So you have a goal. A big, hairy, scary goal. When you think about it you get a little nervous. Maybe even scared. It paralyzes you to even think about accomplishing it. So what do you do? I want to give you some practical application on how to break a goal down into manageable chunks so that you can achieve it. I want to teach you how to reverse engineer your goals.
I want to talk about a very powerful tool that has helped me out that I call visual motivation. This tool is something that has kept me moving towards my goals every single day, whether I feel like it or not. In this article I want to tell you what it is and give you some examples of how it can help you in your life.
I want to tell you about something that has had a big impact in my life, which is adding a morning routine. Every person's routine looks different but a morning routine sets the tone for the day. It lets you head out the door feeling in control of the day, instead of the other way around. You can leave the house with some momentum that will continue to roll through the rest of the day. I want to tell you about my routine, what it has done for me, and how you can figure yours out. I hope that you can apply this to your life and possibly see as many benefit as I have.
What does it take to succeed in the gym? What does it take to reach your fitness and performance goals? Why do some people succeed and some people have trouble? I believe that there are 3 pillars to success in fitness. If you have one of these pillars in place then you probably won't make much progress. If you have two of these in place then you might make progress or you might not. If you have all three in place then I can guarantee you that you will make progress and have success.
"Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters."-Nathaniel Emmons
2019 is upon us and with it comes the New Years Resolutions. Every year people try to start the New Year off with resolutions to change their life, but by February most people have abandoned them. This year I want to challenge you to do something different. If you are a person who struggles to keep your resolution then I would say you need to become the person who does what you tell yourself you will do. How do you do this? By making the actions a habit and building trust in yourself. This year I want to challenge you to make habits, not resolutions.
The holiday season is a tough time to stay on track with your health and fitness goals. The time from Thanksgiving to New Years is full of parties, dinners, and all you can eat get togethers that can leave you padding your stats leading into the New Year. How do you stay on track during the holidays? I want to tell two stories of two hypothetical people in order to hopefully show you that not only can it be done, but it isn't nearly as hard as you think it is to continue to make progress on your goals during this time, or to at least not go backwards.
Whether you realize it or not words are extremely powerful. They direct us in the direction that we will go. They can change the way we feel about a situation simply by changing one word in a sentence. If you can take control of your vocabulary then you can take control of your life. I want to give you a few example of ways that you can just change one word in a sentence and make a drastic change in your life.
How do you spend your time? If you were to sit down and map out the time you spend in a day then what categories would it fall into? I believe that one of the biggest limitations to people achieving their goals is that their goals do not align with their time spent. I want to show you why it's so important to be aware of how you're spending your time and give you some strategies to help you make sure you are making time for your goals.
I want to use this article to talk a little bit about something that I learned about myself that has really helped me out. Hopefully you might be able to relate to it in some way and apply it to your life. I could tell you in a typical article format but sometimes I feel like it is a lot easier to learn from someone else's story or mistake as opposed to learning it on your own. My goal with all of my articles is to share what I have learned in my life so as to help other people, and hopefully this will apply as well.
What separates the top CrossFit athletes from everyone else? Why do the top level athletes make it to the Games year after year? There is a prevalent idea being pushed throughout the world of CrossFit that it's the program. If you could only find the perfect program then you would be able to achieve all of your goals. In this article I want to talk about why this is not the case (the different programs followed by CrossFit games athletes are about as varied as it gets) and what you should actually be focusing on. What you do inside the gym is not nearly as important as what you do outside of it, and what you do is not nearly as important as how you do it. If you truly want to reach your full potential then you would be much better off spending the time and energy on the things that ALL Games athletes have in common. I want to show you what I talk about with our athletes and what they should be focusing on and give you some ideas on how to improve these areas so as to achieve your goals.
