Find Something You Love
You've heard it before, but the fact remains that devoting yourself to a lifetime of unpleasant tasks is drudgery. Choose habits and pursuits you enjoy.
Cast a Wide Net
You never know what might spark your passion. Variety keeps things interesting and allows you to approach problems in new ways. It also can take you out of your comfort zone — essential to leading a rich life.
Make a Plan
Until it's on paper, it's just a wish. You can deviate from it, but a specific, detailed plan serves as a handrail so you always have something to come back to.
Recruit a Partner
Often, we're more faithful to others than we are to ourselves. Find someone — a friend, family member or acquaintance at the gym — who has similar goals and shares your enthusiasm. If you can't find anyone, enlist friends to help you find a partner.
Establish a Routine
Sticking with a new routine is easier if you do it at the same time every day. It requires less mental effort and soon becomes an unconscious positive force.
Focus on Results
Remember why you're expending the effort, and congratulate yourself with both concrete and abstract rewards: Pick up that blouse you've been eyeing!
Document What You Do
Take pictures, make a chart or keep a journal to document your successful transformation.
