If you are trying to look 10 years younger or older, there is no shortage of information or products to help you achieve your goal. Nowadays, it seems that everywhere there is some new product or cosmetic procedure that claims to eliminate wrinkles, restore elasticity, restore radiance … the list goes on and on.
But before you try that breakthrough product or visit that new medical day spa, there are 3 anti-aging traps you need to know about. Fall for one of these, and no matter what products you’re using, you could be undermining your results without even knowing it.
Anti-aging trap # 1- No passion for anti-aging or complete acceptance of the aging process
“Passion for the fight against aging?” you say. “Of course I have a passion for the fight against aging. Why do you think I spend hundreds of dollars on products and procedures?”
Let’s get one thing clear: the passion for fighting aging and looking 10 years younger has nothing to do with how many products you buy or how many visits you schedule with your plastic surgeon. The passion for the fight against aging begins in the brain:
For example: every morning when I wake up, the first thing on my mind is the fight against aging. I am constantly researching, studying, putting test ideas into practice to keep myself and feel younger and more vibrant. I really enjoy it and not a day goes by without me thinking about anti-aging and trying to look 10 years younger.
Now I know that everyone can’t or can’t even wake up with anti-aging in the brain. There are kids to go to school for, jobs to go to, bills to pay; The list goes on and on.
But to really achieve any level of anti-aging, you have to have some passion for it.
Why?
Because passion for anything, whether it’s looking 10 years younger, losing weight, or getting a promotion starts in the brain. The moment you set out to accomplish something, your brain immediately goes into overdrive and comes up with ideas for carrying out this plan. Passion is the fuel that drives this process. The more you are passionate about an idea, the more likely it is that you will achieve what you want.
Unfortunately, fighting aging or trying to look 10 years younger or faster loses momentum. This is because many people feel that there are only a few options to stay truly young. Once they start to age, they believe that the only options they have are plastic surgery or Botox. Which brings us to the next anti-aging trap:
Anti-aging trap # 2- Overload in plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures
I recently met a 48 year old woman who was obviously addicted to plastic surgery. His face was smooth, tight, and without wrinkles. He had no wrinkles on his forehead, around his eyes, or around his mouth. But guess that? He didn’t look ten years younger. She looked like a 48-year-old woman who had had a lot of work done.
His face looked like a mask, even when he smiled. You can see this look on many celebrities (Courtney Cox, Nicole Kidman, Joan Rivers). Perhaps that is why some people think that it is the best way to combat the aging process. People love to emulate their favorite stars.
Now I am not against plastic surgery. Compared to just 10 years ago, plastic and cosmetic surgery has gone a long way in helping people around the world to look and feel younger. And maybe that’s the problem. Because it has become so much more affordable, it is now the quick fix rather than the last resort. Too much plastic surgery or cosmetic procedures will not make you look 10 years younger. However, it will make you look strange, unnatural, and like a plastic surgery junkie.
Anti-aging trap n. 3 Setting the bar too low
When I ask women what they really want to achieve with all the effort they put in to stay young, most of the time they respond with the following:
“I want to look good for my age.”
The only way I know how to answer this statement is “Why?”
If you really want to look good for your age, it doesn’t matter if you’re 30, 40, or 50+, then I’m telling you to do it. You could probably achieve your goal in a matter of months if you haven’t already. But know this:
You will never go to a college sporting event and 4 different students will mistake you for a coed. You won’t be able to wear a miniskirt and look “age appropriate.” (Sorry to use that phrase. Actually I despise it, but that’s another article.) You will never go jogging and you will have 3 seventeen-year-olds on scooters asking what college you go to.
Why? Because “looking good for your age” is setting the bar too low. You sure look good, but only for your age. It is the equivalent of the comment: “You cast quite well for a girl.” You want to look good period. You want to look so good that no one can say that you look good for your age because no one can tell how old you are.
I know many women over 40 who can and have been mistaken for a college student. They still have the ability to take a mini and flip flops. And that they have 17-year-old boys greeting them from their motorcycles and scooters.
Now that we talk about the 3 anti-aging traps and how easy it is to fall into them, let’s talk about the good news. Look at the following quote:
“Anti-aging for us is a way of life. My wife and I decided a long time ago that we weren’t going to get old. We were going to eat well, constantly try new things, take care of our bodies. But the most important thing is that we made up our minds and I guess we did. we are doing well. ” – from a 52-year-old man and his 46-year-old wife.
This quote comes from a married couple that I recently met and who I assumed to be in their mid-thirties. The man confessed to me that he was actually 52 years old and his wife 46. I was quite astonished. Being as obsessed as I am with the fight against aging, I can usually guess people’s age quite well. So this really stumped me.
This couple looked, walked and talked as if they were 35 years old. And a young man of 35 years. It was really amazing and I couldn’t stop looking at them.
So how could they look at least 10-15 years younger? Could they have had any plastic surgery?
They were very open and honest about their beauty and maintenance regimen. They told me they had “absolutely no Botox”. And no plastic surgery. They both peel their skin every six months to rejuvenate their skin. They do not eat processed foods at all and a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. They exercise 5 days a week, stretching a lot to stay flexible and agile, and keep abreast of new innovations in the anti-aging industry.
Everything they told me was fascinating and obviously their plan was working for them. But I kept going back to his original quote: “My wife and I decided we weren’t going to get old.”
That little statement is one of the key reasons they can stay so vibrant and young. In their mind, they would not accept the aging process and when they had that affirmation firmly established in their brain that they put a lifelong plan in place to combat aging at all times. Once that statement was solidly in place, everything else that followed became second nature to them.
And that’s the real key to fighting aging and staying young and vital. Believing with absolute certainty that you can. So stay passionate about fighting aging, don’t overload yourself on cosmetic and plastic surgery, and set that bar high. When you avoid these anti-aging traps, you will be amazed at how quickly your body and mind respond. You might wake up in a couple of months looking 10 years younger.
