“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.”
~ Florence Nightingale
“Research shows that athletic people are much more optimistic than their sedentary counterparts. Half an hour to an hour of brisk walking or jogging several times a week should do the trick.” (Source)
Having trouble exercising? Is it too hard? You don’t like it? You don’t have time? Those are four excuses. A friend told me, we do what we want to do, we find excuses for what we don’t want to do. What if you turned it around and found excuses to work out. For example, If I exercise I’ll sleep better. If I exercise I’ll be alive to walk my daughter down the aisle at her wedding. If I exercise I’ll be able to enjoy better sex with my partner. You get the idea.
What if I let go of all the fears that are holding me back from racing toward my dreams? I’ve met many folks who let go of their great dreams and spent most of their time creating great excuses as to why they didn’t chase them. One person told me he lived in the most beautiful part of the world, he couldn’t leave it. Another told me, he could have had his dream but he didn’t have the support to chase it. Another told me, it was too hard. Excuses, all of them. We can never reach our full potential or dreams until we let go of our fears, excuses, and created barriers. Is it time to let go of everything holding you back and racing full speed toward the destiny you were born to reach?
