5 Behaviors to Progress in Life and to Stay Fit

Sandro Torres
Jul 18
4 min read

When I was younger than 28 years of age, I was a mess. I had no knowledge, I was broke, I was not happy, unhealthy, and with no purpose to live.

I am ashamed to say this, but I was not good for society. I was not giving to society. Instead of that, I was taken from society. I was not fulfilled.

Then one day, I decided to turn my life around. I had to suffer a deep depression to be able to change. I wish I had been smarter than that, but the reality was that I was stubborn like many people.

But I am glad that it was emotional pain that made me change my way instead of losing an arm or eye or anything that is not replaceable.

After my day of change, my life has only improved. One of the habits I adopted since then is reading. Reading has taught me many behaviors that improve my overall life.

In this article I am going to share with you 5 behaviors that have helped me progress in life and also help me stay fit.

Be patient.

When I was younger I had a bad reputation of being desperate because I was desperate to do and get anything I wanted in life. People will always see the desperation in me and mostly they will turn me down and reject me. Now that I look back, it makes sense why I never got what I wanted or needed.

It was not until I read that patience is a virtue that we need to develop and if I were patient, I could get anything I wanted. Now I always work towards what I want to get in life and put all the effort I can, but I remember to be patient. Even though I work hard for my goals, I learned to wait and be patient because God knows when my goal is going to happen.

I have learned that it will happen if I am patient, but what is more important is that patience has given me a peace of mind which is priceless.

Keep moving forward.

Problems are part of life. That would never change. There is no human without problems. We all have them and we all have to deal with those problems. So I learned that the key for success is not to navigate life without a problem, but to learn how to move forward even when problems occur.

So there are some habits that I practice no matter what type of problems I have in my life (except if I have an emergency, but please check the definition of emergency.) I continue moving forward to my goals and I don’t let problems interfere in my plan. I know I need to take care of the problems and I do, but no on the cost of my progress. I let those mosquitos bite me as I continue walking.

Know how to navigate ups and downs.

There were times where I would have crazy fun and times where I fell into depression. When I was happy, I thought that would be forever and when I was sad, I thought I would never feel better again. It was not until I learned that that is not true and life has seasons.

That means that there are good times and bad times and we need to learn and prepare for these ups and downs. You have ups and downs with money, with emotions, with your family, in your profession, with your health, with your friends and every single area of your life that you can think of.

When there are ups we need to enjoy them and save for the downs. For example, if you are doing great with your family, continue doing good things for them and enjoy the time because when down times come, your family will remember all the good things you did for them and the wonderful times you spent together.

With money for example, if you have a season where you are making a lot of money, save money and invest it, so when down times come, you have where to sustain yourself.

Be grateful.

I used to say, “Why me?” Until I learned that things don’t happen only to me and that there are other people who have it worse than I do. Plus, the things that happened to me are for my improvement, not to be a victim.

Since then, I have been grateful to God for everything that happens in my life including the adversities. The more grateful I am in life, the happier I feel.

Be disciplined.

I know this one is a hard one for many people, but there is no other way to improve your life and be fit for life. The pain of discipline is less severe than the pain of wanting to. But don’t let me persuade you to become disciplined, just compare disciplined people with people who are not. You will see the differences.

I can only tell you that being disciplined has changed my life completely.

Weight loss and being stay fit is not only about exercising and eating healthy, it also includes knowing how to navigate life. When you know how to live life, you make your health a priority and you continue progressing.