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Value Yourself and Motivate Yourself Value and Motivation. Two words used commonly in our language, yet do we
know their try meaning. More importantly, can we identify their true meaning
and apply it to our most treasured asset, our health. Just as importantly,
can we combine the two to consistently bring the best out of ourselves? I believe that we place true value on our overall health,
motivation flows inside us like a river. Our body and it’s health should be
like our best friend. And how do we treat our best friend, with respect and
love, for we have placed significant value on what it is that person brings
to our lives. Now think of our bodies and their health as our best friend,
and identify the value of what a healthy body brings into our lives. · The ability to simply wake up everyday refreshed and keen
to get going These are a few things that hold true value in our
respective lives, for especially the first and last of the above points are
essential for us to have, to start the river of motivation flowing in the
direction of the health we truly value. As we start to value our true health,
we begin to assign importance to the various factors which contribute to our
overall well being. These factors vary between individuals, yet it really
comes down to our lifestyle, eating habits and training/working routines.
Another factor, which I believe is often overlooked, is our dreams. By
dreams I don’t mean when you rest at night, I mean our true dreams,
ambitions and goals in our respective lives. For within our dreams lie our
principles. So, we can see our motivation
exists within the principles our
dreams are based on. This is why we must
assign importance to our dreams, for by doing so, we place
value on the motivation required to achieve
those same dreams. Do we value our dreams so much, that we can see them
becoming a reality, whether they are a great job, an ideal partner, a
healthy body or a beautiful house? I know all really do value our dreams,
for as I mentioned before, this where our principles and motivation exist.
It is our "Will to Live" if you like. So what we must do is look within ourselves to find what we
are truly value about our health, our own image of our healthy body, not a
magazine or billboard image. Yet still, we can use the magazine or billboard
to remind us of and reinforce the value we have placed on our own health.
For if we truly value a strong abdominal region six pack (a common image we
are constantly reminded of), we will also significantly value 10 correct sit
ups instead of 15 sloppy ones, 5 balanced meals a day instead of 2 big meals
and 8 hours sleep instead of 4 hours. We place value and importance on these
other factors because when we combined them, they are equal to dream we
intend to achieve, in this case a six pack. When we begin to apply this attitude of value to all aspect
of our health and body, we begin to realize the dream of ideal health. Our
eating becomes better for we value the energy the food supplies to our daily
activities. Our training/daily activities become better for we have
identified and value the role our bodies play. And of course, our body
becomes better, for we have placed true value in our relationship with it. Getting back to our dreams for a moment. In my experience,
the most of the dreams I talked about earlier which I have seen fulfilled is
the dream of a healthy body. Ironically, when most people achieve or are on
the road to achieving the dream, they start seeing the other dreams take
shape. The reason is that they have placed true value on their most
cherished asset, their health. The key, I believe, to truly enjoying ( if
not even the key to achieving) the other dreams I mentioned earlier. These are simple dreams that can be a
true reality in our lives, when we learn the true,
personal value of our health. Our bodies are
an amazing being in all their shape and form, let us value their importance
by indemnifying the role they play in our individual lives, and allowing the
river of motivation to achieve our dreams to flow thru us, unceasingly.
Adrian Caruana
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