| I used to work at a health club. We had around twenty | | | | "Why do I want to do this?" Dig deep here; this is |
| six hundred members sign-up last January. They were | | | | between you and you. |
| very excited to start their exercise programs. You | | | | Do you want to fit back into your skinny jeans? Do |
| should have seen their hopeful faces. | | | | you want to wear tight clothes? Do you just want to |
| By March, 95 percent of them stopped coming. Their | | | | get rid of back pain? |
| motivation had waned. The same thing happened the | | | | There can be multiple answers. The more the merrier. |
| year before and will happen again the year after. | | | | Write all this stuff down and post it someplace where |
| Let's focus for a moment on the 5 percent that | | | | you will see it every day. |
| remained committed to their goals. What separates | | | | That part was a little tougher, but here comes the |
| them from the quitters? The answer might surprise | | | | really tough part. |
| you. | | | | Ask yourself -- "What is the price of achieving my |
| Everyone joins the gym on an emotional high, itching to | | | | goals?" |
| get started. They never really sat down and thought | | | | How MUST your life change to make achieving your |
| about the changes that are coming in their life. Simply | | | | goal possible? What will you have to give up? What |
| joining a gym does not guarantee results. | | | | are you absolutely NOT willing to do? |
| Before you try to get in shape, you need to sit down | | | | Now ask yourself -- "Is it worth it?" There is no right or |
| and have a serious conversation with yourself. You | | | | wrong here. For some people it is and for others it isn't. |
| need to ask yourself a few things. | | | | If you are not ready today, you may have to wait a |
| First you have to ask yourself -- "What is my goal?" or | | | | little until you are. That's okay. |
| "What is my desired outcome?" Make it perfectly clear | | | | So, now you know the price and you can decide to |
| in your head what it is you want to achieve. | | | | pay it or not. It's sort of like shopping. |
| Do you want six-pack abs? Do you want to lose 3 | | | | Just understand that this is not a one-time payment. If |
| inches off your waist? Do you want to lower you | | | | you choose to pay the price you will have to pay it |
| cholesterol? | | | | day after day, week after week, month after month. |
| OK, that was the easy part. Now ask yourself -- | | | | So, is it worth it? |