The Power of "NO"

This one word played such an important role in my Transformation Journey…and it will in yours, too!

There is one word that played a critical role in my transformation

Can you guess what it is?

The word “no”

That’s right. Finding my voice and being able to say no was a total gamechanger for me

Prior to this journey, I was a people pleaser. I would so easily sacrifice myself, my wants and my needs in order to try to make others happy and comfortable

Careful not to offend

Well, the result was I was continuously putting myself last

AND IT SHOWED

It was only when I started yielding the POWER of the word NO that my life truly changed

I not only said no to bad habits (binge eating, my sedentary lifestyle, out of control stress) but all of the situations, events, plans and choices that didn’t serve me. I set BOUNDARIES

Because by not saying no to things that did not serve me, I wasn’t valuing myself

(And it’s very hard to be in a transformative mindset when you are not valuing yourself)

When you transform, it requires our needs to take a front seat in our life. There’s no longer room for all the things that don’t move us forward. And out of this, being able to say no becomes a NECESSITY

And you know what?! The more I started to say no, the better I felt!

Each utterance of the word was a signal to my subconscious mind that I MATTER.

My needs MATTER. My health MATTERS. My integrity MATTERS. My time MATTERS.

Nowadays…when I’m faced with a situation or decision that I know is not in alignment with my path…”no” flows out of my mouth so easily.

I don’t try to back it up with excuses or apologies. It’s just “no”

Simply, beautifully….just “no”

And just like weightlifting, the more you start to wield the power of this word, the easier it gets

And the more your mind TRULY realizes that you are IMPORTANT

Verbal reps along with our weightlifting reps! Let’s make this a thing!!

The messages we tell ourselves are everything