One of my favorite sayings that is a fit for this topic is, “Fish Discover Water Last.” Now before you think I have lost my mind, allow me to explain. If you were to ask a fish “What is water?”, if they could talk, they may not be able to articulate the answer to you any better than someone asking a child, “What is air?” The reason is because it is all around. How do you recognize something that is a part of everything you do and everywhere you go? You have to shut down your awareness so you can focus on the place you are, or the tasks at hand. Like water for a fish or air for humans, role models to learn from are everywhere. The challenge is that since they’re so much a part of what our world is, we have to NOT disregard them just because they are everywhere, and we have to guard our perception from tainted and our focus stolen by the very small percentage of negativity.
So today, try doing two things. First, instead of walking through your world the way we all tend to, try looking everywhere you go for an example worth copying. Appreciate the person who lets you go before them in line, the person who smiles, the team member at work who does the extra “just because”, the family member or friend who says something kind, etc. Second, when you see a behavior that you like - copy it. Be open to continually adding to what comes from you by borrowing great examples of what you see. By adopting this, the world becomes a living laboratory of improvement for you.
But It’s Cold Outside: Tips to Keep You Fit When You’re Stuck Inside
Posted: January 31, 2020
Getting enough exercise and staying fit is one of those things that sends positive shockwaves throughout the rest of your life. It improves your physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing. Science has backed this up for years. So, when it’s cold outside and we slack off, we tend to have a higher risk of health problems, depression, seasonal disorders, and more.
Here are some tips for staying on course even when you’re stuck inside.
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My Top 5 Reasons Why Personal Best’s 90-Day Fitness Challenge Really Work
Posted: January 15, 2020
The Teaching Team – Everyone who is on our teaching team has gone through the 90-Day Fitness Challenge already. They know what it takes and what you will need to succeed
Peer Support - It may be one of the hidden secrets to why the approach we use produces consistently above average results.
In-Person Check-ins - In fitness, making the right adjustments and course corrections at the right time based on what the data is saying is what gets you the results you want.
Customized Nutrition For You - We do not subscribe to fads and we know too much to think that one way of eating is right for everyone, it isn’t. You will learn what works for you as the 90 days cracks the code on what delivers the best results for you.
What if??????
Posted: January 08, 2020
As you look to your new year’s goals you go through the arduous process of choosing, creating action plans, target dates, check-in etc. all super important to ensure you are able to eventually reach the outcome. Inevitably, no matter how certain you are of your plan, the human experience ensures that doubts will creep in. Instead of resisting, keep track of them to see if there is an instruction that can be derived. After this step, a great exercise is to take the time to imagine what life will be like with the goal attained. How will you feel, who will it positively affect, what improvements will it make, how will it make your life easier? If the goal is truly the right one, answering these questions will change the way you feel reignite and your energy and passion for why it is not a should but a must!!!!
Using Procrastination in Setting Your Goals
Posted: January 06, 2020
When your motivation is high and you are feeling like you can and will conquer the world and you have a fresh start in the new year to make everything just the way you want, write it all down and then...procrastinate! I guess everything in life does, after all, have its place. Procrastination is actually quite useful in this situation when you apply it correctly to allow 24 hours to pass before you write your final draft. I have heard some thought leaders suggest coming back to a list of 12 goals, and tasking yourself to get the number down to 8, then coming back a day later and stretching yourself and your team to get it down to 6 or 4 or 3. The discipline of using procrastination in this manner prevents you from diverting your focus to things that at first glance seem worthy but ultimately will only diffuse time and energy away from what is most important. Give your goals the “procrastination test” to see if you can get it to sharpen your focus.