As a High Level Big “C” Coach I operate from the premise that mindset is everything. In terms health and fitness we can’t keep focusing on “just” the body and expecting much to change long-term. One of my patent Abelisms is that “Mindset Determines Behavior” or “Quality of Mindset Determines Quality of Behavior” – The fitness and diet industries keep operating within a very limited and outdated mode of behavior modification –> telling you that if you just do this or that workout, and follow this or that diet then you will have the body you want and feel better about yourself. And while that limited notion may serve “the few” – it does NOT serve “the many” who struggle with weight, body-image, food or eating issues. The truth mindset-wise -> feeling better about yourself first, is the only way to sustainable physical changes. Consider these two different mindsets –> EXERCISING AND EATING RIGHT BECAUSE YOU LOVE, RESPECT, ACCEPT YOUR BODY – OR – EXERCISING AND EATING RIGHT BECAUSE YOU HATE YOUR BODY THE WAY IT IS – Self-connection versus self-rejection. With the self-rejection mindset – thinking and feeling you can only feel better about yourself once your body changes – this gives you tremendous mental and emotional pressure and stress that lead to self-judgment and frantic and anxious energy. Therefore, even if you do eventually lose the weight and change your body –> the process was so mentally, and emotionally draining that your psyche will rebel against it – and you will eventually sabotage yourself to relieve the pressure and stress – and never have a sustainable outcome. And then it all begins again! The new breed of Coaches and true experts in this industry will nourish – through a sense of true compassion – mental and emotional fitness and well-being – DURING the process of cosmetic transformation. If the goal is solely and soul-ly physical transformation – repeated failure is more likely than accomplishment. bit.ly/sLL8Uq
Posted on: Sat, 31 May 2014 12:00:01 +0000
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