“I can do it myself.” We often laugh at 3 year olds who make this claim because we, as adults, know that they absolutely can NOT do it themselves. Yet so often, when it comes to weight loss and fitness, we claim the same thing. We simply do not want to be accountable to others. Usually for one of two reasons.
1) Fear of failing – We worry that if we make ourselves accountable to others and we don’t manage to meet our deadline or goal, then we will look like a failure. Here’s a headline for you: You’re not perfect. You are going to fail. You’re going to miss the mark and, guess what? That’s okay! We all do it and the world continues to turn. People don’t hate you for not being perfect, they hate you when you refuse to admit that you’re NOT and pretend that you are.
2) Fear of responsibility – We worry that making ourselves accountable means we really have to make a genuine attempt. It’s so much easier to procrastinate and blame something (or someone) else for our problem. When we make ourselves accountable, we must accept that we are in control and must take responsibility for our actions (or lack of) and the consequences that arise because of them.
The fact is that none of us makes it in life alone. We can’t do things ourselves and there is always someone who helps, whether we acknowledge the fact or not. The people who succeed are the ones who accept that they need help, ask for it and use it to its full potential.
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