Could Poor Diet Arise from Negative Views about the Future?

Do we kid ourselves about what we expect from our lives?

Could we have two voices ringing in our heads? One is the upbeat go get’m rah rah that says let’s work hard and reach all our goals. The other is the quiet little murmur that says it is unlikely we are going to get the break we need to really achieve happiness and financial prosperity.

If everyone had great expectations of having all the achievement and money they ever wanted, wouldn’t they be getting prepared to look and perform their very best so that they could take advantage of the opportunity when it broke?

An athlete that knows he has talent and expects to compete with the best in his field is eating and training to someday be number one. The surfers in tournaments all seem to be incredible and capable of winning any tournament given they are on top of their game and get the good rides.

Then I see the average person living their everyday lives by going to work, coming home, having a few drinks and getting obliterated on the weekends. Their nutrition is rarely special and they seem to be resigned to a less than desired fate. Even if they are athletic they are not training extra to be extra special.

It seems that the general mentality is that we have been whipped by over powering forces of resistance to prevent us from really getting on top of the world. True, everyone cannot be Bill Gates. But everyone could have equal gratitude and appreciation for being here and being blessed with a mind and body that can deliver ecstatic results.

I am personally dedicated to build on a long term perspective that creates true gradual gains. I feel I am always in training. I eat the best I can and add as much physical activity to my schedule that I can manage without over training or exhausting myself.

I have enjoyed my progress and can see myself distancing my capabilities from some of the people around me who are doing the same old same old. I have patience and don’t try to accomplish everything in a week. I don’t set goals that will cause me to be disappointed and give up the ghost.

I listen to the voice that says we can be everything we want to be if we make the investment. We have to be realistic and have faith that the Japanese motto of “kaizen”, a little improvement at a time, makes us much happier with our personal state each year.

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