Choosing Your Habit

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." -Aristotle

If you wish to transform your life, look no further than your own thoughts and actions. We BECOME something when we continually take action that demonstrates a certain condition. This process of becoming can be mystifying as our mind believes one thing, yet through the action of our physical body we manifest another thing. For instance; we may WISH and be CONSCIOUS of the fact that we should make healthier food habits. This thought may be on our mind all day long. This truly is half the battle, but the real question is when it counts: Do we take action that falls in alignment with this belief? You may be THINKING about better food choices and eating controlled portions, BUT you may not be controlling yourself the way you should be when it comes down to it. Likewise, you may THINK about going to the gym all you want and you may even show up to do some exercise. Once you get there, are you PERFORMING the WORK necessary to see results? Or are you showing up and just going through the motions? A friend of mine, author Eldon Thompson once said to me in the gym, "My favorite thing about exercise is you get exactly what you put into it. If you come in and give 100% you'll get 100% out of it" Eldon couldn't be more accurate. I challenge you to challenge YOURSELF! What is it you want to be? Do you want to be lean? Do you want to be muscular? Do you want to be a better athlete? If so, don't just think it: act on it and BE it.