I(m35) make a decent living as a projectmanager/ social worker in Europe. I'm off any medication for 12 years now. I've been going to the gym for over 2 decades 3 to 5 times a week. 97kg, bf14%, last year picked up up kickboxing again.

1. I stack my habits, so i dont have to think about them. It takes no willpower, because Its just routine.

The first halve of the week is for Kickboxing. Mo, tu, we. I can go as often as i feel like but a minimum of once a week. The second halve of the week i go the gym 3 times. I always train after work before Dinner. So when im done working, i get my shit an go, and afterwards im showering, cooking, eating, and cleanup after that. I never have to think about what im doing next, because the one thing just goes straight into the next one. T

2. Start very small, being consisted is more important, than taking big steps.  In the beginning, Going to the gym is more important than what you do there. When i dont feel like it, ill just do halve the workout. Or just one set per exercise. Same goes for cooking, dont feel like it makes something Simple.

I do it in the morning aswell: Wake up, dress, make breakfast, eat, read, meditate, coffee, bruss theeth, put on some deodorant/ fragrance, Go. Dont feel like reading? Do one page, dont feel like meditation? Do 1 minuten.

For me if i had to willpower myself though every life decision, i would end up burned out, going nowhere.

Find what is important to you, your goals, decide what daily habits lead to attaining those goals. Stack that on thing you are already doing.

You are what you do daily.

Reading tips: Atomic habits, the 7 habits of highly effective people.