Benjamin Franklin once said “If I had 4 hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend 3 hours sharpening my axe and 1 hour chopping the tree.”What he meant by that was, I’d work 3 hours on my self and 1 hour DOING.
Too many of us decide we need to change our life. We want to workout, get fit and feel better. So we buy a program, a gym membership or start dieting, etc. The problem though is that we don’t work on the internal WHY we got where we were in life in the first place and WHY we want to change. So no matter how hard you sweat, diet and change your actions-you really aren’t free until you have changed your thoughts and attitude.
If you do the things outlined in the following pages, you will avoid the disappointment of not reaching your goals. These activities are to help you set your expectations and goals and make a PLAN OF ACTION to get your body but most important, your MIND prepared for the lifelong journey ahead.Remember, this is a learning process.
Just as your workout shouldn’t stop after 30 60 or 90 days, neither should these mental and emotional workouts. I don’t expect you to master these in 3 months, but use this as a springboard to jump start your new outlook on life.
And just like if you skip workouts here and there, if you skip some of these activities, these foundational steps to improving your lifestyle and making health and fitness a priority in your life, your success will suffer.
I will do everything I can to encourage, motivate, hold you accountable, guide and cheer you on this journey, but the CHANGE is up to you!
A friend once said to me “Live today like its the last day of your life.” I thought that was kind of an odd statement. If that was the case, I’d not workout or eat healthy at all!
So now, my motto is:
Live today like its the first day of the rest of your life and MAKE IT COUNT!
This isn’t an easy journey. There will be ups and downs, excitement and fear-but I promise you won’t regret the results and your new life deserves your best efforts!Making today count!
Lorri
Lorri
I am in. Tell me what to do next.