Your Last Day



Posted: Friday, November 07, 2008

by
National Council of Certified Personal Trainers

     If tomorrow was to be your last day, what would you do? Would you sleep late or get up early? Who would you see? What would you say to them? Would you do a good deed or a bad deed? Would you work or just play? Maybe a little of both.     Most people take life for granted and plod through life as though it was happening to them. They are the victims, and can't change their jobs, the money they make, the shape they're in, the relationships they have, nor their current state of happiness. It's everyone else's fault. They don't have the time, the money, the energy, the patience or the connections. I prefer not to live my life that way. I live each day as if it was my last. First of all, we all have the same amount of time; 24 hours  a day. It's how we spend that time is what makes us different. I enjoy family, friends, music, sports, education, business and helping people. Every day I try to have all these components for what could be my last day.

    My office is close to my house so I don't have far to travel to work. If that's a problem for you then perhaps move or change jobs. Life is too short to be sitting in a car three hours a day. I speak to a family member and friends every day. Cellular phones, e-mail and fax machines allow you to contact almost anyone, anywhere. Tell them you miss them or love them. This is so important. They'll be gone before you know it. I'm a musician and an athlete. I start each day with exercise and include music everyday. Someone gave you that body. How could you disrespect yourself and that entity by not taking care of it? Exercise or movement is the drug of the 21st Century. Without movement, all parts of the body shrivel up and die. Help another living thing. Water your plants, take your dog for a walk, pet your cat, work out with someone, call just to say hi. You will feel so much better for it and you will leave the planet much better for it as well. I love to learn, so I read something daily and carry a dictionary in my car to research words I don't understand. The mind is a terrible thing to waste. Stop watching so much TV. You're watching someone else act someone else's life. Not all television is bad, but too much of idle TV is a waste of the life you've been given. Study something, but remember, museums hold records of man's great achievements, but those men weren't in a museum when they achieved them. My point is, get out there and make a life for yourself. It's fairly easy. Just walk out your door, interact with people. If you want to learn how to skate then go to a skating rink. You'll meet people who like to skate. Do you want hang out with rich people then join a country club. Can't afford it? Get a job parking their cars.

    There is nothing you can't do. You must show initiative though. Make the first move. See someone you like, ask them out. You have a 50 - 50 shot. The worst is, they could say no. At least you're living. My Mother use to say, "God helps those who helps themselves." Well, you've been given a life, just one on this earth. Make the best of it.

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