Hey guys,
This morning I was working with a new group of recruits at the sheriff’s department, and it brought up a topic I wanted to share with you all: delayed gratification.
When you think about it, almost everything we want to improve in life requires some level of delayed gratification. Your finances, your relationships, learning a new skill, building a business. All of these things require you to put in the work today without seeing the results tomorrow.
And chances are, if you're not where you want to be in one of those areas, you didn't get to that position overnight. As a byproduct, you're probably not going to change it overnight either.
But here's the good news about fitness.
If your fitness isn't where you want it to be, it really doesn't take as long as you might think to start seeing and feeling a difference.
What other area of your life can you make a commitment to today and potentially see such a noticeable difference in just a few weeks?
A few weeks of consistent training can change how you feel when you wake up in the morning, how your clothes fit, how much energy you have throughout the day, and how you show up for the people around you.
I'm not saying you're going to completely transform your body in three weeks. But I am saying that you can make meaningful progress in a relatively short amount of time.
And I think that's something worth remembering, especially if you're just getting started or trying to get back into a routine.
Delayed gratification is important, but don't underestimate how quickly those small, consistent decisions can start paying off.
Jason
