Choosing not to have a choice

The highest expression of freedom is self-discipline in pursuit of a worthy goal.

The secret is to make it easy. The secret to making it easy is choosing not to have a choice.

When you have a choice, you can procrastinate. You can put off the exercise. You can have another cookie. Maybe just one more drink. It adds up. If these things are important to you--if you truly want to get work done, get in shape, lose weight, or kick the booze--choose not to have a choice.

You can procrastinate after the work's done.
You can contemplate the futility of working out after your workout.
Cookies are gasoline, not food.
Same with alcohol.

This is the nature of freedom for excellence. This is what it takes to live the life you meant to live. This is how you rise above your lot in life. This is how you get from what you need to accomplish to what you want to accomplish to what you were born to accomplish. You have no choice. Then it's easy.