This exercise helps you break through mental barriers that hold you back from making positive changes to your health. It helps you discover your deeper motivation for change and learn to accept help so you can commit to lasting improvement for your health journey. This exercise is for anyone that struggles with poor health or wants to improve their health.
Great for:
- People struggling to commit to their health goals around weight loss, healthy eating or quitting smoking.
- People who backslide after making good progress on their health goals.
- People who want to make lasting changes to their health.
“Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway.”
--Mother Teresa
I have found for a person to make a lasting change, they must first figure out how they got to where they are currently. They must discover why they are willing to make a change. They must work out the roadblocks that are keeping them away from their goals.
This exercise is designed to help breakthrough your roadblocks to better health by helping you identify your motivation for making changes and learn how to be transparent and vulnerable with yourself so that you can open up and let others in to help. The key is to dig deep and be real and honest with yourself...about the good and the bad!
I have used the art of being transparent in our business for 6 years as we help people reach their health goals through personal coaching. When we work with people we ask open-ended questions to help people think through why they chose this time to make a change in their health journey and how it would benefit them and the people in their lives. I have found that people respond to and are more motivated by “real life, vulnerable” stories over facts. Through discussions and telling stories about our own journeys or the journeys of others, we really dig down and make important breakthroughs that inspire people to commit to positive change in their own lives 먹튀검증커뮤니티.
Step 1: Get clear on your Why
1. What brings you to this decision to make a change in your health journey?
Think about why you made the decision to make a change or seek help to begin with. What has been going on in your life that caused this decision?
I often hear people say that they had that one “aha” moment where they decided that enough was enough. It isn’t until we stumble on that road block a couple (or a couple hundred) times that we decide that we are “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Only at this moment are we willing to make a change.
2. What people in your life would benefit, if you were able to do more and be around longer? How would they benefit?
Think deeper about why you would want to be consistent and complete your goal for the people you love. This can create a stronger motivation for staying on track with your health. Are you a grandparent that wants to be able to get down on the floor and play with your grandkids? Are you a parent that wants to be able to keep up with your kids?
3. What benefits will YOU have if you reach your goal?
Think about all the things you will be able to do by reaching your goal. This might include having more energy to play sport, being able to travel or ticking something off your bucket list. Some people have even told us that the benefit would be proving to themselves that they can have a thought, design a plan and then stick to it.
Make a list, including how you will feel and what new things you will be able to accomplish. Post this list where you can see it everyday. This will help you remember why you are doing what you are doing!
Step 2: Accept help from others
We have found that when a person is ready to make a change in their health journey, it is better to get help from someone that has been on that journey already. Most health and wellness coaches became coaches because they found success on their own journeys and then wanted to help others achieve the same. When you are really honest with yourself about your health and what’s holding you back, you will be vulnerable enough to accept help from a coach.
What are you willing to change to be vulnerable and accept help from others?
Again, make a list of what you want to change. Examples: The amount of times that you will be contacting your coach or personal trainer. Reaching out to your coach when you’re stuck. Being honest about your health habits with your family. Clearing things off of your “mental plate” and asking for help with daily tasks so you have more time to spend on your health.
Use post it notes posted where you will see them during your day to remind you of your goals and promises to yourself.
Case Study
Here is the story of how my brother Marty allowed himself to receive my help and achieved a lasting transformation in his health.
My brother struggled with his weight and he told me that everything that he had ever done in his life was a failure when it came to weight management. I explained that if he was ready, I could help him reach his goals. The key statement for him was: “if he was ready.” I have found that if you talk someone into making their decision, you will always be talking them into working on their goals.
My brother proved that he was ready and even said that he would prove me wrong by being my only failure. I accepted the challenge and we began to work towards his goals together. We stayed in close contact each day (sometimes multiple times per day) as he was navigating through the many changes that he was making.
Month after month, Marty was transparent and vulnerable with me about what was happening in his body and in his mind. It was his ability to be honest with his feelings that allowed him to be successful. Over a period of 9 months, Marty was able to lose 105 pounds while maintaining his health. His doctor was stunned when he showed up 105 pounds lighter and not on the verge of Type II Diabetes and High Blood Pressure. It’s been 6 years and Marty is still down 95 pounds.
Being vulnerable, honest and transparent with yourself really does open doors to allow breakthroughs. These breakthroughs are the direct result of allowing yourself to hear that little voice inside your head that tells you enough is enough. Only at that point will you take the first step, accept help and understand that you can start working on goals and a plan that you can commit to.
