Achieving your fitness and fat loss goals should not be approached from just a workout/nutrition perspective, but also from the mind/body perspective. So much of what determines your success in any endeavor you choose to pursue has to do with your mindset and the perspective you take in achieving your goals. The battle is truly won or lost inside your own head.
We all live in two "worlds". The physical world and the world of your own mental attitude. I truly believe that your mental attitude attracts to you those aspects of the physical world which are in sync with your mental attitude. In other words, if you are constantly pessimistic, you're going to attract misery and "bad luck". If you truly believe losing that weight or getting that six pack is impossible, you will never, ever be successful. If you're enthusiastic and have a positive mental attitude, you will attract happiness and good fortune and it's a vital first step in accomplishing your goals.
This all also applies to reaching whatever your health and fitness goals are. Without an enthusiastic mental attitude, you'll never reach your goals. In fact, I think it is a vital and necessary aspect of your life that MUST be learned for you to be successful. You must learn how to develop the "habit of enthusiasm".
In my experience as a trainer and former co-owner of several personal training studios, I have found that one of the best ways to help cultivate this habit is by finding or forming your own support group. Research has shown that when you have a strong support group around you for support, that your chances of success increase exponentially.
One way to do that is to share your goals with friends and family and ask them to be supportive. Another way is to find like minded people online. Join a forum or online community that offers group discussion. Yet another way is to find groups of people in your local community that meet regularly to discuss their goals, struggles and achievements. Whether you do it online or offline, a support group can definitely help keep you enthusiastic.
If you need help in developing the "habit of enthusiasm", another piece of advice I can give you is to read what the grandfather of the self help movement has to say on the subject. Napoleon Hill felt that you can develop the habit of enthusiasm by taking the following steps:
Adopt a definite major purpose.
Write out a clear statement of both your definite major purpose and the plan by which you hope to attain it. Include a statement of what you intend to give in return for its realization.
Back your purpose with an enthusiastic motive and let that motive become a burning (obsessional) desire. Fan it, coax it, and let it become a dominating factor in your mind at all times.
Go to work immediately to carry out your plan, starting right when you are.
Follow your plan accurately and with persistence, fed by all the enthusiasm you can generate.
If you are overtaken by temporary defeat, study your plans carefully and change them if necessary, but do not change your major purpose simply because you have met with a temporary setback.
If the nature of your definite major purpose requires it, ally yourself with others whose aid you require, following the instructions given in the lesson on the master mind.
Keep far away from joy-killers and pessimists and associate with those who are optimistic. Tell your plans to those who are in sympathy with you, such as members of your master mind alliance.
Never let a day pass without devoting some time, though it be ever so little, to furthering your plans. Remember, you are developing the habit of enthusiasm, and habits call for repetition through physical action.
Autosuggestion is a powerful factor in the development of the habit of enthusiasm, as well as in the development of any other habit. Therefore, keep yourself sold on the belief that you will obtain the object of your definite major purpose, no matter how far removed from you it may be. Your own mental attitude will determine the nature of the action your subconscious mind will take in connection with the fulfillment of your purpose.
Keep your mind positive at all times. Enthusiasm will not mix with fear, envy, greed, jealousy, doubt, revenge, hatred, intolerance and procrastination. Enthusiasm thrives only on positive thought and action.Develop this habit, and you'll be sure to reach your health and fitness goals, whatever they may be, plus you'll be a happier person to boot! To get started with a workout system that is different and only takes 15 minutes a day or less, try the BusyBod Workout System Because the time commitment in this system is so short, it's easier to develop the habit of consistently working out and once you're done, you'll be in a great mood for the rest of the day!
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