Drake got it wrong

Well, we did it.

Yesterday morning, we stood in the entryway of our house, said a teary-eyed prayer of gratitude, and then rolled out.

About four hours later, we pulled into our spot for the next few days. If you’ve been around here for a bit, you might recognize it—we’ve been to this beach spot in Port Aransas, TX, before.

You might be wondering…

“You can go anywhere now that you’re towing your home behind your truck. Why go somewhere you’ve already been?”

“Why not head to the mountains, see something epic, and get off-grid?”

For one, it’s winter, and we’re wimps.

Secondly, we’re setting ourselves up for success.

See, when you make a change in life, it’s tempting to “go big” and overhaul everything at once.

For some reason, we humans think it’s the best way.

In reality, it’s a shortcut to burnout.

You decide you want to get in shape, so you go from zero running to training for a 5K.

Two weeks later, your knees and lower back are killing you, and you quit—right back to square one.

You decide to buckle down and lose 10 pounds, so you throw away every carb in sight and commit to eating like a caveman.

You do great for a bit—until the Girl Scouts show up with Thin Mints, and the whole diet comes crashing down.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

If you’re trying to make big changes in your life—whether it’s with your health, fitness, or anything else—you don’t have to (and shouldn’t) go from zero to a hundred real quick (sorry Drake).

Instead, soften the transition. Take the pressure off yourself by easing into change gradually.

Trying to lose weight? Great. Start by eating more fruits and vegetables for a few weeks.

Need to build strength? Cool. Let’s start with three dumbbell workouts per week for the first month.

Even though it’s the opposite of trendy challenges like “75 Hard,” this approach works like a charm—because the changes you’re making don’t ruin your quality of life. And that means you actually stick with them.

And that’s where the magic happens. Consistently sticking with it.

Speaking of sticking with it, we’ve committed to getting our steps in with a long dog walk every morning—so I gotta go.

Lift heavy, and be nice.

Jonathan