Our actions are a result of our mindset.
If you keep mentally making excuses, if you keep saying you can’t, you don’t have time, you’re unable…. guess what? You’re not going to ever move forwards.
What your mind believes, your body achieves.
And this can be both in a positive, and a negative direction.
Plus, it becomes a case of the more you do, the more you do! If you do nothing, you do more of nothing.
It’s easy to fall into this pit.
And it seems there are always a 1001 reasons why we aren’t able to do something:
I don’t have time, I have to go to work or pick the kids up, I need to muck out, I need to tidy the house, I have to do the food shop… the list goes on!
But… and here comes the tough love… it’s your choice whether or not you keep making excuses or you find a way to move forward.
So suck it up buttercup, get your butt up off that couch and get moving!
Now you may be thinking, “Hey! I’m not sitting on the couch. I’m just so busy, I don’t have a moment to myself!”
Even then, there is always something you can do to move forward. You don’t need fancy trainers, weights or an expensive gym membership. There is always a way to make a small change.
- Maybe it’s not having that extra serving of dessert
- Maybe it’s five minutes of foam rolling before bed instead of being on your phone
- Maybe it’s a workout as you watch your favourite Netflix show
- Maybe it’s taking the stairs instead of the lift, or walking to school or the shop
- Maybe it’s getting up ten minutes earlier to fit in a quick workout
All of these small changes and tweaks add up.
There is always a way to start building momentum so that you start the ‘more you do, the more you do’ momentum in the direction you want to be heading.
But you have to remember this all starts with your MINDSET.
You’ve got to tell yourself you CAN. You’ve got to BELIEVE you have the power to make a change.
Because the simple fact is…YOU DO!
We always have that power to shift our perspective on things.
So if you’ve mentally been letting yourself slide and your healthy habits have followed, do one thing RIGHT NOW to move forward.
Stop telling yourself you can’t because when you do that, you are standing in your own way!
Be your own best friend, not your own worst enemy!
Lauren x
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