Have to or Get To?

Do you have to or do you get to? The answer to this question gives huge insight into your attitude with anything you are doing. Do you have to go to work, or do you get to go to work? Do you have to mow the lawn, or do you get to mow the lawn? Do you have to work out, or do you get to work out?

If you have to do something you probably aren't going to put as much into it as if you get to do it. When it comes to workout out, there are many days when I really want to just take the day off. But what good would that do? Taking a day off takes away from the good habits that have been built.

Many people make the decision to get into shape and lose weight. Most of them will not take action, or they will take action for a very short period of time. Or they will take action when it is convenient. They will be gung-ho to start working out. For three weeks or a month they will go to the gym and workout for 45 minutes or an hour. After a month or so, they decide they have something better to do, so they skip a workout. Then they skip a second, and a third, then two in a row. Pretty soon, they have lost their gains and become frustrated and quit.

If you have an attitude that you GET to workout, you will be more likely to go to your workouts. If your attitude is that you HAVE to workout, you will slop through it. Or, you will make the choice not to work out.

So how do you develop the GET to attitude? Understand it is a choice. It is not something that can be bought or rented. You have to build this within yourself by making choices. You have the power to choose your attitude. When you have had a long day and you are dead tired, that is when you need to fight to choose your attitude of GET to. With that said, there

1. Write down your goal- When you put your goal on paper you are more likely to follow through.
2. Look at your goal daily- The first thing you should do each day is look at your goal. The last thing you should do at night is to evaluate whether you got closer to your goal today.
3. Remember your goal- When you get tired and don't feel like you can work out today, look at your goal. Look at it and remember it's value to you.

Every person has the enormous power of choice when it comes to our attitude. What is your attitude today? Do you HAVE to, or do you GET to?