Self Motivation

I believe the difference between an obese person and a well-fit person is mostly the amount of self motivation one has towards being fit. America is known for having the highest population of obesity in the world and it’s a major factor when it comes to health. How do we have the highest population of obesity you might ask? My answer would have to be the amount of fast food America eats every day. At least 1 in 4 people a day eat some sort of fast food everyday in America. That is a tremendous amount of unhealthy eating that can eventually hurt our country. This is where self motivation comes in, when people decide to actually try to become in shape and take care of their bodies. One of the highest year revolutions in America is to go to the gym and start becoming in shape again. Personally I feel a lot more confident in myself when I stay in shape by going to the gym everyday.  When you feel more confident in yourself you start to do a bunch of tasks better. For example you could be getting better grades that you are getting in shape, you could also be more open to people and create more conversations between your peers. I wouldn’t say that the people that are a tad overweight aren’t trying, but I believe that it is a team effort. One way you could help someone is going to the gym with them and pushing yourselves to become more in shape. Having a gym buddy is probably one of the most amazing things you could have, two people trying to motivate each other to stay in shape because they care about each other. I know that people over time will eventually start to realize what an unhealthy life they are living and try to fix it by doing all sorts of things, not just specifically the gym, but as little as running a mile everyday.

Compliments

Have you ever gave a random person you have never interacted with or even seen before a compliment? If you have, did the person respond with a “thank you?” as if they thought you were being sarcastic? One of the saddest things that people deal with in their everyday lives is how to receive and give compliments towards people.At school the other day, as I was walking past the front office I saw this girl that didn’t have the happiest look on her face.So I kindly gave her the compliment of “hey you look really nice today” as I walked by, She immediately smiled and said “thank you” I was glad I could boost up someone’s confidence. Now while you’re giving a compliment, the person who is on the receiving end can be thinking two types of ways, one would be “ wow he/she is totally flirting with me.” And another would be “ is this person being serious? or just trying to give me a hard time.” That’s when you receive the almighty “thank you?” response. Compliments are great, everyone deserves them. Just a single compliment can changes someone’s mood of the day in a second. They could be feeling down in the gutters when all of a sudden you hit them up with “ hey your hair looks really nice today.” Making a persons day better…. Now that sound’s hard for some but it really doesn’t take much. I don’t quite understand why people don’t do the little things. The little things make the big picture. So next time you see someone that doesn’t look in the greatest mood, feel free to give them a self-motivational boost by saying a couple of nice words and see what the reaction is.

 

Selflessness

One of the nicest qualities of a human being has to be selflessness. The act of helping someone else instead of your own needs goes a long way. An example of this is would be everyone’s day to day life, when you’re just taking a stroll down the park or walking in a shopping complex you’ll eventually bump into a person that is homeless in need for any help. Most people walk by these people assuming that if they were to just give them money they would only go use it for alcohol or beer or cigarettes which is truly a sad thing to think about. You would only wish that they would spend the money you give them on more valuable things like a place to live for the day or new clothes to wear. But being selfless doesn’t always have to be related to materialistic things like money. It could be as simple as spending your time to make someone feel not lonely or making sure that someone gets somewhere safe. An example of this could simply be just giving your friend a ride home after a party. Even though he lives on the other side of the town and it would cost you a lot in gas, you still do it because you put others first before yourself. People who are selfless do face a real problem though,and that is getting “walked on”. There are people out there in the world that take advantage of others and do very hurtful things to people. If you are selfless you want to make sure that you aren’t someones “toy” and can stand up for yourself and know your limits.There was a time where my mom had gave a homeless man her left over money that she had from shopping.I kid you not this man’s eyes opened so wide that you could see through them. I was very happy to see this man’s day be made and I was very proud of my mom to do such an act.

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