Discipline and motivation are what is needed to be sucessful in most aspects of our lives. Wether it's amature cycling or moving up the corporate ladder, we need to practice discipline while trying to stay motivated. However, this is where things become difficult.
We need to show discipline in many different ways. It could be anything from waking up at 5am to do our strength session, to foregoing that piece of chocolate cake or extra glass of wine. We make small sacrifices everyday trying to bring us closer to our goals. But what happens when our discipline starts eating into our motivation?
There has to be somewhat of a balance between motivation and discipline. I've seen, and experienced, being too disciplined. What I mean by "too disciplined" is focusing too much on achieving our goal. Tunnel vision sets in, and fun seems to leave the tunnel. We focus on doing the workouts at all costs to achieve our goal. Some of those costs include fatigue, skipping time with family/friends, and missing out on just enjoying the day.
So how do we find a balance? The reason I ask is because I'm still trying to find out for myself. I'm guessing the best way to do this is to keep it fun. We can be disciplined, but we have to ease up every once in awhile and enjoy ourselves. Our training world won't come crashing down if we take a mini-vacation every once in a while.
This is something I'm going to try to learn to do. I don't think it will be easy, but training never is.
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