You know what to do but you aren’t consistently doing it. You’re super clear on the problem, but you aren’t holding yourself accountable to taking action on creating the solution.
You think about it all the time. You wish things were different. Maybe you’re frustrated or sometimes feel disappointed in yourself and your choices.
I have those conversations every single day. This week in particular, I had about dozens of phone calls with current clients and there were 3 strategies that kept coming up again and again. These are strategies to help you get out of your way that make change dramatically (and immediately) easier!
If you feel like you’re usually the primary thing holding you back – this episode is totally for you!
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We are so quick to spread ideas that are negative. We’re quick to share about the problems in our lives or the things that upset us, and while I think being open is valuable, I also think it’s high time to start spreading some ideas that make us better – that make us happier and healthier while improving all the relationships in our lives (especially the relationships we have with ourselves). How’s that for a big ‘ol run-on sentence?
In today’s episode, I’m sharing 10 powerful thoughts I strongly believe are ideas worth spreading and I hope we’ll do just that! I hope we’ll practice them, we’ll embrace them and we’ll share them with people we love by way of our own example.
Do you have an idea you believe is worth spreading? Share it with me by tagging me on Instagram with a picture of this episode playing on your device and tell me what idea you believe is worth spreading!
Here’s to creating change, one moment at a time, by embracing these 10 ideas worth spreading!
The other day, I shared a post on Instagram that really inspired me.
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I love this message, because it seems like many people have decided that thin = healthy and not thin = not healthy.
I’m not here to suggest that carrying 100 lbs of excess fat is healthy so let’s not get it twisted, however, you’re grossly oversimplifying things if you assume that thin and healthy are the same thing.
You can be thin and healthy. You can be thin and unhealthy.
You can be physically healthy and mentally not well.
I’m writing this to remind us all that there are many, many factors that go into this idea of “health” or “wellness”.
Are you happy?
Are you energetic?
Are you strong?
How are you sleeping?
How much stress do you have in your life?
Are you healthier than you were last year?
Are you improving?
Are you active?
Do you feel in control of your choices?
Do you have strong relationships in your life?
Let’s use me as an example. My mom has a lower body fat percentage than I do. Does that automatically mean she’s healthier than I am?
Nope.
Most importantly: health isn’t comparative. It’s individual.
I’d love to encourage all of us to not compare health & wellness from one person to the next. Your health doesn’t have anything to do with mine. Your weight isn’t relative to mine.
Let’s compare your present level of health & wellness to where you’ve been, where you’re going, how you feel and how you want to feel.
Are you getting healthier? Happier? More connected? Less stressed?
That is the path, my friends.
It’s not about who is leaner than who or who is stronger or faster.
Weight loss isn’t synonymous with good or with healthy.
Episode 543 of the podcast was one of the most popular ones I’ve done to date. In it, we talked about insecurity, fear of judgement and refusing to restrict your life to the boundaries of your fears.
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I shared that one HUGE thing I’m working on is refusing to submit to fear.
I don’t want “fears” (or even more benign thoughts) about what others think of my body to influence what I wear, for example.
I don’t want fears of what people might think to stop me from getting up to dance at a bar.
I don’t want fears of other people’s opinions to limit what I say or share in my life or in my business.Here’s what I’ve been telling myself, over and over again as I practice this:
The difference between something I’m afraid of and something I’m excited about is the perspective I choose.
The difference between an adventure and an obstacle is my attitude.
I got a super-major chance to practice what I preach this week.
I was recently accepted into an elite (and very expensive) business mastermind. The only thing holding me back from joining was fear. The only thing that kept me from immediately accepting the invitation was fear.
Fear of spending such a huge sum of money
Fear of going way outside my comfort zone
Fear of commitment
Fear of not fitting in
Focused on the fears, risks and my discomfort, I told the mastermind host that I needed to think about it and I’d email him the following day.
About 3 minutes after I said that, I got honest with myself and sent him the below email (make sure you’ve allowed images for this email so you can see it.)
The subject line of the email was: I’m in. Here’s part of what I wrote:
When I told him I’d think about it, I was buying myself time to consider all those fears. All those risks and nerves.
BUT: that’s not who I want to be. I don’t want to let my fears influence my actions.
I don’t want to continue to limit my life to the boundaries of my fears and worries.
The difference between something I’m afraid of and something I’m excited about is the perspective I choose.
The difference between an adventure and an obstacle is my attitude.
The difference between you being stressed about weight loss and excited about it is your attitude.
The difference between me being nervous about buying a new property and excited is my attitude.
The difference between me being nervous about my book launch and over-the-moon excited is the story I tell myself about it, my perspective.
The difference between me being embarrassed by my blinking llama onesie (that I wore to a party last night) and thrilled by it is the perspective I choose.
I’m not waiting until 2019 to refuse fear. I’m not waiting another minute to choose a perspective of adventure and opportunity. I’m doing it now.
This is a HUGE part of my work with my clients – helping them refuse to indulge the story of their pasts & their fears and helping them get EXCITED about
This past Thursday, I opened up registration to my Winter 12 Weeks to Transformation to folks who were on the wait list. Today, I want to share with you the webinar I did with them to explain and explore how & why the 12 WT is different from what you’ve tried in the past, how it’s NOT a diet and how we can finally leave the struggle behind.
There are 3 things I’ve just begun practicing to improve both my health and my happiness. In today’s episode, I’m sharing them with you and giving some examples of what the practice looks like in my daily life.
I’m already convinced that these will improve my relationships AND increase my productivity and success!
I’d love to know if any (or all) of these 3 resonate with you OR if there are other changes you’re working to incorporate into your life and how I can help!
