Most people have had so little experience in the wilderness, that making a campfire is foreign to them. And making a campfire is more involved than it seems.
As a Boy Scout and then again in Outward Bound, we were taught to prepare the wood as if we only had only one match left. If you didn’t prepare properly, and the one match you had went out…
Just throw it in the microwave. Or, order delivery. Or maybe, stop by on the way home for take-out.
Well, it’s like that for our health too.
It may not seem so, but most really don’t have much experience being successful in building healthy habits.
Hey, I’m not making this up. Look around. There’s your validation.
It’s epidemic. And we have the opportunity to resolve to be part of the minority – the healthy minority.
And if we can get enough of the minority to change, we can start a movement to become the healthy majority.
Who doesn’t want that for their children, their nieces and nephews?
In August, I had the privilege to watch a 70-year old man do the equivalent of Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile barrier (1956). Do you trust me enough to click here?
Please know up front that clicking will take you to an August 2009 Lane 8 blog post, which includes my You Tube video of a world record being broken.
Here’s a third motivation tip, as a bonus:
You must find time and reason to do things you don’t what to do
The man is human. Enough about Tiger Woods already. Can we move on?
Are you ready?
I mean, for the New Year?
Okay, are you ready for December? It starts tomorrow.
This gives everyone who needs it, 31 more days until the New Year starts. A new year, a new beginning.
Seriously, if you are not going to focus on your health this coming year, there is only one simple question.
“Why not?”
Sorry if this sounds pushy. It’s the way I’ve learned to talk to myself. Once I accepted the truth that it ain’t ever gonna be easy, and that I’ll have to talk like this until I die, well, it started to get easier.
PS. Here’s a surprise. Who doesn’t like surprises? Driving home yesterday from a meeting, my son and I were surprised at the new road-side circus.
Yes, staying with a healthy routine is hard. It’s difficult. Don’t let anyone try to tell you otherwise.
I mean, even if you are highly motivated, eventually, you will find it easier to not keep your routine.
Look at professional athletes, or even Olympic Gold Medalists. Are they the picture of health and wellness ten years later?
Hey, thanks for visiting, gotta go for now. Exercise is calling my name. It would be much easier to ignore the call, but ultimately, life is hard. Do it. Now! Carpe diem.
It’s 5AM, November 17, 2009 here in Orlando, Florida. I write five blogs every single day. Adidas has a tag line, “Impossible is Nothing“!
Nike has one too, “I’ve Got Soul“. It’s even a You Tube video. It’s what I’m I’m craving right now – a little soul.
That video, even though it’s only 63 seconds, never fails to inspire me. How many days, and how many ways, do you inspire yourself before you ever walk out your front door?
Seriously, how many? Hey, you don’t owe me an answer. You’ll never owe me anything. But I challenge you to challenge yourself and ask, “What do I owe myself?“
Wellness Challenge? Today. Tomorrow. Next week. Next month. Next year.
Huh? Exactly. I need to remind myself of this every single day.
Wellness – physical well being – is not something that I can take lightly. Most people understand this. And yet, the pressures of our lives can make it so challenging to be well, that we succumb to the pressure.
What happens next? We all know the answer to this, don’t we?
So, knowing the answer, what are we going to do about it? What am I gonna do about it? What are you going to do about it? Today, I mean. Seriously.
What will your wellness challenge be today? Carpe diem.
