The Airplane Seat Reality Check

Note from me: I will be away this week speaking in Kenya, Africa. My good friend Dan Black will be moderating my comments. Thank you Dan!

Look, I already know that I’m over weight and I’m doing something about it. So I don’t need the extra motivation, right?

I still get that motivation and much more every time I fly. I’m writing this post right now in Nagoya,Japan. I’m heading home from speaking in Manila,Philippines. I was convinced with this being an international flight that they would have wider seats, makes sense for 18 hours of flying, right? I guess not every airline can be as good as Virgin Airlines!

I got on the plane in Chicago and was disappointed to see the same size seats as in a domestic flight; I knew it was going to be a long trip.

Sitting in that tiny seat for an 11 hour flight from Seattle to Tokyo really got me thinking about motivation and the need to push harder. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been eating pretty good and hitting the gym, the weight is coming off slowly but surely. However, those seats were like being poked with a hot poker while you’re running, how fast would you run to get away from that?

Now I’m thinking about going back home and right away starting to push even harder. When there’s a temptation to justify something that’s “not that bad” I’m going to scream NOOOOO! When I’m at the gym and I’m tempted to have an easier work out, I’m going to remember how red my sides were from the arm rests digging in. It’s been long enough; it’s time to take this finally journey home.

So now I’ll stop rambling on about me, are you motivated? Do you need a little more motivation?

If you’re making changes in your life right now moments like these will either make you or break you. Most of the time we lean more towards the “break you” side, it’s easier, I know because I have been there all too often.

To be completely honest with you I’m tired of leaning towards that side, I’m committed to seeing not only change in my life but changes that others would call “radical”.

When you run into these little roadblocks that will tempt your resolve look at them from a different and better perspective.

I’m sitting here right now on a flight from Japan to Detroit, I’m in the exact same seat but I don’t have the same attitude, the seat feels a little more comfortable J I’m excited for the opportunity everyday I have to change my life, after visiting another country and seeing how some live, I know I’m blessed and have no right to complain.

What I really want you to take away from this post is to view little challenges on your journey as the motivation you need to finally do those amazing things you have always dreamed about doing.

Do you think you can try?

What’s one “trial” that has happened to you that you can view as motivation?