Sometimes you need other people to help you.
Listen to me now
I need to let you know
You don’t have to go it alone
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It’s tough to start something new. Making a big change to your lifestyle and daily routine can be unsettling experience, no matter how positive the goal or the benefits that you’ll achieve.
If you try to change your diet, start a new fitness regime, or go back to university to re-train for a new career, you may feel a bit apprehensive at first. Your brain may try to tell you that what you’re doing is uncomfortable and that you should go back to your usual routine.
Form a Team
So how do you keep your motivation high?
Get someone to support you!
Find a friend, relative, or other loved one to encourage and guide you through the process. Let them know you need their support and positivity to keep on track.
If you have a fitness or nutrition goal, find someone with a similar goal to share day-to-day struggles with. Just don’t make it a pity party! Both of you need to provide encouragement to move towards your goals, not whine about how tough it is all the time.
Hire Professional Help
If you can’t find someone suitable to guide you on your path, hire a professional.
That’s why people hire fitness and nutrition coaches…so that they’re held accountable to their goals and have someone to help them overcome hurdles faced along the way.
Coaches can be helpful no matter what the goal, whether it’s health and physique-oriented or career and relationships. If you’re serious about your goal, find someone to help you.
You don’t have to go it alone…and you shouldn’t.
Ivana Chapman
