Can Hard Struggles Become Easier?

Once again I was inspired by a quote that was told to me and that is “an athletes job is to learn to do hard things easily.” How can that apply to me, or anyone who is not an athlete? It does, take a few minutes and think about how that quote can apply to your everyday life, whether it’s getting into better shape, managing life’s daily task, marriage, food etc… Here’s my take on that quote, 2 months ago I had a client come to my with weight loss stars in her eyes and by the tone of her voice she was determined to loose weight and was destined not to fail another “diet plan.” After about 2 weeks the stars begin to fade and her attitude changed. She came to the conclusion that she was just meant to be fat and that’s how it was going to be for her. I asked, “what makes you think that?” and she said that exercising is too hard to fit in her already cluttered life and eating healthier required too much work. After asking some questions and listening to her for a while, she came to the realization that going to a healthier lifestyle was indeed tough, if not “hard.” I also asked some questions about her work and what it was like when she first started compared to where she is now. Her reply was, “it was tough in the beginning but got easier as she got into a routine.” At that point she definitely saw how this applied to her current weight loss delima.

Nothing in life comes easily, not even winning the lottery (you have to deal with the IRS). Going from an unhealthy lifestyle to a healthy lifestyle will be challenging, frustrating and you might not get the support of your family. However, the end result will be that “hard time” has now become easier and you reap the benefits of better health, more confidence, more energy, a better outlook on life and best of all your “hard time” will now be an inspiration to others who are struggling down that same path.