What Does Being A Successful Entrepreneur Have To Do With Going To The Gym?

Last April I joined a gym for the first time in my life! At the time I didn't realize how my entrepreneurial skills would help me reach my fitness goals. One may wonder, what does being a successful entrepreneur have to do with going to the gym?

To the average person, there would be no connection. But to be successful at the gym, just like anything new, we have to push ourselves to do activities that we are not good at, don't know how to do, and in many cases, just don't "feel" like doing. When I started this fitness commitment I signed a 1 year contract.....and to me it was exactly THAT....a COMMITMENT I was making to myself.

When I started I was clumsy in the classes, I was probably the weakest in the class in terms of physical strength, I had no stamina, and I even showed up for my first cardio dance class in sandles and didn't even own a pair of sneakers....much to the eyebrow raising of the instructor! So this was not an area I had expertise in or was a born natural at!

This can be comparable to becoming an entrepreneur for the first time. Many people are like this "fish out of water" scenario. But, like the new gym member, there are some specific strategies I have learned being a successful entrepreneur that I have applied to the gym as well...

-I put all my class commitments in my daytimer prior to each week and I work around them.

-If I have to miss a class due to a commitment, I find a replacement time to get an extra workout in to replace it

-When I was new and felt clumsy when all the class knew the routine - they were going left when I was going right - I just kept with it until I got the routine

-When I started I literally could not lift my body weight off the yoga mat, I was too weak - but I pushed myself to do what I COULD do - today, I held my body up in a push up position on ONE HAND AND ONE LEG! The strength has come because I keep showing up and doing what I can do to the best of my ability.....I have learned in business - this leads to breakthroughs!

-I push myself to keep doing better each time I go - I don't worry about what others are doing, I compete against myself.

-I had a committed attitude right from the start - not "I'll try this for a month or two and see how it goes" This was a commitment I was making to myself.

Here I am 8 months later..... I have never felt better or healthier, I lost a ton of weight, have more energy, and have really taken control of my body, instead of letting "aging" take control of my body. What an empowering feeling this is!

I recognize the growth I have experienced in my physical fitness and how connected this is to the disciplines I have applied to become a successful entrepreneur. It all comes down to the power of our minds, and removing the limitations and past conditioning we have around our thoughts. When you learn to do that in any area of your life, it will transfer great results into other areas of your life as well....

In Your Service,

Debbie Ruston
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