Oh I know the excuse train can be a mile long ... right? I am as guilty as anyone at times. Why?
In the world today I constantly hear conversations about "change". The conversation goes something like this..." I am so sick of (plug in your complaint), I wish they (whoever they are) would do something about it.
First of all if you have a lack of hope in life I might suggest some spiritual soul searching. There is hope out there, we need to know where to look for it, find it and leverage it in our life.
Second, here in this lifetime the only one that will make a decision or series of decisions to change your life is you! This may mean something with work, home, family, health, fitness, or other (you name it).
I have had times in my career and life when I have felt as though my back was against the wall. I barely made enough money to put some kind of food on the table and keep gas in my car to get to work. I lived in an apartment that was practically smaller than my bedroom when I lived at home with my parents in high school. I could not find work in my profession of choice, I had people telling me you can not make a living doing "that". That would be "Personal Training" (The best possible profession in the world).
I leaned on a couple of things to keep me fighting for what I wanted. The first was faith. You have to have faith in something other than humanity or the earth! You need something that fills your heart and your soul with a zest for life a purpose for each day. If your lost here, talk to me and I will send you to some people who can help!
Looking back, by experiences with athletics throughout elementary school, high school and college also had a significant impact in my life. By the way, a huge thank you to my parents who supported me and took me to my practices, paid the fees and came to my games etc.. Here are some things it taught me, 1) hard work pays off, 2) discipline gets results, 3) when your losing you do not quit, 4) learn from your mistakes and leverage it in the next game, 5) commitment to the team or the cause matters.
Ultimately, you have a choice to make when your back is against the wall and the dark elements of life are swinging at YOU! You can block, punch, kick and fight for your future or you can let it kick the sh....(bleep) out of you. Will you lay there and get beat to a pulp? Let the negative things in the world and life drag you into despair? Eat crap all day, never take time for yourself to exercise, close the mouth to your soul and continue to feed your gut.
I say FIGHT!
Know someone who needs to learn how to fight back? Is it you? Throwing in the towel is not what I do. I love helping people keep the fight going! Do you need a jump start back into action? Call me now. The time is not going to get more flexible, finances in today's world may or may not change, stresses of life will keep on coming! The difference is throwing a block and fighting back! See http://www.optimalhealthperformance.com/ for contact information.
