Some of you may know that I am a bit of a music junkie. I love music. It’s a good thing because working in a gym most of my life has allowed me to hear a lot of different tunes through the years.
There’s a classic song from the 1980s by Rockwell called, “Some body’s Watching Me” Anybody that knows anything about music knows that this song was a hit because Michael Jackson was singing the hook, “I always feel like, some body’s watching me”, and not so much because of Rockwell’s ability.
Anyway, I was reminded of this song today as I was playing with my son. He has began the stage in life where he is mimicking everything I do. We were using sidewalk chalk and as I took my foot to brush away some dirt, he did the same thing. It’s kind of funny to watch him copy me (except when he asks for his phone because he needs to do work and send somebody a message at 10pm at night, I have to be better about that)
However, Lucas is constantly watching me and I have to ask myself the question, What am I teaching him? What am I teaching him about life? About my attitude? About my priorities? About this world? From a fitness perspective it begs the question, “What am I teaching him about the importance of health? About exercise? About nutrition? Rest? Balanced living? Determination? Dedication? Laziness? The list could go on and on. You see it’s not what I say to my kids that they’ll remember, it’s what they see me do.
So let me ask you two questions. 1. Who is watching you? 2. What are you teaching them? It may not be your children watching you but it may be your co-workers, your neighbors, your wife. Regardless of who it is important to continually ask yourself if you are conveying the kinds of messages that you want others to know about you.
For example, it would be hard for me to tell my son, or my clients, that rest and proper nutrition are extremely important to living a productive life and at the same time drink soda and junk food all the time just to make myself feel better from the 4 hours of sleep that I get nightly. It doesn’t add up and actions always speak louder than words.
This week take a look at your life and see which your speaking louder with, your actions or your words?
If it helps, go ahead and download the Rockwell song on itunes….I’m sure he could use the money.
