Why Waiting to Change Makes Life Harder

A Weird Thing Happened When My BJJ Dojo Moved Further Away—I Got There Faster

When my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu dojo announced it was moving, I assumed getting there would be a nightmare. It was relocating 1.4km further away, and since I don’t have a car, I figured this meant a much longer, more annoying journey.

And I was right—at first. My current walk takes 18 minutes each way. It’s not ideal, but it was never bad enough to push me to find a better option.

Now, with the move, walking was no longer viable. A 51-minute walk one way? Not happening multiple times a week.

So I had a choice: figure out a new solution fast or stop training.

That’s when I actually looked at my options:
🚗 Car: 7 minutes
🚲 Bike: 14 minutes

Somehow, despite my dojo being further away, my journey was about to become shorter and more efficient.

And that’s when it hit me—this is exactly what happens to people stuck in an okay-but-not-great fitness situation.

The Problem Isn’t Distance—It’s Comfort

For months, I told myself I could get a car. Or a bike. Or find some other solution. But the truth? The inconvenience of my old journey wasn’t bad enough to push me to act.

I see this all the time with fitness. Most people aren’t thrilled with where they are, but they’re not uncomfortable enough to change. They’ll say they want to lose weight, get stronger, feel better… but since their current situation isn’t that bad, they stay stuck.

Until something forces their hand.

Maybe it’s a bad doctor’s report.
Maybe it’s an injury.
Maybe it’s struggling to keep up with their kids.

And suddenly, what once felt like "too much effort" becomes non-negotiable.

The irony? Once you finally act, you often realise the solution isn’t as hard as you made it out to be. Just like I spent all this time dealing with an 18-minute walk, only to realise that when I had to change, I ended up with a faster, better solution.

The same applies to fitness. Starting now, when you have control, is infinitely easier than waiting until the situation forces you into action.

That’s why I created my 14-Day Fat Loss Kick-Starter—to help you take action before things get worse.

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Because waiting until things get bad enough?
That’s when the journey becomes far more demanding than it ever needed to be.

Speak soon,
Leo