Sunday, September 8, 2013

"No thank you"

I once had a volleyball coach who assigned 25 "Pride and Perfections" (think burpee but when your chest hits the court you yell Pride, and when you jump in the air you yell Perfection) for negative talk. Instead of saying,"Don't miss your serve" you had to say "serve the ball in the court". When you start with "can't" or "don't" the last thing you hear is what you don't want to do. When you use positive speech you hear what you need to do. 
This lesson has stood by me through the years, and I hope it will help you too. Try this out... When someone questions you or tempts you with an "off limits" item try saying "no thank you" instead if "I can't have _____". Be proud of your decision to lead a healthy lifestyle! "I GET to eat heathy today!", "I am going to mobilize tonight before bed.", "I love the way I feel after I get my daily exercise"
Stay positive! You're doing great things. 

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