I had mentioned in an earlier post about motivating mantras…sayings that can help keep us focused, and concentrate on what we are doing, and our goals. I was just watching the movie “Unbroken” the other day. A prisoner of war, American, Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic runner, was a prisoner of war in Japan. What helped get him through was a saying his brother had taught him while he was training for the Olympics: “If I can take it, I can make it!” I find myself saying that a lot now lately too. With the weather, the injury with my foot, being busy at work. I find myself wondering how I can keep taking this! I have to keep trying to focus on the future, while at the same time taking advantage of the now, and appreciate what I can do….which has me doing a lot of bike riding.
It gets frustrating having to deal with the snow, and the cold, wind, etc. Will Spring ever get here! We have to keep reminding ourselves of positive things, and keep repeating them to ourselves over and over!
We can make those motivating mantras as long, or as short as we want. Make them individual to ourselves, and make it have some meaning.
Keep focusing on what is ahead of us. That goes for everything in life. Life goes by fast as it is, and when things start getting tough, we wish time would go by faster so we can get through it easier, but life is not easy. Just like trying to work on our health, and keep active. Nothing about it is easy. “If I can take it, I can make it!” FOCUS! CONCENTRATE! And, above all, be positive, not only to yourself, but to others. Others around you, family, friends, they may be struggling more than you. Be a positive influence. Be someone that somebody else can look up to, and gain knowledge, motivation, and just plain happiness! Then in this whole process, you are helping yourself as well, and working on your health/fitness as well. So then we can all say:
What is your mantra? What would motivate you? What is it that will trigger that desire in you to push you beyond what you think you could do? I am going to continue this topic next week as well. It should be important to all of us, as well as motivating. Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
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