Every choice we make comes with a consequence. If we love these outcomes now, we will pay for it later. The opposite also stands true-if you pay now, you will love it later. What exactly does that mean?

Because humans are pleasure seekers, we tend to lean toward the choices that give us immediate pleasure and even more so if it’s easy. It’s easy to grab fast food because it’s quick. It’s easy to hit the snooze and get 10 extra minutes of sleep in the morning. It’s easy to skip a workout to go out for drinks instead. It’s easy to not sacrifice so you can LOVE the immediate consequence now. But what happens when you keep living the easy life? You have to PAY for it later. Your quality of sleep pays for it, your relationships pay for it, your health pays for it, and your goals pay for it. So you can love it now, and pay for it later. But what if you did the opposite? Pay for it now...and then love it later? Doing hard things now through your intentions will set you up to love the results down the road.

Sticking to your workout routine will help create fitness results.

Prioritizing food prep on a Sunday will keep you prepared with quality nutrition during the week.

Adding money to your savings account now will give you a large down payment for a purchase later.

So the next time you want to make the easy choice, think about what your future self would love later.