Despite what you may feel like right now, you are not ALONE!
I think we all have moments when we feel alone in our journey, whether that journey be health and fitness or just part of our walk through life. It is easy when we get down and discouraged to feel like we our left out their on our own! There is an old adage that say everyone loves you when your are on the mountain and no one walks with you through the valleys. What is most interesting is that the valleys are when we need others the most.
Here are three benefits of walking through your valleys with someone else:
1) Two are stronger than one.
There is a bible passage the says two are better than one because there is a better reward for their work. Find someone to journey with you - a workout partner, a running partner, an accountability partner who checks in on you. If your journey is not health and fitness, find someone who can partner with you in business or even just in your life.
2) Plateaus get broken
It is amazing what happen when you partner yourself with someone else. The combined energy does not just create double the energy, but has the potential to create synergy. There is an story that paints this that says if one horse can pull 700 pounds and another horse can pull 800 pounds, what is the total they can pull together? Most would answer 1500 pounds. You would be wrong. The combined efforts created a maximum of 3000 pounds. If you partner yourself with someone else who is willing to push and give effort as much as you are than your efforts get compounds past what you can do by yourself. Weight loss plateaus, running plateaus, fitness plateaus will be shattered!
3) You need someone!
"You know that I can use somebody. Someone like you!" The King of Leons penned those lyrics, but they are true for all of us. We all could use somebody. Somebody to struggle with, someone to celebrate with, someone to overcome with, someone to face the challenge with. You and I both need a "somebody" to go with us! Maybe this is a silly question, but what is the point of getting fit and healthy if you don't have any to celebrate the milestones right along side you! Find a "somebody"!
If you need help finding a someone, I would love to get you connected to some other somebodys with similar health and fitness goals! Bear this in mind when we are partnered with others in life, when one of us wins, we all win! I want to win alongside you!
Coach Jeff
