Overcoming the Starting Block
What to Do When You Cannot Make Yourself Start
The block before starting is not laziness. It has a structure. This article names that structure and gives you the one action that bypasses it completely. Use it today.
Why the Starting Block Has Nothing to Do With Motivation
Waiting for motivation makes starting harder. This article explains why — and what actually replaces motivation at the moment the session needs to begin. Read this first.
When Preparing Becomes a Way of Not Starting
Preparation past the point of usefulness is avoidance. This article explains exactly how to recognize it — and what to do when it is happening. Strike the match and stop.
When Every Excuse Not to Start Feels Completely Valid
The excuses feel true because they are partly true. This article explains how to handle valid-sounding reasons not to start — and why the session remains the right choice.
How to Return After Delaying the Session for Several Days
Three days without the session means three days of accumulating reasons not to start. Here is exactly how to break the delay without drama. One action. No explanation needed.
The Physical Move That Gets You Past Resistance Before It Forms
Before the brain can negotiate, the body has already moved. Here is how to use the physicality of the match to initiate the session before resistance can fully form.