What I don't want this topic to turn into is a purging of everything depressing that is going on in all of our lives. My goal for this topic is to share what we have found helpful, positive, motivating, inspiring, and mentally monumental in our quests for mastering the mindset necessary for staying in the zone not just on stage or through competition prep, but through life, every day circumstances, and shifting priorities. We all have stories, maybe snippets of experiences that occur throughout our days that may initially seem insignificant but with hindsight bring up bigger, more challenging things to ponder and work through.
I had an experience yesterday with a client who had come in earlier in the week to gather more information about the program. She wants to lose weight, hasn't been successful with weight loss before, was very skeptical of the program and me. When I told her that she would be eating out and learning how to do so in a healthy way, eating carbs, and still losing weight effectively, she looked at me like I had grown a wart the size of Texas in the center of my forehead. I offered to have her speak with a couple current clients to get an accurate overview of their experiences. I was copied on their exchanges. Of course I knew that they would be expressing their delight with being able to eat what they want moderately, that they were eating out, that they were losing weight, that their energy was high and were loving the support. So she came back and told me that she wanted to get started. There was a lightness in her step, a brightness in her eyes, but as I was talking she said, "you're really confident......are you sure I can do this?" Her eyes stopped smiling as she spoke and fear enveloped her face. She was not thinking positively. I looked at her and I said, "I have been where you are. I cannot speak to exactly what you're experiencing right now, but I've been scared. I've actually struggled with an eating disorder. I've been depressed and taken medications for that. No, I can't guarantee that you'll do this, but I can guarantee that if you don't adopt a mindset of success, you will limp along this path the entire time. I am where I am now because I got sick and tired of feeling the way I was and made a conscious decision to stop thinking the way I was thinking. Everything we do and feel stems from what's going on up here (tapping my temple). " She could not believe that I had gone through what I described. Her jaw had dropped. She closed her mouth though and stood up straighter and said, "I can do this....I will work on that....thank you." We all experience rough patches, harrowing, trying, and devastating times. Our mental attitude determines how we will get through them.
When I'm in a bad mood, guess what my thoughts are all about: negative shit. Ever heard the expression "get out of your head" ? It's action oriented for a reason. Change your thought, then MOVE.
