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I listened to a video about mental health and finding meaning in your life the other day.
In it, came a part where Jordan Peterson was talking and he mentioned that from a psychological perspective: if you're feeling depressed and you have specific personality traits (like agreeableness/disagreeableness), do "micro-routines" - routines that aid you on focusing on the opposite side of your personality trait.
For myself, when I was deep in my depression, I was a very agreeable kid who wanted to please everyone even at the expense of my wellbeing.
Because of this, no one really respected me, not even my own friend group. I was regularly bullied.
This put a lot of pressure on myself throughout middle school and high school and led to me emotionally eating as a way to comfort myself.
I got overweight, and that made it worse.
It led to me contemplating suicide.
The single shift I made (that I didn't realize at the time) was exercise.
I worked on something a more "disagreeable" person would do: working on doing more things for myself.
This allowed me to not only improve my physical and mental health, but to serve you guys today.
So with some selfishness, I was allowed to be more selfless.
Now that you know that taking care of yourself is the solution, let's get right into the "micro-routines".
If you're not exercising already or exercising enough, this part will be helpful for you.
I like the term micro-routine because it means that you can start by doing this in VERY SMALL ways:
Exercise is one of the easiest ways to get started on improving our mental health.
Every one of us can do it.
We can all go for a walk, or a hike, or even do some circuit training (or metabolic conditioning) workouts from the comfort of our home.
You can see this example in practice with my friend Chris. I've been working with Chris to help him lose 150lbs and manage his depression with exercise.
He has been documenting his journey on our YouTube channel and is SLOWLY shifting to exercising frequently and eating better.
You can watch the more recent episode below.
What Chris is doing is more for himself — and taking SMALL STEPS to reach this goal.
If you already have an exercise routine in place and you've been seeing progress from it, let's take it further:
There are so many options of growth to choose from, and if you really want more for your life, start by making these small changes.
Now you know that THIS is what you have to do.
Do NOT think it is shameful to want more for yourself, to be more ambitious.
To improve yourself so that you can, in turn, serve the world in a better way.
I truly believe it's our duty to work on our mental health so that we can give our best selves to the world around us.
And I truly hope you take this as a call to action.
Let me know how it goes by emailing me at support@reforgedperformance.com, or messaging us on Instagram.
If you do need an action plan to get started, I created an eBook series for you all. It’s 3 hacks that boost mood & wellbeing. You can get yours here.
Until next time!
Exercise can feel like a chore, and even if you know it’s good for your health, the motivation to get moving sometimes just isn’t there.
But it doesn’t have to be a burden - by making exercise meaningful to you, it can become something fun and rewarding!
Here are five ways to make exercise more meaningful!
Men, I know what it is like to be overweight and depressed.
Not having the energy to do anything but relax and sleep.
While relaxation and sleep are incredibly important, they can make us feel like we are not making progress in our lives.
And when depression hits, it’s very difficult to push through with exercise and weight loss.
But did you know that even though it takes time and some effort, you don’t need to get obsessively crazy over it?
In fact, with just a few small adjustments, you can lose weight, fight back against depression, and take your life back.
If you're serious about shedding pounds and pushing away those depression demons, here are five tips that can help get you started.
A few weeks ago, my buddy Grant and I talked about nutrition.
We talked about how he's lost over 120 pounds so far with the weight loss progress he's been making.
This is all because he has been making healthier decisions over time.
One of the newest challenges he's facing right now is he's got a new job. He's working 10 to 12 hour days with physical demanding labor.
And what's been happening for him is that he's been super exhausted, he's not motivated to meal prep, he's having trouble trying to sit down and cook foods doesn't have the energy doesn't have the time.
So what I propose is five tips that you can use to live a more on the go fast food healthy eating lifestyle.