I got a Self magazine Subcription for Christmas this year. To be honest, I very rarely find much in the magazine that I like. I guess I was looking more for a workout magazine. I think that I was comparing it to Oxygen.
Today I found this:
Confidence is Key
"I've never been a big fan of the word empowerment, but I love the concept. To me it means caring less about what others think and doing what's right for your. Follow your heart,and it will lead you to your best you. "
As I was reading this it made a lot of sense to me. Too often I find that I care about the opinions of others. Even in my workout group, I want them to view me as strong and I never want to be the last one in the pack. Would it matter if I was the last one to finish something as long as I gave it 100%? I find myself thinking about that. I can do 20 jump squats faster than anyone in my group using bad form, or I could do 20 perfect jump squats slower. I am going to chose the better form.
Last week I went running with one of the girls. Jackie, from boot camp and she said, " I am too old to care about what anybody thinks." I thought to myself, "Wow!" I am going to start caring about what I think. I am going to try not be be so hard on myself.
We need to give ourselves a break. We always want to be better/stronger/faster/thinner and when we are not we come down on ourselves. We becomea slave to the scale and beat ourselves up when we don't "measure" up.
Too often I tell women that they are doing a great job, but sometimes I think that I need to take my own advice.
Today I found this:
Confidence is Key
"I've never been a big fan of the word empowerment, but I love the concept. To me it means caring less about what others think and doing what's right for your. Follow your heart,and it will lead you to your best you. "
As I was reading this it made a lot of sense to me. Too often I find that I care about the opinions of others. Even in my workout group, I want them to view me as strong and I never want to be the last one in the pack. Would it matter if I was the last one to finish something as long as I gave it 100%? I find myself thinking about that. I can do 20 jump squats faster than anyone in my group using bad form, or I could do 20 perfect jump squats slower. I am going to chose the better form.
Last week I went running with one of the girls. Jackie, from boot camp and she said, " I am too old to care about what anybody thinks." I thought to myself, "Wow!" I am going to start caring about what I think. I am going to try not be be so hard on myself.
We need to give ourselves a break. We always want to be better/stronger/faster/thinner and when we are not we come down on ourselves. We becomea slave to the scale and beat ourselves up when we don't "measure" up.
Too often I tell women that they are doing a great job, but sometimes I think that I need to take my own advice.
