Feel stuck? This week’s Metabolic Metaphor can shed some light. In an area most people aren’t looking.
🐑 A sheep in a field.
🐺 A young wolf is caught by an old wolf boasting about how fit and strong he is, and how lazy all the prey animals are. “Is that so” the old wolf replies.
🐑 The old wolf goes next to a field full of sheep.
A sheep looks at the old wolf through the fence. How are you so slim and fit. The sleep asks, “I wish I was like you.”
🐺 The old wolf replies “I run every where. All you do is eat and eat. Why don’t you run a bit more and eat a bit less.”
🐑 The sleep say thanks for the advice and begins his journey running around the field. The rest of the flock start to laugh at him and say come here stop running and eat some grass you silly sheep.
🐺 A week passes and the wolf comes past the field for a visit. How are you getting on?” the sheep, sheepishly replies “well, I did start but then I just got back into my old habits.”
🐑 The wolf says “I thought this would happen and it’s not your fault. You see I’m a predator and you are prey. You only run when you are being chased. Because your food is right here. I run when I’m hungry because if I don’t run I don’t eat. UNFORTUNATELY for you I’m hungry now.“
🐺 The wolf leaps the fence and the sheep scared begins to run as fast as he can. With the wolf right behind.
After while of chasing the sheep, the wolf leaves and rejoins his pack.
🐑 The young wolf watched the whole chase perplexed and asked the old wolf “why did you not eat the sheep?”
🐺 The old wolf replies “because there is a little wolf in all of us. I wanted to bring it out in that sheep, not for the sheep but to show you that you’re a wolf and you surround yourself with wolfs that reinforce our ways, it keeps you lean, strong and fit. That sheep is around other sheep which keeps it slow and docile, but given the right conditions the sheep didn’t stop running.”
“You both are products of external pressure from your environment, you are not better, you have the right environment to thrive.”
🐑 Most people are forged with external pressure. One environment can foster positive habits while another bad habits. When you are in the right environment you begin to build a stack of positive habits.
🐺 However if you are a sheep be careful because all external pressure will affect you. Both the old wolf and the rest of the flock. The wolf will guide you to your goals and the flock will keep you down.
🌀Your environment matters, it has a huge impact on your outcome. This includes the people around you, what you are exposed too what watch, see, listen and read. All very powerful at bringing you down.
📖Aim to create an environment that supports your goals and aspirations.
🐑 If you don’t have internal drive why not hire a wolf To give you the chase?
🐺 If you are a young wolf, why not hire a wise wolf to show you the way.
🙌🏼This is coaching. Advice, accountability with no judgement.
🐑Sheep spend most of their lives afraid of the wolf only to be eaten by the shepherd.
🌟Thanks for reading -Angus
Personal Trainer | Metabolic Coach
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