After a full year of hard work we all need a little bit of pampering and some sort or reward.

Just like my last day in China, after my intensive schedule (a 2 hour training every 4 hours, around the clock, day and night for 10 straight days) I paid myself a very unique kind of Chinese foot massage.

















With most of the training being mostly static, immoveable, standing positions, my feet were in need of some pampering.

After, walking outside felt like walking on sponges, I was relaxed but rejuvenated at the same time.

Which is exactly what you should do as well after you've maintained and "stuck with" a certain fitness routine or you've followed healthy eating habits or lost the desired weight.

You should celebrate with some sort of reward.

The biggest mistake people make is reach a goal and immediately set another one without rewarding yourself or taking the time to treat yourself to some sort of self-indulging activity.

It's during that reward time that you can reflect on how good you feel when you do what you've set out to do (exercise regularly, eat right, no smoking, reaching a certain rank in martial arts, etc...) and you can even smile and think about all the people who told you you couldn't do it or didn't believe in you.

Then when you return to maintaining and surpassing the goals you've set, you'll attack them with double the enthusiasm and determination while feeling refreshed and unstoppable.

Master Yourself,

Sibok M

P.S. If tackling the world of Internal Martial Arts has been a goal of yours but failed to act on it, here's a great place to start.

Labels: China Trip, Chinese Culture, Massage, Reflexology, Relaxation, Sibok Martin Patenaude, Wudang Neigong