Have you ever woken up and felt like going back to bed…but didn’t? Ever walked into the kitchen to make your kids breakfast and didn’t really feel like it…but you did it anyway? Ever go to your trainer and look at him like he has two heads because he just asked you to do 250 pushups…then knock them out regardless?! (I KNOW some of you can relate to that one!) And WHY did you do these things, even though you didn’t FEEL like it? One word: commitment. Prior to that moment you had made a commitment to do those things. It didn’t matter whether you felt like it or not, it needed to be done. If we waited in life until we felt like doing things, I’m fairly certain not much would ever be accomplished. In January, people everywhere commit themselves to healthier eating habits and exercising more. But when they don’t FEEL like doing it anymore, or that eating healthy is just “too hard”, they quit. Those that know me well understand that I LOVE food…correction, I’m IN LOVE with food. I love a good bowl of pasta and brownies just as much as the next person and I don’t always feeling like having a chicken salad for lunch or no bread with my dinner. But I made a commitment not only to being healthy, but to being an example for my clients to show it CAN be done, and the desired results can be achieved.
If you are looking for a change, don’t wait until you feel you’re ready. Commit, and the feelings will follow. It seems as though the times when you really don’t feel like doing something are the ones that end up being the most rewarding. I never EVER felt like changing horrid smelling diapers when my boys were little, but fortunately or unfortunately it’s the promise I made of being a parent (BLEH!). So stop dragging your feet, shut your pie hole, and DO IT!
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