The Third Move No One Teaches You
The Cycle That Actually Changes You
When most people try to change, they default to one of two moves:
They push harder.
Or they play smaller.
Neither works for long.
Pushing harder burns you out. Playing smaller keeps you stuck. Both rely on willpower—and willpower always runs dry.
But there’s a third move—one that isn’t about sets or reps, but about who you’re becoming.
So what’s the third move no one teaches you?
Alignment.
The grounded kind—lining up who you are with how you think, live, and train.
And here’s the key: alignment isn’t a one-time event. It’s a cycle.
The Cycle That Sticks
Awareness. You can’t change what you don’t see. This is the first rep: noticing your rhythms, your defaults, your honest starting point. It’s less about judgment, more about clarity. “Here’s where I am. Here’s what’s true. And here’s where I’m going.”
Practice. Awareness without action is just observation. Practice is where you experiment. Small reps. New choices. Testing what fits. It’s messy by design—but every attempt is proof you’re becoming someone different.
Integrate. This is where most people stop short.
They notice. They practice. But they never integrate.
Integration doesn’t mean locking it in place forever.
It means weaving it into your life.
Testing it in real conditions.
Refining and adjusting so it actually sticks—because it fits.
When you integrate, it stops feeling like a program you’re following.
It starts feeling like you.
Awareness starts the cycle. Practice builds the bridge. Integration makes it your own.
The leap is claiming it. The practice is living into it.
And then—you begin again.
The Bigger Shift
Most people stay stuck cycling between pushing harder and playing smaller.
Both keep you in the same zone—managing struggle instead of expanding possibility.
But the third move—Awareness → Practice → Integration—isn’t just about progress.
It’s about stepping into the person you’ve been holding back from becoming.
The leap is claiming it.
And the practice is living into it.
Flow comes when you integrate—when the reps become who you are.
That’s the move no one teaches you.
The move that actually changes you.
A leap isn’t about going further by inches. It’s about resetting the picture entirely— not by grinding harder, but by aligning your actions with who you truly want to be.
Ask Yourself
Which part of the cycle are you in right now—Awareness, Practice, or Integration?
And what’s the next small rep that nudges you closer to your leap?
Here with you for the second half—
Jeff
PS.
We always start with the cycle—Awareness, Practice, Integration. You can test it in a 2-Week Reset (Quickstart) or explore it in a 90-Day Reset with me, or on your own.
Either way, the real shift is discovering that change doesn’t have to mean harder or smaller.
It can mean aligned. It can mean sustainable.
When you’re ready, I’m here.
If someone you know is getting in their own way—forward this to them.
Strength is better when it’s shared.