Greetings to all my new Shapers ! I am Dwayne Bester , but to most , I am known as Dee Best and welcome to Shaping Lives ! I want to thank Just Me Magazine ’ s , Founder , Alice Boswell for allowing me the space to share my thoughts and footsteps in my journey to get into a better shape , a new lifestyle . That lifestyle is Out Of Shape Fitness . This is a motivational fitness apparel brand I created through the efforts of losing . I know there is somebody asking what do I mean by that . Through the unwanted efforts of losing , you have the greatest opportunity to find out who you are .
You are given opportunities to reshape your life . This life has its moments where being out of shape not only affects your entire being but it can affect the people around you . Being out of shape is more than just physical . Being out of shape can be spiritual , emotional , financial and of course physical . When I started to work out of the shape I was in ; I came up with three Shaper initiatives ; Realize , Motivated and Inspire , that I applied to my life that set up the 4 Pillars Of Fitness that completes our life ’ s cycle of operation . ( The 4 POF will be explained in next month ' s issue in detail .)
First , you have to REALIZE when you are out of shape . You have to take a hard , long look at yourself and ask the questions . Are you spiritually out of shape ? Have you lost faith in everything and everyone ? Emotionally , are you able to cope with your current life status ? Is the pressure to produce getting to you ? Maybe you are financially out of shape ? Are bills piling up due to lack of funds or job loss ? Or , are you just simply physically out of shape ? Have you packed on the pounds due to your hectic schedule or the stress from everything else going on in your life ? When you let go of the fear of loss , this realization will allow you to be receptive to become MOTIVATED to change , which is step two .
Some of us need that hard push to get us going . Sometimes it could be something minor or a life-changing event that kicks you into gear . But there are those who need to be thrown overboard with a faulty life jacket . This action should motivate you to stay afloat and swim . Unfortunately , most will drown due to the lack of faith in themselves that would allow them to overcome the obstacles in their path . You have to be motivated to break free from your iniquities .
The third step is to INSPIRE . When you have gone through a life changing experience , you are now held to a higher accord and are left with a feeling to share your testimony , because trust me , there is someone who will look to you for inspiration to workout of the shape they are in and into the best shape that will fit their lives . It takes a positive action to set off the ripple effects of change , which can spread through a community and create a lifestyle .
We would love to hear your stories of getting out of the shape you are in and into the shape that has changed your life . Until the next time , shape up and shout it out , I Am Out Of Shape !
For more information about Out Of Shape Fitness apparel , please visit www . outofshapefitness . com .
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