Article: Don't Let your 'Not Now' become your 'Never'
by Roslyn Franken
"How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'" - Martin Luther
How true is that quote? For example, how many times do you
think about going for a walk or doing a workout and you say you'll do it 'later' and then
it never happens?
This kind of 'not now' attitude can be paralyzing. We have
the best of desires and intentions but due to our own fears, laziness or mixed up
priorities, we just never seem to get ahead and reach our goals.
Here are some questions for you to think about and 5 Steps
to help you break free from your 'Not Now' attitude. If you have questions and/or would
like to share your answers for feedback, send email to info@roslynfranken.com
What are some of the things you want to improve in
your life that you are saying 'not now' to? For example, are you looking to...
- lose weight and get in shape?
- improve your overall health
and well-being?
- have more energy?
- have more fun, laughter and
passion in your life?
- be happier, relax more and
have greater inner peace?
- slow down your busy life?
- make better decisions?
If these are things
you want to do, have or be, then are you going to sit back and let your 'not now' turn
into your 'never'?
We all put things off at
different times in our lives for different reasons. Especially when it comes to our health
and happiness goals, it's so easy to procrastinate. I hear it all the time.
- I'm too busy
- I'm too tired
- I don't have time
- I'm too lazy
- I don't have money
- I should be able to do it on
my own
Do any of these
sound familiar? If yes, then let's look at the high cost of your 'not now' attitude.
Every time there is
something you know you need to do and you say to yourself 'now now' or 'I'll do it later',
all you are doing is setting yourself up for the inevitable stress and overwhelm that will
result because the more you say this to yourself and the more you don't take care of the
things you truly want to take care of in your life, the worse you will feel about yourself
and the more you'll get stuck in this vicious cycle.
By putting off your health
and happiness goals, the cost can be tremendous. For example, if you're too tired and lazy
to eat properly, exercise and get proper rest, then your heart and blood will get tired
and lazy too. When your heart and blood get tired and lazy, it is called a HEART ATTACK.
If that happens, then what? It is going to cost you a lot more time, money and energy to
get back on your feet to where you were at prior to the heart attack, if ever, than if you
invested in yourself to start with which could have prevented the heart attack to begin
with.
So here are 5 steps to break
free from this unhealthy cycle.
- DON'T PUT THIS OFF
TILL LATER - don't think to yourself, "Oh, this sounds good, but I'll read
it later"
- MAKE YOUR HEALTH AND
HAPPINESS YOUR TOP PRIORITIES - Yes. Your work, family and other responsibilities
are important, but if you are not taking care of YOU, you will continue to live a limited
life physically, mentally, emotionally and spirtitually. When you take charge of your
health and happiness, it changes your whole outlook and quality of life. If you have the
power to improve your health and happiness starting today, what would stop you?
- MAKE THE DECISION TO
EMBRACE CHANGE NOW - be honest with yourself right this moment. If you're a 'not
now' person and it is clearly not serving you, then make the decision this moment to
embrace change instead of continuing to resist it tooth and nail. It's time to let go of
the resistance. Just letting go will help you feel better.
- BE WILLING TO DO THE
WORK AND MAKE THE COMMITMENT - Improving your health, your body, your outlook and
your quality of life takes work. If you truly want to be healthier and happier, it takes
time, effort and commitment. What you put in will determine what you get out of it and
believe me that it is all so worth it if you just give yourself permission to DO IT.
- TAKE ACTION -
I often hear people say they're afraid of taking action because they're afraid of change,
afraid of failure, or afraid they're too lazy to do the work and make the commitment. I
encourage you to feel the fears, recognize the self-doubts, ignore the laziness and DO IT
anyways. Sometimes it's that first step that is the hardest. I encourage you to dig deep
and fine the courage to step beyond your fears, rise to the occasion, stand tall and make
things happen. You can do it!
These five steps are so
important for any positive change you want to make in your life. Don't let your 'not now'
become your 'never'.
Roslyn
Franken is a proud cancer survivor who has also overcome her own personal battles with
food, weight and healthy lifestyle obstacles. She now helps people live healthier, happier
lives by sharing the 9 healthy living principles found in her ground breaking book,
The A List: 9 Guiding Principles for Healthy Eating and Positive Living. She offers
tele-coaching and support programs and motivational speaking services. For more
information and to join Roslyn's mailing list for healthy tips, recipes and special
anouncements, visit RoslynFranken.com
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food, weight and healthy lifestyle obstacles. She now helps people live healthier, happier
lives by sharing the 9 healthy living principles found in her ground breaking book,
The A List: 9 Guiding Principles for Healthy Eating and Positive Living. She offers
tele-coaching and support programs and motivational speaking services. For more
information and to join Roslyn's mailing list for healthy tips, recipes and special
anouncements, visit RoslynFranken.com
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