Category: motivation

I cut the lawn today for the first time, it was really long and scruffy, it was a slow arduous task, took me well over an hour and thats without tidying everything else up which will take considerably longer.

At times, I was thinking of giving up, doing a quarter, then I got to a half, then I thought another quarter, then I debated doing the top half of my lawn, I was tired by now, but my muscle memory reminded me of last year, every cut when I was tempted to quit half way through.

I carried on and eventually I did all of it, picking dogs toys, tennis balls and just about everything else that was tangled in the grass along the way. 

Here’s the thing, it wasn’t a particularly pleasant process, but the feeling I got afterwards, after seeing it tidy again ( but far from perfect) was very satisfying, it was all worth it, the parts of it that were unpleasant I cant even remember much anymore.

Anything worth doing it often going to be hard, I know next week when I do it, it will become a little easier as it won’t be so long, my body will start to get used to it again and the week after that I am likely to be in the swing of it even, and it will likely take 20 mins even (as I have done that lawn literally hundreds of times before!!).

Our gym sessions can sometimes give us the same feeling, especially after a lay off or lack of consistency, getting going again or the thought of it can seem overwhelming, but we must never lose sight of the big picture, what exercise really gives us, how great it makes us feel, how it boosts our self esteem, raises our self confidence and gives us the best health insurance policy we could ever have.

Negative thoughts, negative talk from others, negative talk from OURSELVES to ourselves is a fact of life, but it’s up to you if you let them win or not.

You don’t have to accept it, it’s only an opinion, it was never backed by science, it was only usually coming hugely negative people themselves.

Negative opinions never come from people who do GOOD things, negative people never come from people who encourage others and negative opinions never come from people who had have any kind of success themselves.

Today start off how you want to carry on, refuse to take the “word” off someone even if they are close to you, don’t let them doubt you anymore, don’t let them put limits on your life anymore and please stop them deciding which opportunities you should be taking in life too, it’s NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM especially if they are good opportunities that are backed by science (and common sense too on top!).

Don’t hide in the corner, don’t hide behind the settee, don’t ever think you aren’t good enough anymore.

Most of all, stop fighting with yourself, cut that negative self talk, you ARE good enough, you are strong enough, you have got it in you and you have got the fight in you to keep showing up and doing well, making YOURSELF proud during the process.

Spring is officially TWO days away, the sun is shining, it’s warm and everyone seems in a better mood! I always say that the hard work though always goes on during the Winter, all that effort in the dark, wet, cold days and nights really pay off NOW!!

Don’t underestimate all the hard work you have put in, the weather now gives you many more options, the fitter and stronger you are, the more activities you can take part in, and appreciate how far you have come and you can actually DO that because many people feel like they can’t anymore, don’t take good health for granted. .

So many people live in pain, live with regret they didn’t work as hard as you have over the winter or over the years, and will not have all that get up and go that you have now.

It’s not too late though, if you have been slacking on your workouts, then showing up on days like this ought never to be a hardship and the benefits will be huge for every area of your life.

Hard workouts make our lives EASIER and hard workouts only make our mental health better too. Now is the time and seize the moment to feel amazing and do great things.

One habit leads to another and makes every positive habit easier.

A positive mindset is the best ant-ageing strategy you will ever have, feeling young is powerful as it will encourage you to be more active, to feel and be stronger and have high expectations in life.

Feeling younger doesn’t happen by accident though. It starts with your habits.

Eating healthy and natural food is a habit and will fuel your optimism and actions.

Training regularly will be the spark to raise your energy dramatically and keep it permanently at a high level, a life changing decision!!

Don’t forget to keep your circle positive, choose the people you associate regularly with carefully and surround yourself with positive and encouraging people, it makes all the difference.