It's All In Your Head

We get so caught up in following the right diet or the right nutrition program that we forget to make sure where our head is at. Being successful at exercise begins with how you "think" about exercise. I can tell within a minute or less if a new client is going to be successful by how they talk about their exercise and diet failures to date. Every day that you don't work out is a day lost from you taking control of your health.

Here's a short list of some of the things your brain might be telling you.

* I'm too tired.
* I don't feel like it.
* I've got too much going on right now.
* It's too hard.
* I need my sleep.

Do you realize everyone of those is just an excuse? Excuses are whatever you tell yourself so that you don't have to apply yourself. There's a million excuses and a million stories to be told. It's akin to giving yourself permission to NOT do something and not feel guilty about it. It's just "your story".

But the story that has yet to be written is your success story. The one that you get to write about your triumph over food, bad habits, laziness, making excuses, needing more sleep, etc. etc. etc.

You see, no one is going to show up and take you by the hand and walk you though this. It's a journey that needs to be taken by each one of us. It's often a challenging journey too. If you want to be successful at anything in life you've got to show up and be accountable.

Whether you want to be a psychologist, an actor, an entrepreneur, or whatever you decide you want to be or "do", the point that links all of this in common is "making a decision".


You can have anything you want, be anything you want, once you decide to "be or do". So if it's a lean and healthy body you want, first you have to decide. Once done, you have to prioritize things in your life so that you make time for this to become a reality. If you are spinning your wheels it's because your priorities are out of order. You start and stop, start and stop, and then all you are left with is the same body you started with.

The question you need to ask yourself is "WHY do I always STOP?" There are many reasons, but the only one that matters is this: Anyone who STOPS making progress towards their goals and dreams stops because they don't have powerful reasons in their mind reminding them WHY they need to keep going. They value other things more and prioritize others people and things before themselves. And that's a crutch of sorts too!



Simply put, you don't have a big enough WHY. And Why is that? The answer is also fairly simple. Finding one's WHY is just a mechanical process. But as easily as one can create their WHY, some people crash head-first into theirs. Life can be pretty harsh and sometimes our painful experiences drive us to positive outcomes. But the answer lies in personal pain or "being disturbed" on an emotional level.

When it comes to fitness, all some people have to do is look in the mirror when they are naked, get on the bathroom scale, and get dressed. These three events of the day can throw a person into a downward emotional spiral. But what are you going to do about it?

A) Do Nothing - No change, things stay the same and may get worse.

B) Commit to making a change -Unlimited potential. The skies the limit.

The bottom line is that whatever you are doing with your life that is supportive or not is all in your head. You and you alone have the ability and the power to change everything in your life, if you just "decide" to do so.