Why and how the Giants REALLY won the Super Bowl - and how you can win your own Super Bowl

I know. I know. What the heck do I know about winning the Super Bowl?!

WAIT! To all you non-football fans, I promise this applies to you.

So let's break down how to win the Super Bowl if you're the NY Giants.

Here's how:  You make amazing plays when it counts. Call it clutch, call it pressure, call it whatever you want. The Giants made plays when it REALLY counted. That's how they won the Super Bowl. And it's how they won four years ago, too.

Now, I'm going to explain how you can win your own Super Bowl - aka, how you can win in the biggest game of all: your life!

What we learned from the Giants is that it matters WHEN you show up.

This relates A LOT to us. How so?

We're all on point when we're thinking rationally and long term (vs. irrationally and short term). Duh.

It's when we're highly irrational and thinking short term minded that causes us (and the rest of the world) challenges...in other words, not doing what we* really want to do. (*Meaning what our long term self really wants for us. This is where our dreams and true desires are.)

Let me give you an example:

I woke up this morning to an extra snuggly bed because my bedroom was freezing. (I can't sleep well unless it's really cold so I crack the window). Because my bedroom was freezing, it made getting out of bed terrifying.

I had planned (aka, I really wanted) to do a moderate jog for 30 minutes on the treadmill but because it was freezing and my bed was extra comfy, I wasn't so sure anymore.

I was beginning to teeter...

Knowing I wouldn't have any other time to exercise during the day, I decided to go for it. I continued to question myself as I was getting dressed. Even as I was waiting for the elevator I almost headed back to my apartment.

And as I was waiting for the elevator (what felt like five minutes was probably two), I saw my neighbor throwing her garbage out, and she said, "Nothing like a morning run!"

She's right.

I decided to just go for the run. Knowing that I'd feel great afterward.

After about three minutes, I was happy with my decision. And after a few more minutes, I felt amazing!

On the way up from my run, I realized my entire workout happened because of a crucial/clutch/pressure few moments.

The hardest part about jogging this morning was STARTING. Once I started, I was good.

Want to start writing more? The hardest part for me is STARTING to write.

Want to start eating better? A big part of that is GETTING healthy food so you're stocked up.

Want to start exercising more? A big part of that is getting dressed.

[Side note: The reason why getting the body we want is so hard is because it's a process. Not an event. The hardest part about a process is keeping on going. The above are events. I've found that the hardest part about an event is starting.]

The key is to figure out when we're most vulnerable. And focus intensely on those crucial moments...just like the Giants did.

Here's how you win your own Super Bowl...

LIVE...for and THRIVE in the moments when you're most vulnerable. Laugh at them like this. Realize that is when success happens. When the discomfort is greatest. (Thankfully, those moments aren't happening all the time.)

NO MATTER WHAT...

The problem with committing to what you WILL do before you do it is that it causes cognitive dissonance (an uncomfortable feeling) if you don't do it. This is why people hate committing to things. (This is also why daily and personal accountability and support work so freaking well.)

When we commit to exercising in the morning or writing in the evening or doing the laundry - we're thinking rationally. We're thinking with our long term mind.

And of course, when we say, "Ehh, I'll just do it tomorrow," we're thinking irrationally. We're already in the moment.

What's important is that our moment of choice doesn't happen at, say, 6AM when we're freezing cold and feeling all snuggly. We're not thinking rationally then. We're not in the right state of mind. We're vulnerable.

Most people make choices when they need the MOST willpower. Not when they need the least willpower.  <---Incorrect.

The BEST time to make a decision is when you need the least willpower - when you're thinking rationally and long term. When you're not vulnerable or highly uncomfortable.  <----correct!

Don't decide you're not going to the gym 20 minutes before you're scheduled to go because you feel tired. (Instead, push yourself to just start. Do just three minutes and then see how you feel.)

Don't decide you're going to indulge as soon as the random plate of cookies appear. (Instead, push yourself to walk away.)

That's when we're most uncomfortable. That's when we're most vulnerable.

That's when results and progress happens.

-Adam

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