WeightLossCoaching 08/29/08
Don't Let Fear Stop You
Disappointment is difficult for anyone to take, and so often it is the fear of disappointment that stops us from even trying to get what we want. In order to realize anything you want in life, you have to try.
My son has been in football camp all week and it has been a very hard week physically and he said last night that he really hopes he makes the team. I am proud of him for trying, and I really hope he learns that trying your hardest and doing your best sometimes needs to be enough and that the character one builds while trying to overcome obstacles is a gift. Hard to see that while in the moment, but it's my job to remind!
Remember when we were kids, not everyone made the team, not everyone got a trophy. But kids today are so used to getting everything, making every team, getting a ribbon, that they haven't learned the lesson that disappointment and pain teaches.
It teaches perseverance; getting up and trying again because you really want it badly. Your "WHY" is big enough that you don't accept NO, you won't stop until you realize whatever it is that you want.
Life does have a way of beating down that drive and convincing us that we shouldn't bother trying because we just won't succeed. NOT with that attitude! But, you can succeed IF you try, and you can't succeed if you don't try. That's a guarantee.
My point is this, you can't let disappointments from your past cloud your choices and actions today. If you got off the track of healthy living and are at a weight you don't like, diets have failed you and life isn't going your way right now--you can choose to change, you can decide to try again.
It really is that simple. Make the decision that from today on, your life is going to move in the direction YOU want it to. Figure out WHY you want to be healthier, more fit and happier and let the WHY become big enough that it fuels you to success.
My son has been in football camp all week and it has been a very hard week physically and he said last night that he really hopes he makes the team. I am proud of him for trying, and I really hope he learns that trying your hardest and doing your best sometimes needs to be enough and that the character one builds while trying to overcome obstacles is a gift. Hard to see that while in the moment, but it's my job to remind!
Remember when we were kids, not everyone made the team, not everyone got a trophy. But kids today are so used to getting everything, making every team, getting a ribbon, that they haven't learned the lesson that disappointment and pain teaches.
It teaches perseverance; getting up and trying again because you really want it badly. Your "WHY" is big enough that you don't accept NO, you won't stop until you realize whatever it is that you want.
Life does have a way of beating down that drive and convincing us that we shouldn't bother trying because we just won't succeed. NOT with that attitude! But, you can succeed IF you try, and you can't succeed if you don't try. That's a guarantee.
My point is this, you can't let disappointments from your past cloud your choices and actions today. If you got off the track of healthy living and are at a weight you don't like, diets have failed you and life isn't going your way right now--you can choose to change, you can decide to try again.
It really is that simple. Make the decision that from today on, your life is going to move in the direction YOU want it to. Figure out WHY you want to be healthier, more fit and happier and let the WHY become big enough that it fuels you to success.