Are you willing to adjust your sails?

My dad saw this quote on the wall in the men’s room this past weekend at a great outside restaurant Town Docks in Meredith, NH. (Delicious food and drinks and a super fun/casual atmosphere if you are ever in the area.) I had the veggie burger wrap this time and it was delicious.

Let’s face it – there are so many things in your life that you can’t control. Why not focus on what you can change and work on adjusting to make the best of situations when things are out of your control?

Here’s an excuse I hear all the time. “I have no time to workout.”

You may not be able to change your work hours or your kid’s schedules so you may have to get creative as to when/where/how you’ll workout. Maybe you can join a gym near work and squeeze a workout in right before work or at lunch. Maybe you’ll have to invest in a few items to create a small home gym or go to bed an hour earlier so you can get up an hour earlier. Maybe you need to hire a personal trainer so that you can learn efficient workouts and be held accountable for showing up. You’ll have to figure out what is going to work for you.

Workouts do not have to be time consuming. Be a woman on a mission…get in and get out. Schedule in 3-6 hours a week to workout and give it your all during those times. C’mon you know you spend a lot more than 3 hours a week watching TV. I’ll say it again. You do not need to do long bouts of cardio to get in shape.

Check out this article on high intensity training. I particularly love the pictures. 🙂 Now, instead of looking at your lack of time as an excuse not to workout, you can adjust! Use lack of time as a reason to work on some high intensity training instead of trying to schedule long cardio sessions.

Think about these simple words of advice for today (and I will try to take my own advice). Focus on what you can change. Be nice to people around you and maybe, just maybe, they’ll be nicer in return. Be thankful for what you have instead of dwelling on what you wish you had. The wind is going to blow. Some things that come your way will be great and some not so great.

As I was working on this post I saw a post by Alwyn Cosgrove, titled Flip It. His post is based on a the book Flip It by Michael Heppell. I have never read the book, but now I am intrigued. Basically, the premise is that you can “flip” any negative situation into a positive.

Feeling negative about something or finding yourself making up excuses? Try to “adjust your sails” or “flip it”!