Let’s face it, it can be hard to stick to our goals when we feel like we’re in it alone. Especially when we’re trying to live a healthy lifestyle but everyone around us doesn’t necessarily want the same thing.
I’ve been down this road many times. It can be frustrating but that’s never a good reason to throw in the towel. Instead, it should be even more reason for you to really push yourself to achieve those goals and live a healthy life.
First things first, I’m no health nut what-so-ever. I don’t obsess over eating clean all the time, adopting a very strict diet in order to reach specific goals, spending tons of hours in the gym to stay in shape, or anything like that.
I simply want to be healthy and live a healthy life to the best of my ability.
This is what fueled my passion for health and wellness years ago. While my goal is to inspire others to make their own health and wellness a priority in their life, I also understand that not every single person will make a connection to it.
But what if they don’t? What if they don’t see the value or meaning in living a healthy lifestyle just as you do? What do we do then?
Simply let it be. And here’s why.
Just like you’re choosing this new lifestyle for yourself, they have to choose it for themselves too. If there is anything this journey has taught me it’s that you can’t force people to adopt a new lifestyle for your own benefit.
There are so many reasons why it’s necessary to care for ourselves daily. Not only does doing so help us have tons of energy, great skin, better sleeping habits, a better working immune system, and a healthy gut, but it also teaches us the discipline of staying focused and committed to our goals.
It is because of this I’ve had to train my brain, and redefine my values to be more realistic to my overall goals personally, and not something that I’m constantly trying to influence others with. Which has actually helped me stay motivated to continue to live a healthy lifestyle to the best of my ability.
So today I’m going to share with you how you can to stay motivated to live a healthy lifestyle when others don’t want to get on board with you. [Read more…]