01/31/2026
The willingness to change your mind is one of the healthiest traits a person can have.
Especially in fitness.
Most people aren’t stuck because they don’t try hard enough.
They’re stuck because they’ve tied their identity to a plan.
“I’m a keto person.”
"Tracking is obsessive."
“I train hard or I don’t train at all.”
“I already know what works for me.”
At some point, that stops being confidence and starts being stubborn.
Your body changes.
Your stress changes.
Your priorities change.
Your schedule changes.
If your approach never does, something breaks.
I see this all the time in coaching.
Someone knows how to work out… but hasn’t questioned their nutrition in years.
Or they’ve sworn off tracking forever… even though their progress stalled.
Or they’re still training like they’re 25 while living like they’re 45.
Changing your mind doesn’t mean you were wrong.
It means you’re paying attention.
The smartest clients I work with aren’t the ones who “have it all figured out.”
They’re the ones willing to say, “Okay, this worked once… but it’s not working now.”
Health isn’t about defending a method.
It’s about responding to feedback.
If you keep restarting…
If something feels harder than it should…
If you’re doing all the “right” things but getting nowhere…
That’s usually not a motivation problem.
It’s a signal that it might be time to update your thinking.
Progress doesn’t come from being loyal to a plan.
It comes from being honest with yourself.