Good solid week. Down 3 pounds which makes 10 total, which I’m thrilled with. Running is coming along, sometimes faster than I expect, other times not as fast as I hope for. Ebbs and flows, like life. Trying to exercise patience and grace with myself–mentally I’m so back in the game I have to remind myself that my body needs a little more time to catch up.
So I’m a podcast junkie, and my newest obsession is The Life Coach School with Brooke Castillo. Brilliant show. This week she talked about the tools of life coaching (or just dealing in general for those of us who aren’t life coaches but are trying to better themselves), and one of them really super resonated with me: Emotional Adulthood–which is simply recognizing that our thoughts create our feelings, and since we can control our thoughts, we can control our feelings. Like the famous Eleanor Roosevelt quote–“no one can make you feel inferior without your consent”–when you accept that you control it, you’re in a position of power. I had a big mindset epiphany at the beginning of the week and the podcast yesterday helped me nail it down–see yourself as victorious. Visualize the outcome you want, see yourself in that position, and act in accordance. Don’t frame the process in terms “I want to” and “I will,” frame the process in terms of “I AM.” Framing my actions in terms of “I am doing this” gives me control and puts me in a place where nothing can stop me. Wanting does not necessarily inspire action, saying you will doesn’t mean you will, but putting it into present and active terms–I AM–puts you in the thick of it and makes the steps to take a little clearer (at least for me). I’m less likely to make poor food choices, or skip a workout because those things would be incongruous with the process that I AM in the midst of. It’s done amazing things for keeping me positive (though I was admittedly already pretty positive about this process).
Happy weekend, friends.