I know myself well enough to know that if it's not my idea, if I'm not "all in" on something, it won't happen. Being "all in" can look many ways, but it always involves a major choice or sacrifice. Here is an example: Joe decides he's going to Get Healthy!  Joe doesn't currently exercise regularly, he does help his kids sports teams. He doesn't consciously choose his meals, he eats what's available, usually fast food or dinner with the family. Joe now has to make some choices....or are they sacrifices? If Joe is excited about his soon-to-be-healthy body, he won't feel like it's a sacrifice to get up early to exercise before work, he'll likely see it as a choice. Likewise, he won't see bringing lunch from home as a sacrifice of his usual burger and fries, but rather a choice to eat better.

What if Joe's wife was the person who decided that they needed to Get Healthy and he wasn't really excited about the idea? He might see getting up early as a sacrifice of sleep, and bringing lunch as a sacrifice of convenience or taste. 

So many people begin a journey to improve themselves with a mindset of sacrifice and loss. They focus on all the things they'll never get to do or have. The things they have to give up. Positive change has to start from a POSITIVE MINDSET. We have to focus on the goal, the reason, the why and the how, it's possible. When your focus is positively motivated, you begin to see choices and opportunities to move toward your goal. 

Which mindset are you in right now? Here are a few ways to test your mindset. 

Put it into practice! Sit down and write down your end goal. Then list the positive choices you can make to achieve it. Number them from the easiest or smallest, to the most challenging, and start with #1 ASAP. Once you've knocked out 1, move to 2, 3, 4 and so on. You'll find that the positive momentum from making each little choice will help you to maintain that positive mindset and get you farther down your path to the very best version of you!

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