I’ve been looking at personally using the power of finding the right incentive to help me reach my goals. Finding the perfect incentive can be like flicking a light switch on when it comes to creating change and transformation in my mind and body. When my daughter Lily was younger I felt how much she needed her dad around, and no matter how sick I got, I was able to pull it back together because of how much I thought she needed me. Once I find the incentive that is right for me, things that were too tough to accomplish the day before seem easy all of a sudden. The incentive I find might be different a day from now or a year from now, but letting myself be aware that I need this incentive to change and transform will help make things a lot easier for me.
Recently I was emailing my doctor and the medical director of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing Dr David Simon one of my health updates. He thinks I am ready to reach for a goal of what I weighed when I was a gymnast many years ago. This instantly seemed impossible to me, there is no way I could see myself at a weight I haven’t even thought about in over a decade. As our conversation continued Dr Simon helped me try to find what might be a good incentive for me. He offered the type of incentive I can only dream about one day, "being happy and in the light" was something that he thought could keep me moving forward, but it is just not the right incentive for me at this moment in time. I see different goals that I want to reach in life before I can think about being at that level of happiness. As our emails continued I asked Dr Simon if I reached the weight goal he suggests if he would consider helping me reach my goals. He said "yes," and like a flick of a light switch, the thought of reaching the impossible weight now seems like no big deal, patience is a whole other story... One day being happy and enjoying the spiritual light will be something I aim for, and thanks to Dr Simon I know it is something that will always be in my reach.
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