Things You Ask Thursday! #1
Remember when I said “DM me!” on Instagram any questions you would like for me to answer? Well here are five answered for you today! What do you mean, “just show up” in your posts? If you have been following my journey for awhile now, then you know I use the phrase “just show up” a lot. That is me trying to subtly say that having motivation is not what makes people successful. Motivation, alone, will not get you to where you want to be. Consistency and showing up when you don’t feel like it is where you are going to see success. For example, I want to lead a fit postpartum journey, right? Easier said than done! It’s something I share a lot of on my social media pages. Last night, I went to swim laps at 8:30 p.m. after I got both babies to sleep. Do you think I had deep desire to go jump into a cold pool? Heckkkk no! I wanted to binge-watch Bravo and eat a Lean Cuisine pizza! However, I still went. You know why? I have programmed myself to go workout even when I am not motivated because I know once I’m done I’ll be so glad I did it. Mentally, I have trained myself to workout when I don’t feel like it because I know those are the most important workouts...the ones you don’t feel like doing. When people tell me, "I just don’t have the motivation that you have”. (A cop-out excuse for why they aren’t able to achieve their specific goals)I usually just laugh it off, but I really want to fire back that I actually do not have much motivation... that a lot of times I’m dead tired as I head to the gym. Motivation is just a temporary feeling that we ALL experience from time to time. It is not what helps people obtain success. Consistency and showing up even when you don’t want to, THAT is what separates the successful from the mediocre. Fitness is something I have mastered - where I do not count on motivation alone because I know it is not the golden ticket to my success. Does walking really help you with postpartum anxiety? Walking has helped me so much with postpartum anxiety, especially the first few months! There is something very empowering about putting my babies in the stroller and taking [...]