I have held this topic off for the past year and half. Every year this topic pops up because something or some scenario triggers the soft why approach. What is a soft-why?
(Also see: Eat Motivation)
Well, a hard-why says this, "why are you eating barbecue chicken and waffle flavored potato chips!?" The soft-why says, "are you eating the chips because they are cheaper/tempting/etc or because you do not know what to eat? Is this why you made your choice?" You can add in any "speciality" food that comes to mind.
The soft-why attacks the conscience and the discipline in you. Just as much as time and money are not the main reasons for adopting or abstaining from certain behaviors, knowledge, motivational level, and discipline are the movers of choice and of our choices. For example, throw time and money out of the window for someone who has a lot of time but no money; and you are left with knowledge, motivation, and discipline in this case. Nonetheless, take an individual who has a lot of time and money; and you are still left with knowledge, motivation, and discipline in this case. So, the soft-why targets the latter three active attributes.
Do you practice them or does time and money get in the way? That is actually a trick question with one right answer.
Very quickly, money entered this conversation because an article came out this past winter detailing how an unhealthy diet or food choice was only $1.50 less than a healthy food route. A $1.50, when you incorporate the fact that food is not the only thing that contributes to optimal movement, is not a lot. And, time...well, time is beaten by priority. Yes, as a new dad I can say time is of the essence because you have to be quick. But, offspring take...priority.
There. That is your appetizer.
With heart,
Derek
Derek Arledge, CSCS www.teempt.com TEEM Performance Training
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