There are a few definitions of the Transfer Effect.
Here's the one I like best:
"The transfer effect and refers to the effect whereby learning new skills and improving in one area of your life automatically triggers a desire for improvements in another."
Here's a common example of the Transfer Effect.
When someone goes on a diet and loses 10 pounds... they suddenly become much more interested in dialing in their workouts.
In my opinion...
It's easier to stick to your diet when you are working out.
And vice versa.
If I have a particularly hard workout, the last thing I want to do is ruin it by eating poorly.
I don't think you should stop there.
I recommend adding good habits over time and kind of chain them together.
So first add a great habit like...
- Healthy Diet
- Then add in a killer workout routine...
- Healthy Diet - Workout Routine
- Then once that is rocking, maybe add in reading one hour per day.
- Healthy Diet - Workout Routine - Reading One Hour Per Day
I've noticed a lot of high achievers also have a diet and workout routine completely mastered.
Kevin Hart comes to mind.
I'm 100% inspired by his work ethic.
I could be wrong, but I bet if Kevin stopped training and just ate like most other people he would begin achieving less in life.
When I let my workouts and diet slide...
Everything else follows that downward trend.
A little bit of discipline in one area, gives you discipline in another.
If you can master a good diet, you have what it takes to master a good workout.
If you can do both of those things?
You can keep adding good habits.
Not only will you lose fat and feel better...
You are building habits like a high-achiever.
P.S.
I'm not pretending to be a success coach.
I actually wrote this as a reminder to myself.... and thought it could benefit at least a few people who read my posts.
Looking back on my life, when I'm pretty lean working out hard, and eating a clean diet...
Good things begin to happen in the rest of my life.
I get more done.
I'm happier.
It could work for you as well.
