CHANGE comes from HABITS within
June 5, 2010 by OCstrength
Filed under Featured, Motivation Articles
If first, you don’t change yourself, nothing will.
If you change yourself first, the universe will follow.
I’m not sure who said it, and actually, it doesn’t matter. The point is; change yourself. Stop waiting on the world to create ‘change’. And definitely stop waiting for Mr. Change to create it!
Change from the inside.
The change must come from within.
It has to be change that lasts the test of time. Most people begin new projects every week, and seldom finish any of them. Regardless if you’re a salesman, company owner, mechanic, grocery clerk, janitor, or any other of the millions of ‘jobs’ available, you are RESPONSIBLE for yourself. Nobody can make you fix a car, clean a toilet, run a company, or do anything else better or worse than the next Joe. Everyone works for themselves in this world. The change for the better must come from within.
Change does not come from a certain workout, or even diet.
VISITOR 10-16
They may be good starts, but they seldom pass the test of time if the change is not from within. Just remember, if you’re going to dwell upon your current state, whether it be ‘too fat’ or ‘too skinny’ or ‘too old or too busy’, you will continue to attract more of what you dwell upon. It is not the latest workout or diet fad that is going to help you change, it is YOU!
Is June 4th the 155th day of your 2010 resolutions? Or like most, have they been put aside again until this Christmas?
It's never crowded along the extra mile.
The time is now, folks! Set your watches, and all clocks to “N:OW” o’clock…and just get moving!
We all have something we would like to change in our lives, but it takes some digging to do it from within. What do you wanna do? Laugh it off, get back to your coffee or tea and daily dose of entertainment addiction, temporarily satisfied thru the internet or maybe the 4 hours of TV time the average person watches per day? Or, will you suck it up…and START NOW?!
For me, the time has come to act. Let’s get this started NOW.
For me, I know I can just get out and kill it…no matter what is going on. I know I can fine tune the diet and workouts and shed a few pounds if needed. This time, my goals, or promises, are from within- and only matter to me.
Here they are:
1. READ: No, not the latest fitness mag or current issue of Mens Fitness. 40 minutes of quality, spiritual, or motivational material each day. I’ve heard, “your life is shaped by the people you associate with- and the books you read.” Well, since I don’t have many ‘friends’, I guess I will be reading allot more. I am currently working on ‘The Perfect 10 Diet’ by Michael Aziz, M.D. as well as, ‘Your Erroneous Zones’ by Dr. Wayne Dyer. Both of these books have been awesome so far. The Perfect 10 diet is just what we all need to hear…or read. The problem is, it’s a very long book. And we all know, this is the land of instant gratification or bust!
Find time.
2. MEDITATION: Yoga (contrary to popular belief, it is not stretching in a hot ass room) prayer, breathing, just quiet relaxation. Or, you can call this my ‘alone time’. We all need a few minutes each day to clear the mind. With 30 second commercials packed with lies, to rush hour traffic, and screaming kids…we all need to clear the temple. Even when alone, and quiet, the mind continues to fire off multiple thoughts per second, and not all are positive. Estimates say we have somewhere between 40,000-60,000 thoughts per day. It will take much time and practice to stop them for 20 minutes. Just imagine; if you could actually control most of those thoughts? Wow!
Mind Control.
3. CONTROLLED COMMUNICATION: How many times have you said something, and then an hour later wanted to take it back? Your thoughts are where it starts, then it manifests into words…from there, it either dies, or carries into action. Words can hurt and cut like a jagged knife, or they can uplift and motivate like a great speech. The goal is to catch the ‘negative’ thought before it manifests into words. Nope, I am not saying I will start kissing ass, and saying only what people want to hear…instead, my goal is to refrain from negative conversation. The next time you want to complain, ask yourself “Can this person REALLY help out my situation? Or am I simply looking for another ear to dump my problems on?”
4. DAILY PHYSICAL RESTORATION: This is the only ‘physical’ goal I am putting out there. For too long I have ignored my muscle imbalances, aches, pains, and other plethora of issues. I have done a few things, such as therapy, also using the Rotator, the foam roller, and other devices so far. All of it has helped greatly, but I haven’t been consistent enough. The goal here is to do it EVERY SINGLE DAY. I am a beast, and beasts cannot kill it if they’re injured or hurting. (well, we can always kill it- but not how we would like to) Daily corrections are in order here. And no, pain does not come with age…and the answer doesn’t come from your doctor and his eagerness to write you a Rx.
There you have it. I’m putting it on the line. There is no more time to be ‘busy’, or search for excuses. Like it always has been…if I fail, I take full responsibility.
Let us shape the body, and build the mind NOW. No more bullshit, no more excuses- just pure, 100%, doing.
-Mike.
Big V is PISSED!
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