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Love or Fear – Which One is Your Motivator?



Have you ever stopped to think about your motivation for the many choices in your day?  Have you ever stopped to think about how your motivation affects the results you have in your life? 

Here are a few scenarios to think about:
Do you workout because you are afraid of being overweight and out of shape or do exercise because you love and respect your body?  Do you eat organic food because you are afraid of disease or because you love to give yourself the best nutrition you can?  How about with your family – do you help your kids with their homework because you are afraid they will fail on their own or do you help them because you love them and want to see them succeed?  Finally, do you say “yes” to something because you are afraid of letting the other person down, afraid of how they may react if you say “no” or are you saying “yes” because you enjoy the activity and spending time with that person?

Fear and love cannot exist together.  When you make decisions during your day, are you making these decisions out of fear or because you love yourself and are passionate about life?  This will make all the difference in the quality of your life! Anita Moorjani, author of “Dying to Be Me”, explained it to me this way “It’s not about being positive, or funny, or the law of attraction – it’s about the extent of how you love and value yourself.  When we feel love and passion for ourselves then the choices we make (to exercize, eat healthy, etc.) will help us to have that in our lives.”  Our mind is very powerful and fear-based decisions have a completely different impact on our physical and mental health.  We may not see the impacts immediately, but those fear-based decisions are slowly affecting us, in one way or another!

So where do you stand on the LOVE/FEAR line?  I suspect that many of you, like me, will admit both are active in your life, depending on the situation.  Starting now, I challenge you to get really mindful when planning your week and making decisions throughout your day.  Pay attention to your self-talk and commit to use the mindset of LOVE versus FEAR.  Doing so will bring you one step closer to your goals and creating the Best Version of You!
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