“The more ‘ready’ the person is to respond to stimulus, the more satisfaction he finds in the response, and the more ‘unready’ he is, the more annoying he finds it to be forced to act.”
Bruce Lee
Some people stop at the first quit-signal their body gives them. Sure, there is something to be said for restraint. But, there are also times when you need to push beyond the point where you are comfortable.
As Bruce Lee alludes to in the quote above, it is a state of mind. Be ready when your body tells you to quit and push on at least some of the time.
I’m not talking about training yourself into the ground. I’m saying that you can’t stop just because you’re starting to get uncomfortable. If you learn to go beyond your comfort zone, and embrace it, you’ll make faster progress and develop the mental quality of willpower.
You can motivate yourself by asking the question: “Is this all I’ve got?” Maybe habit has cornered you into thinking you’ve reached your limit. But most humans come nowhere near their limit.
A great exercise to try this with is the push up. Do push ups until your body gives you the “that’s enough” signal. Then do more. While you’re doing more, generate emotion by imagining other scenarios in your life where you could push a little more to get better results.
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