Do You Practice What You Preach?

I got back from two weeks in the UK this week. It was good to go back and see family and I had a great time but it left me absolutely drained. I couldn’t quite understand why this should be so at first but after a bit of thought I am sure that I now know.

 

When I worked in sales I was always tired, always run down and constantly getting niggly colds and infections. I would rarely go 6 months without picking up some bug and this was very frustrating and not a little annoying

 

When I started training to become a life coach I made some major changes in my life. My workweek was slashed from about 80 hours to a more sensible 40 hours, my stress levels plummeted and my relationships with those around me improved. Those of you that read my Blog regularly also know that I am keen on meditation (something by the way that I would have howled with derision at 4 years ago) and regularly do cardio vascular exercise either running or mountain biking.

 

I feel that as a life coach it would be a bit hypocritical to look completely unhealthy so consequently I try and keep in reasonable shape and practice what I preach.

 

That attitude didn’t so much go out the window when I was back in the UK but took the glass out, removed the frame and kicked the wall down such was my lack of self-discipline. I meditated once and that was on the plane over, I didn’t do any exercise except one round of golf without a buggy (I know, not exactly heart pumping stuff), I ate way too much greasy food and drank too much alcohol. The net result was I slept poorly which is always my Achilles heel even when I am calmer

than Sven-Goran Eriksson on Prozac and felt like I was running on empty most of the time.

 

I could beat myself up for my hedonistic rampage or I could learn from it and move on. I think I’m going to take the latter option because dear reader as you well know, beating yourself up is never a good idea.

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