Life is What You Make It

I have had a lot of response from the last article I posted about excuses. I have actually had some people enlist in out Boot Camp after reading the article. Every one of them told me the same thing, “I was just looking for and making excuses about why I couldn’t workout and get in shape.” This article is kind of a follow up to the excuses article. Today I want to talk about habits.

Research says that it take 21 days to develop a habit and even longer to break a bad habit and retrain your mind to make a good habit. Yes, I said mind. To develop good habits, it takes a strong mind. I have been conducting boot camp for 2 years. We offer 5:30 AM classes and 5:30 PM classes. We transition the boot campers to group training after they finish our boot camp program. Our transition rate is about 80% in the morning class and 20% in the evening class. I attribute the high rate in the morning to the fact that early birds have formed good habits. They were mentally tough enough to get up early and train at 5:30. We have also found that as a whole, the early morning group had better results. Again, this group had the discipline to stick to their nutrition program. So how do you develop good habits?

1. Eliminate Excuses: The world is full of excuses, of talkers and not doers. You have the choice to be a talker or a doer. There really is no excuse!

2. Train your thoughts: This is a little tougher and takes a bit longer. What is your thought process? Is you cup half empty or half full? We may not be in control of many things in this life, but one thing we are in total control of is our attitude. That’s right! We can choose how we respond to positive or negative situations. We have to train our minds to respond correctly. So how can working out help you train your thoughts? The folks who train at Pro Performance know the answer to this before I even write it. Before you walk into Pro Performance, you know you are going to get the best workout of your life. Your mind had better be ready. Our bodies can under go much more stress than we think. It’s our minds that give way to failure. If you think you are a winner, and do the things that winners do, you will become a winner, in the weight room as well as in life. Train your thoughts, be mentally tough.

3. Focus on the Future: You have to focus on the now, but you must also focus on the future. What is the out come of your labors? What will it look like when I accomplish my goals? When I reach my weight loss goal, my strength goal, my 5k time goal, what will that look and feel like. How will I look and feel? What will it feel like to have tons of energy? How will being in shape affect my work place and my family? Focus on the positive as well as the future.

It really doesn’t really matter what hand you have been dealt in the game of life. To be successful in any endeavor, you must first eliminate excuses, train you thoughts and become mentally tough and focus on what is to come, the future. Life is what you make it, make it a good day! Remember, NO EXCUSES! JUST RESULTS! Train hard and smart and God Bless!

Scott Hines Sr. C.S.C.S. RKC
Pro Performance Inc.
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