Fit for Life: Stop Being You

Saturday, January 23, 2021

Matt Espeut, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

 

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I am what I am and that’s all that I am, I’m Popeye the sailor man, was a quote used by a wimpy cartoon character that found superpowers in a can of spinach when he needed to change his identity, gain strength and save the day.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t work for us human beings.

When we want to make a change, we need to set the intention, create specific goals, and change our identity to become somebody else.

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It’s great to “be yourself” or “just be you”, unless you are struggling financially, overweight and in danger of creating health risks that could kill you.

When that’s the case, it’s time to change your identity and stop being you and lose the “I am what I am” mantra.

 

Let me explain....

 

If you tell yourself that “I’m not a workout person” or I can’t drink all the required water throughout the day, then you not only need to develop the habits, you need to become a workout person that drinks 1/2 their bodyweight in ounces of water daily.

 

How do you do that?

 

Lose the words and sayings such as, “I can’t, I’m not good at, I’m not X type of person, I don’t like to, or that’s not me”.

Just like Clark Kent, and Popeye, we need to change our identity and become the individual you need to be in order to accomplish the goals you envision for yourself.

I’m not a morning person.

I totally feel you on this because I hate to wake up in the morning. If I could sleep till 8:30 AM every day I would be a very happy person, however that is not possible.

So, you need to become a morning person, or you need to figure out a way to overcome the suck factor that comes with getting up early.

Some people love to jump out of bed and skip their way through the day.

I’m not one of them, however I still do it because I want to be productive and get shit done throughout the day, and I know that starting my day 2.5 hours later than usual will set me back.

It’s normal to choose the easy way out.

I used to pull the “I’m not good with technology” card as an excuse for not trying to get better at it. I still struggle with it, and it doesn’t come naturally to me, like construction work does, but I dropped the label I gave myself, and either figure things out, do it the hard way, or hire someone to do it for me.

We are human and our natural instinct is to seek comfort, however we will never grow in our comfort zone.

I am not a formally educated person, but I do read and learn what I need to from others. I don’t use my lack of education as an excuse to be complacent or strive to be mediocre.

I did not create any of the content and topics that I write about, I am just relaying information that I learn, and want to share with you the techniques and strategies that I am using to help myself improve.

I am by no means where I need to be, and I need to continually change my habits and actions in order to grow and achieve the success I envision for myself.

I am a great fitness coach, but I struggle with the business end. I opened my gym with zero knowledge on how to run a legitimate business, and it’s taken me twice the time to grow than someone with a business background, however I show up and do the work.

I stopped telling myself that I’m not a businessman and started attending summits and seminars on how to get better. I knew if I kept telling myself what I wasn’t, I wouldn’t be.

We have even changed our philosophy at Providence Fit Body Bootcamp regarding our challenges and programs.

Now we no longer put fitness and nutrition at the forefront, we talk about mindset and habits as the initial progression to achieving success with your health and fitness programs.

 

We’ve gone in depth with our body scans and training to teach people how to change their habits and actions before worrying about what exactly to eat

Let’s face it, everyone knows that sugar and junk food is bad, and chicken and broccoli is good.

We also know that lifting weights and doing metabolic training will improve our health, yet few people actually do the work.

This is a combination of low discipline, self-integrity, and the drive to change your story, and change your current state.

Who wants to be sick, and overweight? Not too many people, however many fall into the routine of self-sabotage and feel like they weren’t supposed to be fit and healthy.

You create this false identity that you weren’t built for that lifestyle, and or you blame bad genes on your situation, when all it takes is a flip of the switch to alter your mindset and change your identity and who you currently are.

The other day a woman started to tell me why she couldn’t eat properly. She started to blame it on her work schedule. I cut her off and asked, “Is there anyone else in your situation that is in great shape and follows a healthy routine?’ She paused, looked at me and said “Yes, you are right, I just need to focus more and try harder.” BOOM, she got it, and left with a different set of thoughts.

Everything starts with a thought, and what resonates with what’s in your head. The words you tell yourself will become a reality unless you make the changes and create a winner’s mindset and identity.

 

Is this easy? Hell no. It takes hard work and the willingness to change.

If you are not willing to do the work and make difficult changes, it will never happen. However, if you know you are not who you want to be, or if you are not where you want to be then it’s time to start.

Society has taught us to focus on the things we can’t do and the things we don’t have. It’s time to flip the script, install some self-confidence, and become more aware of the things we have and can do.

Change your identity and the person you currently are into the person you want to be, and start accomplishing the goals you set, by implementing a new mindset, habits and create a new version of you.

 

Committed to your success,

Matt

 

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