About this episode

Nick Bare discusses the reasons behind people's struggles with consistency and offers solutions based on systems rather than willpower.

This week, I'm connecting the topic of this podcast with my most recent vlog titled, "How to Be More Consistent." In this episode, I break down why most people who responded to my question on Instagram struggle with consistency and usually, it's not motivation. Pulling from Atomic Habits, I share how I built my morning run, my meal prep, and my training around systems, not willpower. CHAPTERS 00:00 Why This Episode Is All About Consistency 02:27 The Cycle 05:29 Here's What People Said They Struggle With Most 06:26 What Makes Kobe & MJ Different From Everyone Else 09:43 My 20 Years of the Same Training Movements 11:21 Habits, Evidence, and Identity 15:37 Goals vs. Systems: Why Systems Win 20:47 My 5AM Wake-Up and Morning Run Routine 23:47 Designing Your Environment for Success 28:56 The Meal Prep Story 36:36 Priming My Habits 45:04 Eliminating Decision Fatigue 46:00 The Pros and Cons of Habit Tracking 48:34 Consistently Good Beats Occasionally Great ORDER MY BOOK HERE: ⁠ https://www.amazon.com/Go-One-More-Intentional-Life-Changing/dp/1637746210 FOLLOW: Become a BPN member FOR FREE - Unlock 25% off FOR LIFE ⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Bare

Topics covered

• consistency
• habits
• motivation
• systems
• training
• meal prep

Keywords

• consistency
• motivation
• Atomic Habits
• training
• meal prep
• decision fatigue
• habit tracking

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Go One More

Books & works: Atomic Habits

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