DailyInspire 2025

 

You Are Not a Robot. Part #1

 

The first part of a series of posts about being human—with all our flaws and strengths. How to avoid excessive self-improvement pressure.

 

 

 

"You are not a machine. You have a heart, a mind, a soul. Use them." – Charlie Chaplin

 

 

Good morning!

 

Today will be better than yesterday, and honestly, maybe the best day ever. This is the day!
Tuesday, February 11, 2025—doesn't that date just sound beautiful?

I’m now 11 days into practicing the GMF Method firsthand. Only 1,815 days left until my one-year vacation—I’m already looking forward to it! I’m already there, both consciously and subconsciously. Every day, during meditation, I flood my subconscious with thoughts of my ultimate goal.

If you want to learn more—how to build goals and play the game of life based on the GMF method—check it out [here].

As I mentioned, I’ve been playing for 11 days now, and what’s happening is beyond my imagination. It’s incredible. So many transformations, so much good and joy, so many positive thoughts and love. It feels surreal that this is actually happening!

The habits I’m gradually implementing—like exercise and meditation (which, for me, often happens in church, where I find it easiest to focus and activate my inner peace)—have been immensely helpful. Technically, I wasn’t supposed to start introducing these habits until February 14, but I’ve already begun. Why wait?

But now—this is where I need to perform a challenge pirouette!

Today is a reflection day, so all my tasks are calm and gentle. My habit-building exercise (“I work out every day right after waking up”) is cut in half. A reflection day should be dedicated to reviewing the past days and, of course, focusing on our game.

The key thought for today?
I AM NOT A ROBOT.

 

I need to review everything I’ve done so far (imagine a 100 kg guy attempting a pirouette—thankfully, only in my mind, or else my downstairs neighbors would be in trouble at 6 AM). I need to reassess the daily tasks I’ve set for myself.

I think I went overboard.

Even though it all seems good and objectively, it is my main realization today is: I have time. The 1% rule and the HMF method are about slow, emphasis on SLOW and systematic change.

Let’s not rush it. The temptation is huge, but let’s bring some peace into our goal-setting.

I am not a robot. I have limits.

I work (sometimes 12-hour shifts), I have daily responsibilities like everyone else (bills, shopping, family, friends, etc.), and I need time for relaxation and fun.

A machine doesn’t care about these things. It can keep going without breaks, fueled by external energy and software. But we—humans—create everything ourselves, every single day.

Example of my failure:

(Of course, documented on a RED CARD and corrected during my Review Day.)

"I will fully implement an ERP system for my online store."

Dude (not robot), have you lost your mind? How are you going to implement something that takes companies and corporations months to set up—in just one day?! What was this? A guaranteed way to ruin your entire day and week?

For what?

You’re already improving by 1% in one area every day, and suddenly, this backflip of a goal?!

This goal simply needed revision. Every task must be measurable, realistic, and precise.

My revised task:
"I will add one product to the online store in the ERP system."

Now that I can accomplish! And even then, it took about an hour to ensure everything was optimized and that I fully understood just this one aspect of ERP (and believe me, it has thousands—like ants in an anthill, like leaves on a willow, like needles on a pine tree).

That’s a good goal. Because I am not a robot!

And I’m already doing a lot toward my short-term goal:
"I will weigh 97 kg or less by March 1, 2025."

I’ve completely cut out alcohol (empty calories—I’ll definitely write about this soon), I exercise, I cycle (which was unimaginable a month ago!), I follow a smart diet (for example, I ditched white bread), and I use a morning apple cider vinegar-olive oil-warm water routine.

Is that not enough?

No—it’s a huge amount. That alone is something solid.

So let’s build our daily tasks in a way that supports what we’re already doing. Let’s make sure they reinforce our short-term goals (in my case, weight loss) while simultaneously building habits (through the 1% method).

Today’s Motto:

YOU ARE NOT A ROBOT—don’t overheat.