Because Woe is Me Monday just wasn’t an option
today. And I’m going to be honest with
myself and with you today. This is a
long post, but I needed to share!
I decided that today would be Motivate Myself
Monday! This decision made me realize
that it’s time to get some priorities in order.
And I know that HEALTH is EVERYTHING.
Without my own health, I cannot take care of my patients at the
pharmacy, I cannot take care of my family and I cannot help to take care of the
amazing ladies on my team who’ve entrusted me as their coach. Helping others is a privilege that I do not
take for granted. I need to feel my best
in order to be effective with any of these privileges.
Today I draw my line in the sand. I know what needs to be done to take care of
myself. And I know that I have neglected
an important aspect of my total health and wellness goal.
Right now I have 3 important components under
control:
1. Exercise. That has become second nature to me and is a
non-negotiable each day. Exercise has
been a part of my life since a young age.
Being overweight as a child I used exercise to help with my self-esteem.
Now I depend on exercise to help me feel
better, give me energy, relax me, help me focus and keep me in a better
mood. {{{ Except today, with bronchitis
and a fractured rib from coughing, I don’t feel like exercise J }}}
2. Eating healthy.
I’ve learned how to eat clean, healthy foods in the proper portions to
nourish my body, and I depend on Shakeology to give me amazing dense nutrition,
superfoods, vitamins and minerals to keep me healthy.
3. Support.
This is a key component of my health journey that was missing until
about a year ago when I began actively coaching and sharing my journey with
others. Helping others begin and
continue their journeys has in turn helped me, inspired me to be better each
day and encouraged me to continue.
What I’ve neglected to include, every day – without
a doubt, in my health and wellness goals is taking care of myself from the
inside. Many don’t know this about me,
but I’m a worrier and I’ve let stresses at work get the best of me. And this is why, today, I’ve drawn the line in
the sand.
Yesterday, when I fractured my
rib from coughing, I realized that enough was enough. Then I thought about how long I had been
coughing, I can never remember being sick for this long. And what I’ve realized is that stress and
lack of sleep have worn my body and my immune system down to the point that I’m
struggling to heal. And I KNOW BETTER, I
know that’s what you’re thinking! It’s
EXACTLY what I’m thinking too! And if
I’m not feeling my best, I can’t give my best to my family, my patients, my
team of technicians at work or my health & fitness family who trusts me as
their coach.
One of my most important goals has been set. The missing component of my health &
fitness journey. Taking care of myself
from the inside will be a top priority.
I’m pouring myself into personal development books
and podcasts to learn the best way for me to handle stress from work, not dwell
on the negatives, find effective ways to relax after tough work days, as well
as learning to change my own feelings of doubt and insecurity.
Today begins a new chapter. I share this with you for the purpose of
keeping myself accountable to this goal.
You all can help keep me on track.
And for those of you who might also be dealing with some of these same
issues and might also need an accountability partner to keep you accountable to
taking care of yourself, I’m your coach!
I’m ready to help you and I trust you to help me.
Let’s ALL FINISH THIS YEAR HEALTHIER AND STRONGER,
both inside and out!
Together we will be stronger!
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