Do you BELIEVE?
Today I want to share with you my thoughts on something that I'm ashamed to admit I don’t spend enough time focusing on with my clients or my readers.
Whether I’m working one-to-one or in a Group setting, my main priority has always been the exercise element, the part that most would rightly assume I’m being paid for.
While this is the case, I have written countless articles, blog posts and even a book on Nutritional guidance...
I give new clients a Lifestyle guide, touching on 15 topics, including dealing with Stress, the Office Environment and even business travel...
I have written my own book for clients on how to find the right mindset for sticking with exercise and healthy eating...
But in all honesty, ALL of this means NOTHING to you without one thing…
BELIEF
BELIEF in yourself and BELIEF in what you can achieve.
Most of you are used to me telling you what you NEED to do in the way of exercise and eating to reach your goals, but do you ever think about what YOU need to ask of yourself?
If you’ll give me a few minutes of your time, I’d like to share with you what I believe…
Change, big or small, starts with a simple decision: The decision to take control of your body and improve not only your physical presence, but your health and wellbeing too.
Making that decision though is NOT enough.
With that decision you need a GOAL to strive towards and a PLAN to work with, to set you on the right path and ensure that you don’t lose your way, as you set out on your journey.
I believe that too many people look for the negatives in maintaining good health and a pleasing figure;
“It’s hard”
“I’ll have to take a shower afterwards”
“I don’t have time”
“Where do I start?!”
Far too many people put themselves behind others in terms of importance and priority.
While it is important to care for and help your family and close friends, it is also vitally important that you treat yourself well.
You need to give yourself time that you can label as your own.
Not your husband’s, wife’s, girlfriend or boyfriend’s or children’s – YOURS!
Because until you put yourself first, just occasionally, you will never find the time to focus on you as a person, the person under that tired, creaky and possibly overweight outer-shell you call your body.
Quite often you aren’t allowed to put yourself first, and the sole reason for this is because you don’t share enough information with those around you.
Yes, you might complain that you’re tired, overweight or run down, but I bet you never ask those around you for help in solving these problems, do you?
Our success always lies in our interactions with others. Yes, you might ask your partner to do the dishes or take the kids to school because you’re tired, but do you ever sit down and discuss your concerns of being less than fit, a little overweight or over-stressed?
Chances are you keep these feelings bottled up inside, day after day, and sometimes those closest to you have absolutely no idea what you’re really thinking.
Unless we let people 'in' and allow them to know what we really believe, we may never find the answer to what we’re all searching for – better health and a better acceptance of who we are physically.
I see clients regularly who are unhappy about their physical appearance. Most of us are in some way. Some even break down in front of me when they start to share their underlying fears and hopes, but while they are able to tell me how they feel, many don’t feel confident telling those that are closest to them what they hope to achieve, what they want to change and how they hope to do this.
If more people would share this kind of information with their loved ones, I believe that making positive physical change would be a whole lot easier, as the load becomes shared.
So, please, do one positive thing for yourself before 2008 draws to a close.
Share your desires, share your woes, accept the journey ahead and make time for just one person occasionally -YOU.