 23 hours in the day that matters most for high performance. The one-hour workout is also something that most people focus on when looking to lose weight, build muscle, or otherwise achieve their physical goals. Yet, as noted by Verstegen, this single hour matters little when compared to the other 23 hours in a day.
“Working out for one hour a day is easy. The hard part is living a high-performance lifestyle the other 23. “— Mark Verstegen
The other 23 hours are what make up your lifestyle, and it is composed of various factors: sleeping, eating/drinking (refueling), activity, inactivity, leisure, relaxing, recovering, working, household tasks, family time, commuting, school, and so on.
Figuring out how to optimize these hours is the key to success and high performance.
Behaviors and Self-Identity
Most people believe that their identity is what they think it is. They construe an image of themselves, and that is who they believe they are.
However, our identity is more related to what we do. Thus, our behaviors define who we are. When there is a disconnect between what we think or say and what we do, our identity suffers. We lose trust in ourselves. We lack the ability to follow through on things we commit to, such as goals or challenges. Our character suffers; the “stuff” we are made of doesn’t seem to be very tough.
“They consciously think one way, but they are being the opposite. When the mind and body are in opposition, change will never happen.” — Dr. Joe Dispenza, in Breaking The Habit Of Being Yourself
The seemingly small things we do or don’t do every day matter most in this regard. Accomplishing small daily tasks…
