Last week about to go on a call I was thinking how small the world is becoming. I was sitting in an apartment in Dublin ready to chat to a South African living in Cyprus who was going to help me with systems for CFC.
When we started chatting she commented on my accent and asked where I’m from. When I said “Ireland” she started messing about the way “everything will be grand” as she reckons all Irish people say it.
Which is funny because someone in the gym recently said that apparently Irish people complain 28 times a day – making it sound like things aren’t grand on at least 28 occasions daily. Maybe we are lucky but I genuinely don’t think that people complain that much in CFC and that is honestly said with zero sarcasm!
Two things I know people like to complain about in general are Mondays and “how hard it is to get fit.” Mondays are often because “work is a stress and they can’t wait until Friday” and getting fit is because “they have tried everything and nothing works.”
Regarding the work thing, we are not a life coaching company but I recently spoke to someone who is looking to build an exciting career for himself – only problem is there is no defined path for building this type of career, he has to collect a number of qualifications off his own bat. The way he is looking at things, every chance he gets to build on his education and qualifications is just a small step towards making his dream career happen.
Wonder if people viewed Mondays as an opportunity to build the foundations of a dream career for themselves, would they look at the start of the week differently.
When it comes to fitness and people having “tried everything,” I wonder does that include:
- Managing stress (and getting that new career if necessary!)
- Hydrating properly
- Exercising at least 3 times a week – and not just for one week
- Getting plenty of fruit and veg
- Controlling portion sizes
- Meditation
- Getting enough sleep
- Looking after digestive health
- Creating an environment which is positive for their health, both where they live and where they work
- Looking after joint health and mobility
- Etc, etc, etc
Ok this might seem like a long list but ultimately your health is not something to be left on the “it’ll be grand” list. Apart from the obvious benefits of better energy, confidence, mindset etc, the following are stats I saw at the weekend which are an indicator of how modern life is affecting our health:
“The Institute, which calculates life expectancy on behalf of the UK pension industry, now expects men in the UK aged 65 to die at 86.9 years on average, down from a previous estimate of 87.4 years. Women who reach 65 are forecast to live an average of 89.2 years – down from 89.7 years in 2018.”
Despite all the modern technologies we have, life expectancy is lowering in the UK and we can be confident that Ireland is heading in the same direction.
Recently week I heard of a lady who I met a few times in the gym passing away – I didn’t know her well but any time I saw her, she was smiling and despite being very unwell she always seemed in good form.
Speaking of the world being a small place, her profile came up on my Facebook page a while ago and when I clicked on it, her head photo had the following sentence in large writing:
“I’m going to make the rest of my life the best of my life.”
It definitely didn’t say “I’m going to give out about Monday and then maybe try and make things happen for the rest of the week.”