I read something earlier in the week about the language we use in front of our children.
It was really interesting.
How a simple change of the word used to describe something can have a long lasting affect. We’re very aware of the words we use around food choices, likes and dislikes etc because of experiences in our past.
We don’t have good or bad foods, unhealthy or healthy; just food. There are always vegetables on our plates and we encourage the kids to try a little of something each day, just in case they like it now that they are older and more grown up.
The thing I read took a similar approach regarding life in general and would work for every situation. Making a positive experience out of it.
It was about being lucky enough to “get” to go to work and that the family benefits with nice food and holidays etc. A simple, yet powerful word change.
“Getting” to go to work rather than “having” to, makes it a completely different experience.
The same is true of exercise, in our house we both go to train and never are a big thing out of it. As a result, it’s something the kids see as a part of the day or week.
They set themselves up little circuits in the garden because that’s something you do when you’re a grown up.
Exercise should be fun and something that you “get” to do to reward your body with movement.
That exercise could be anything from a walk with a friend to a circuit session with a coach; as long as you get a bit out of breath and sweat a little, you’re rock and roll.
What could you change from a “have to” to a “get to” which would make it a better experience?
Darren “go getter” Checkley
