Waiting for life to calm down is a contract with yourself to stay unhappy.

Waiting for work to settle. Waiting for the kids to get older. Waiting for the move.

There's always going to be something on fire.

And when you look at your life with 52 tabs open in your head, it's easy to decide you'll start once it's calmer.

I'm not going to stand on a soapbox and tell you that you need to train and eat well no matter what's going on. life is real. some seasons are heavier than others. I'm not going to pretend everyone's working with the same 24 hours, because you're not.

But here's the kinda harsh reality - it's all just priorities.

Imagine a magic calendar that tracked every minute last week. What you actually did.

That calendar is your real priority list. 

If training and eating well aren't on it, it doesn't mean you're lazy or broken. It just means they're not a priority for you right now. And that's okay. Genuinely, no shame in it. You're allowed to have other things matter more.

What doesn't work is when you say you want it while your calendar says you don't. Wanting the results 'on paper' and spending hours somewhere else. That's the part that keeps you stuck. Not a lack of time.

The gap between what you say and what you do.

So if you're honest with yourself, one of two things is true: 

• it's a priority, and your week should start showing it

• or it isn't and you can put down the guilt of pretending

Both are fine. The in-between is the place that hurts.

Priorities aren't something you say. They're something you do.

Don't talk about it. Be about it.

- Matteo

ps. made a video on this today - the guys who get shit done aren't more disciplined than you... link here