I start every day with a win by completing a training session. I don’t win or lose based on how the session went. My success depends upon FOLLOWING THE PLAN – including a rest day if required.
And the days I wake up feeling sub-optimal? I remind myself that I have an opportunity to be great today. I know if I still feel like crap after 10′, I can call it for the day. It never happens, but I know I have a choice.
Choosing well is a muscle. Strengthening the choice muscle takes practice. And eventually the practice of choice will become a habit. Habits are much harder to break. Opportunities to practice choosing well are everywhere – your marriage, your work, your health, etc.
Surround yourself with others that have proven that they have chosen well over and over. Choices and habits are contagious.
No easy way.