This holiday season I am repeating a very important piece of advice because sometimes we need reminding. DO NOT give anyone unsolicited fitness stuff for whatever holidays you celebrate. It will not go well.
Here’s why. There’s this whole scale of readiness for change. It ranges from not even thinking about it yet to taking action. We can’t get ready for change for someone else. We may think they should be ready to change. We may love them and want what is best for them. We may think we are being helpful. We are wrong.
Our dear ones will not thank us, at least not sincerely. They may feel guilty or resentful or inadequate or pressured, but they will not feel supported and loved.
None of us can change anybody else. This is actually good news because it frees us up to work on what we CAN change, which is our own behavior. If we want to buy fitness stuff, we can buy it for ourselves. If our loved ones get interested, maybe we can share with them.
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