I met a gentlemen a couple of weeks ago
(Not like that!)
He'd called and asked to meet for a chat about helping him with his health and fitness
We'll call him Steve:
“So how can we help? What made you get in touch?” I asked
Steve replied: “I just feel like I've lost my mojo”
In about 15 years and hundreds of these conversations, no-one had ever put it quite like that
Me: “OK...tell me what do you mean by that exactly?”
Steve:
“Well...I feel tired all the time
I'm putting on weight
I'm eating rubbish
I'm very stiff; my knees hurt, my back hurts sometimes
I've got out of the habit of exercise
My sleep isn't great
My wife would probably tell you I'm a bit grumpy
I just feel a bit negative about things
I just haven't got much get up and go”
CAN YOU RELATE TO THAT?
I have to say I felt for him
But I was also IMPRESSED
Impressed because he had the self-awareness to realise he'd “lost his mojo”
And was able to explain what that meant
Impressed because he'd had the COURAGE to come and see us and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
And impressed because he knew that COMMITTING to working on his health, fitness and wellbeing
Was going to be the FASTEST and MOST EFFECTIVE was to REGAIN his MOJO
You see, it's easy to forget that our health, fitness and lifestyle is probably THE MOST POWERFUL factor in how we feel
And it has a knock on effect in EVERY AREA of our life
- Our ENTHUSIASM and MOTIVATION at work
- Our ENERGY to do stuff when we get home and at weekend
- Our PRODUCTIVITY
- How we are as a HUSBAND/WIFE/PARTNER
- How we are as PARENTS
- How we INTERACT with everyone throughout the day
- Our CONFIDENCE
- Our MINDSET
It's easy to think that your “mojo” could be gone for good
CRUSHED under the stresses and strains of life
But with a little bit of courage
And the right ADVICE
And the right SUPPORT
You CAN get it back