Hi Team:
How's reaching your goals coming along? We have another month down. Another month spent. How did you spend yours? Do you feel you spent time with the people you love and care for most? Did you spend time plugging away at your well thought out goals? Did you tackle something and strike it off your list? Did you learn a thing or two about yourself: Who you are, and what you're after? Did you run into any obstacles? How did you handle them? Did you give up or face up? As the song goes, "You might be knocked down, but not out forever." Get up, dust yourself off, regroup, rethink, re-manage, refocus.
I hope you're getting closer and closer to your three items you would greatly desire to accomplish during your life. Take a reality check and notice the people and issues, that are holding you back. Decide how you will handle them, tactfully. Life is too short, my friends, to go about living life as a 1..2..3..4...drill each day. Find out what makes you tick, and enhance it.
I promise you, as you fulfill the things in life you desire, in an unselfish manner, you allow others to do the same. You will set an example to those around you. You will wonder why you procrastinated so long, or felt the task too difficult to manage.
What? Did I hear you say you've been struggling for years to determine what three things you desire in life? Well, do some homework on yourself. Begin by going to your childhood. What were you interested in? Why? Make note of the type of friends you had, books you enjoyed, movies, music, activities, and hobbies you enjoyed. Ditto Jr. high days, high school, and college. One of the most powerful ways to discover your interests is to make note of what you do in your spare time. Put the pieces together. Look for the common thread. You'll discover much about yourself.
WHAT ABOUT THE GOALS YOU SET FOR YOURSELF JUST 18 WEEKS AGO?
Are you making progress? I teach many fitness classes. At the beginning of the New Year, classes are suddenly packed, no joke. By the end of March many will begin to downsize. Ditto the gym crowd. Are you going to ALLOW yourself to become a statistic? True, if you stop attending the gym, perhaps no one will notice, but you will always know you CHOSE to leave, put it off, decide it was too hard, etc.
WILLINGNESS
Many people wonder why they have such a difficult time sticking with good, healthy goals, meal plans, etc. I'll tell you why, it's because they were willing to make the effort, sacrifice, and be committed for a week, but not a month. Willing for a month but not any more than 6 months. Willing for 6 months but not an entire year. People allow themselves to be worn down, allow commitments to fade, and let convenience take it's place. Sacrifice gets wearing, and "I'll do it tomorrow....." syndrome sets in. Self-doubt arises. Effort is thought of as taxing, so it gets easier to take a day or two off, just long enough to continue to loose focus and drive.
IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO TWO THINGS
1. STAND UP TO YOURSELF
Unless we are willing to stand up to OURSELVES, our own WEAKNESSES, and TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for all our actions and decisions, we leave our self an escape route. The problem with this escape route is that is it all based on PERCEPTION, and a false perception at that. You must stick with something long enough to work your way through the temptations, through the hardships, heartaches, disappointments, and overcome perceived obstacles time after time, after time, until it becomes second nature to you. This is a learned behavior that can only be taught by YOU!
That's right,YOU are YOUR OWN TEACHER.
No one can teach you this.
This you must understand:
TO PROGRESS YOU MUST ALLOW YOURSELF TO FACE YOURSELF.
To many people run when they see a part of themselves they are not happy with. I challenge you to stand tall. Look at your weaknesses directly, deal with them candidly, courageously, and relentlessly, you SHALL overcome. Learn to love yourself in the process. No, it's not going to be easy but it's so worth it! However, this you shall never know until you stand up to yourself.
2. EVALUATE YOUR SELF-WORTH
Yes, self-worth. For instance, many times we will go the extra mile willingly (key word: willingly) for our loved ones: children, spouse, and so on. What about for yourself? Do you think it is selfish? I think not.
I believe YOU and only YOU can determine your self-worth, after all, this is why it is called, 'Self-Worth'.
It's NOT 'What you think of me determines my self-worth', NOT 'The look you just gave me determines my self-worth', NOT 'The way you treat me determines my self-worth', NOT 'What you just said to me determines my self-worth'. These things not only sound ridiculous, but truly ARE ridiculous! It makes no more sense than giving birth to a child at the hospital, and looking at the hospital staff to wait to tell you what to name your baby. Well, I've got news for you....
YOUR LIFE IS YOUR BABY!!!
Too many individuals go about their daily life letting, allowing, and permitting others to determine their own self-worth! Do not allow yourself to fall subject to this unacceptable situation. If you find that you already have, step up and and begin taking responsibility for not only who you are, but also for what you believe in. Determine for yourself what worth you are. Do not turn to others for this vital information. Look within. If you find areas along the way you're not as happy with, you have the option to change them. Yes, change what we can, and learn to live with what we can't.
Did you say you ARE reaching your goals? Great, then you can relate to what I'm writing about. Keep at it. Stay strong. Keep heart. Keep pressing forward.
Plan. Execute. Deliver. Rejoice. Begin again.
Make 2011 YOUR year. It's not too late unless YOU decide it's too late.
Is your glass half empty or half full?
Health
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