Word of the Week: PRlORITY
Happy Mother’s Day. 💐 This one is for all the moms out there. I’ve been coaching for a long time. And if there’s one group I’ve always loved working with more than any other — it’s moms. You know why? Because when a mom gets healthy, everybody gets healthy. No other person on the planet has more influence over the health of those around them. Not a doctor. Not a coach. Not a trainer. A mom. When you eat better, your family eats better. When you move daily, your kids see it and follow. When you sleep more, you show up differently — as a partner, a parent, a friend, a leader. When you make your health a priority, your whole world feels it. Moms don’t just influence their families. They influence their communities. Their schools. Their neighborhoods. Their world. A healthy mom is a happy mom. And a happy mom changes everything around her. ----- And yet. One of the things I hear most often from the moms I work with is this: “I need to get back to a time when I made myself a priority.” Moms are incredible at taking care of everyone else. The kids. The husband. The household. The schedules. The meals. The emotions. The everything. But themselves? That often comes last. Or not at all. And here’s what I want to say to every mom reading this today: You cannot pour from an empty cup. Your health is not selfish. It is the most generous thing you can do for everyone you love. When you are healthy — physically, mentally, emotionally — the people around you thrive. When you are depleted, the world you hold together starts to crack. You are the glue. Which means taking care of yourself is taking care of everyone. ----- So on this Mother’s Day — and every day that follows — I hope you get pampered. I hope you get a moment of quiet. I hope someone makes you breakfast and tells you how much you matter. But more than that, I hope this is the week you decide to make yourself a priority again. Not someday. Not after the kids are older. Not when things slow down.