{"id":691,"date":"2026-02-09T08:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parris-performance.com\/feb2026-blogposts\/?p=691"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:20:23","slug":"how-to-stay-disciplined-when-life-gets-busy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parris-performance.com\/feb2026-blogposts\/2026\/02\/09\/how-to-stay-disciplined-when-life-gets-busy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stay Disciplined When Life Gets Busy"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Leaning into your \u201cwhy\u201d and building a system to enable you to stay disciplined and consistently maximize your time, no matter the season.<\/em>” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:24|text_align:left|line_height:1.2em” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Joshua Parris, PhD, NSCA-CPT
\nVictoria Parris, Pre & Postnatal Fitness Specialist” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:14|text_align:left|color:%23004851|line_height:1.3em” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Is it just us or does life tend to get fuller and busier as the days and years go on? With seemingly never ending \u201cto-do\u201d lists, compounded by increasing responsibilities and personal commitments, some days can just feel so\u2026overwhelming. If you\u2019ve ever set personal goals and found yourself in the tension between the \u201cright now\u201d and \u201cnot yet,\u201d we are right there with you. As parents to three young children, it can be an \u201ceasy excuse\u201d to feel as though we \u201cdon\u2019t have time\u201d for the things that we know are good for us. Just like you, we aren\u2019t ALWAYS motivated to maintain a healthy standard of life, especially with the constant lure of ease and comfort. It can be difficult to find time each day for movement. It takes effort to prepare healthy meals for the family. It is so easy to \u201cdoom scroll\u201d on social media at the cost of using our time more productively. For these reasons (and so many more!), how we approach our goals \u2013 and frankly life, in general \u2013 matters.<\/p>\n

So how does one approach goals? There are numerous frameworks out there for goal-setting \u2013 you may have heard of acronyms like SMART or OKRs; or you may have heard of less widespread frameworks like 4 A\u2019s, 7 C\u2019s, 4 D\u2019s, 4 P\u2019s, to name a few. While there is nothing inherently wrong with these various frameworks (outside of sounding like alphabet soup), we wanted to significantly streamline and simplify the answer for you\u2026 achieving your goals boils down to DISCIPLINE.<\/p>\n

Over the next week, we want to review six tangible actions that keep us disciplined when motivation fails. These actions have helped us take ownership for our lives, and while they are given in the context of fitness, these six actions will benefit you if applied to other areas of your life as well:<\/p>\n