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Yeah, That's It, Blame The Dog
So many people have abandoned New Years’s Resolutions already, and it’s only December 6th. And others are at the point in life where they don’t even bother any more.
Have you ever thought of trying a completely different approach?
Or have you already conceded?
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Gyms Will Be Packed the 1st Three Weeks In January
Is life really difficult, or is it just me?
We work so hard sometimes, and what do we get?
Nothing.
No thank you. No atta girl, or atta boy. No, “Hey, we really appreciate what you do around here”.
Nuthin‘.
As you make your New Year’s Resolution for better health, be mindful of this.
And find a radical way to overcome it.
Nothing you’ve done in the past has worked.
Go for it. Be crazy creative. You deserve it. Thank you for getting prepared.
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January 1, 2010 Is Long Gone
January 1, 2010 IS long gone. But January 1, 2011 is still three months away.
If not this year, when?
If you don’t think anyone notices, think again.
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He Needed Me To Succeed
Eventually, the energy and enthusiasm of a “New Year’s Resolution wears off.
Then what?
This is where most people fail.
Only about 3% of New Year’s Resolutions ever make it.
So there was a desperate need for a simple tool to overcome the temptation to give up and revert back to the old ways (again)…
Dream Big. Get Started. Never Stop.
Haven’t run in five (5) days.
How is that possible?
Mister “you have to find a way” or your doomed, Mr. Internet five-a-day blogger, Mr practice what you preach, Mr. self-appointed wellness expert.
Yeah, tell us why you have “failed” this week.
First of all, who am I to be calling myself such names, with that stern tone?
Ease up already mister.
There is an inherent challenge with an impossible goal.
It is, well, quite literally, impossible.
To think that we could consistently get regular exercise for the rest of our lives is preposterous.
Rubbish.
It can happen. It will happen. It is happening.
Went to the gym for strength and core training last night. And, after a few commitments this morning (I’m Off today), I’ll go for a run.
Dream big. Get started. Never stop.
Who's There?
Okay. Short and sweet.
Today’s lesson is yesterday’s lesson.
Old news?
Are you kidding me?
You better read yesterday’s post over and over until you can’t see straight.
Maybe then you’ll start your change – the change you want desperately to make.
The change you deserve. You owe it to yourself.
See you yesterday….
I Ain't Making This Up
Will you change the way you think about diet and exercise?
Or will you give up, like you always do?
Hey, you’re an adult. You get this. I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know.
Don’t do it.
Don’t cave.
Don’t give up.
You can do it.
Be smarter. Think differently. Act differently. Don’t do it all in one month.
You have the rest of your life, but only if you get started and never quit.
One day at a time.
Start small and simple. Think long-term. Dust off your indomitable will. Never quit.
When you die, then you can relax. You good with that?
Jack In Lane 8, In Finland
If you promise not to call me names, I’ll tell you my true confession. Promise?
Since August 2009, I’ve gained nearly ten pounds.
New readers may not know that after ten years of focused effort to bring my health metrics in line, I had the honor of representing the United States in the 2009 Master’s Track and Field World Championships, in Finland.
So now that the big goal – the motivational carrot – is no longer in front of me, I’ve digressed.
This happens to everyone.
The gift from all of this? It has increased (if that’s even possible) my conviction that an impossible goal is the only one that will work.
Have you ever thought about that? I mean the impossible goal part?
Then perhaps we can journey and endeavor together, to make 2010 a great and healthy year. Who’s in?
Busy, Busy, Dreadfully Busy
We hear it all the time don’t we?
“I’m just so busy, I don’t have time to exercise”.
Happens all the time doesn’t it. In fact, we’ve all been guilty of saying something like this. Which begs the next question.
When your health falters, then will you have time?
Ever know you know something important about yourself, but you either can’t quite put your finger on it, or, you simply don’t want to admit it?
Yeah, me too. So, with New Year’s Eve one day away, and the opportunity to resolve, finally, to do something great, here goes:
I hate being “unhealthy”.
And I hate it so much that I’m willing to do all the common sense things that healthy people do.
Common sense, but not common practice.
Not any more. Not this year. Ya with me? Is this your year?
Start Small and Never Stop
What the? Keep my goals very small? Didn’t you say to dream big?
Didn’t you say, “If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough.”
Exactly.
And maybe the challenge for many people, including you, is that your definition of impossible is inaccurate.
When I started running 11 years ago, my impossible goal wasn’t to run in the Master’s Track & Field World Championships.
It also wasn’t to run one mailbox a day for a week, and then two mailboxes a day the second week and so on.
It was to get started and never stop.
One day at a time. Get started and never quit. Never quit, one day at a time – this is what I mean by very small goals.
Do you see the difference?
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America's unheralded work life balance expert. jeff noel, is a Servant, Husband, Dad, Boomer, speaker, author, runner. He believes work is only work if you'd rather be doing something else. Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity, he can't wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.