Change your Brain Change your Life...

This article comes from Chalene Johnson, the creator of TurboJam/TurboKick (one of my favorite workouts ever...just a side note). Rather than try to put this all in my own words I have just copied and pasted the first part of it below. You can link to read the rest at the end of the entry.

Chalene Johnson created a fitness business pretty much from scratch. I am very inspired by what she has done. Makes me want to follow in her footsteps.

Take the time to read this (or listen to the videos). Even if you have already heard this before it is a GREAT reminder. Especially for those of you embarking on the journey to lose weight.

Change your Brain Change your Life
by Chalene Johnson on October 28, 2009


The Key to Long Term Success – Changing the Voice in your Head-


What lives in your mind, affects your thinking. Your thinking affects your performance, your mood, your beliefs, and your ability to reach your goals.



When we slip, or believe we should have done a better job of something, we beat ourselves up mentally. We say things to ourselves that we would NEVER dream of saying to anyone else in our lives. “What a loser!” “I can’t believe how stupid you are.” “You’ll never be able to do it right.” We become what we think about most. Our own self-deprecating comments become our greatest obstacle.


When you Change your Thinking, you Change your Life.



Have you ever stopped and realized you had made things worse in your mind than they really were? Once the facts came to light, you recognized how you had allowed your imagination to take things off into a deep dark place where monsters live.



It’s amazing how effectively we can convince ourselves that one of our co-workers is out to get us, that someone doesn’t like us. It’s easy to fall into a pattern of feeling tired because you tell yourself you’re tired.



Certainly we’ve all had moments of self-pity; only to be snapped back to reality with the story of someone struggling with the illness of a child, or a life altering event. When that happens you reevaluate the way in which you were processing your own circumstances; you put yourself back in check and think, “Wow! I guess I really don’t have it that bad. I need to be more thankful.”



As you continue on your life fitness journey, remember that a great deal of your training time should be spent on exercises for your brain. When it comes to fitness, the number one area of the body that is most important and most often overlooked is…the brain!



Read the rest of this article by clicking here. You will also find more video.