​Pumpkin Chicken Chili from Primal Palate 

"We know what doesn’t work for long-term results — working harder, pushing more, or giving greater effort, time, or intensity. In fact, contrary to what we see in the high-speed, success-driven, fast-paced culture of the modern world, pushing harder for longer and expecting to get more done in less time are sure-fire paths to breakdown, burnout, and long-term failure.

Consider this. When your car is stuck in deep mud or snow, does it help to gun the engine and spin the tires to try to get out? While that is usually our first instinct, often it just makes our predicament worse.

Look around — we are a culture obsessed with efficiency, productivity, moving faster, tackling the next bigger challenge, and getting more done in less time. So, if we’re obsessed with those things, yet still unhappy with the personal health and well-being results we’re getting, perhaps it’s time to consider trying something new.
As the old saying goes, “If you continue to do things the way you always have, you’ll continue to get the results you’ve always gotten.”

The new strategy takes willingness, commitment, and discipline. It takes the consistent desire to show up in spite of how you might feel. It takes persistence and the courage to “show up” every day. It takes a willingness and dedication to follow the schedule, no matter what. And above all, it takes patience. While it was a long, gentle, almost imperceptible slope down into the less-than-optimal condition you might find yourself in today, the road back, if you want it to stick, is steeper, slipperier, and fraught with obstacles. Therefore, it will take time, effort, dedication, and persistence to negotiate it successfully.
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What is this strategy? It's the In-Season and Off-Season Strategy. Were you to spend at least half of the next 300 days being accountable, taking action, eating well, working out, sleeping, and managing stress, do you think you’d see progress in terms of your body, health, confidence, fitness, and overall well-being?"