Surface or Substance

Now that you are on your fitness journey and you have that new found confidence and physique, enjoy the positive things that may come your way.  You’ll meet new people, maybe explore new opportunities.  You may also now have the strength to make a major change in your life.  As you continue your fitness journey, always remember to be true and honest with yourself.  You’ll be surprised how different you perceive others and more importantly, how they perceive you. 

Be careful, you want to avoid becoming self-centered or self-absorbed by creating your own little reality show and blind to what’s beautiful around you. We all want to have an attractive image. But there’s something to be said for humility.  Man or Woman, we are surrounded by images of what we are led to believe is attractive. We tend to compare ourselves to the image created by media or to others around us.  What is beauty and what does being attractive mean to you?  What are the qualities you look for (other than the obvious) in a woman or man?  Are you more surface or substance?  It’s okay to be honest.  In business and in our personal lives, the first perception of a person is their appearance.  That’s why we go to the gym and one of the main reasons people work with personal trainers.  There’s nothing wrong with wanting to look and feel good as long as it’s kept in perspective. 

When you meet someone, look beyond the surface and what you think you see.  You never know what someone might be going through. Use that new found strength and energy to make a difference in someone’s life.  See the beauty in front of you. It may be cliché but looks are only skin deep and beauty is truly in the eyes of the beholder.  Be confident and smile, you will be the most exquisite person in the room!