Thursday, June 3, 2010

"What's my Motivation? What's YOUR Motivation?"

Hello all,
My compettion is in a few weeks and my nerves have been on edge. Not because of the diet and the fatigue from the extra cardio. In between the bouts of rain and self-doubt, sometimes I lose motivation. However, when I think about that fateful day when I am standing on that stage in my famous clear heels that I got cracked on for owning/doing shoots in, and my turquoise suit that i will be bedazzling myself with my head full of curls and hoop earrings, it gets me off the couch and on the bus. When I think about the story that I will one day tell about how this contest came about during a time of financial crisis, it's worth it. Yes, I am the underdog. My fellow competitors have their own clique. I work out alone. I eat alone. I pray and ask God to send me angels as spotters. But the underdog doesn't always stay under. I have to remind myself that I have been training for 12 years with so many other challenges, why give up now? Or at all? I am doing this for me, because if this personal training isn't my claim to fame, at least I know I went down fighting. That's what motivates me..as well as the support of my family, friends, and facebook peeps.
On the flipside, I am trying to run a business and the first thing that I ask a potential client is "What is your motivation?" The answers range from: "My husband/boyfriend/babydaddy cheated on me", "I hate the way that I look ( but you did a photo shoot with your behind hanging out in a thong?) " , "I want to lose just my stomach ( so misinformed) ", yada , yada, yada. I hear them all. When it's time to discuss the actual PROCESS of improvement there is always an excuse..."My boyfriend likes me fat," "I don't have time", "I have a kid". Worthless excuses. Do I get frustrated? Yes, because during that spiel I could have a V8 Fusion. True motivation comes from that great thing called willpower. Much like common sense, it's a free gift that some people don't want. I should not have to sit here and give you a speech on the wonders of getting off the couch and going for a brisk walk with ...the dog, the babydaddy, the kid, the babydaddy and the kid....the babbydaddy, the kid and the dog...see my point? Why be motivated by the negative? Especially when it's a personal choice?  I don't need to elaborate. Bottom line, if you want better, think better about yourself. I'm not your mind, your self-esteem, or your free will. But I can be your trainer.

So what's your motivation?

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