“It's not how many times you get knocked down that counts, it's how many times you get back up.” George A. Custer
This quote is fitting for you if you have attempted a new healthy living plan on many occasions. You joined a gym, start walking, increased your water intake, and changed your eating regime. However, to no avail you, like many, discontinued those changes over time. I want to encourage you to start again and again as long as you refuse to quit trying.
I know you don’t think you’ve accomplished anything but the fact that you recognized and desire to live a healthier life is a good starting point. The question becomes, why? Why do you want to make this life change? What is your reason or driving force?
If you define your why and allow your why to dominate and dictate your thinking and your choices, you will not only start but continue until it becomes who you are and not what you do from time to time. Starting over is a good opportunity to reset your focus and set realistic goals. Maybe in the past your goals were too lofty and outlandish to begin with. You need to set small realistic goals and as your mindset and life transforms then you take the next higher step.
No matter how many times you’ve come up short of your goal or quit in the midst of pursuing your health goal get back up and try again. No success is achieved if at first you don’t start. Starting is like cranking your car -- it’s the first step to pursue your defined desire. Make the first step today, this moment and you’ll feel good about it. It is the next right step!
“Falling down is a part of life. Getting back up is living”
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