Grit Before Gold...

Fitness as an industry is a very physical force and I spend much of my time in the physical...it is the nature of a fitness pro (we use the word fitness pro now).

I like to write often as well...it helps balance you out plus it is healthy to get your thoughts down in writing and out there for people to see. It helps define who you are and what you represent. Words have meaning yah?

I like to think, act, and write about having good balance; the goal of a well-lived life. Too many times I see people borrowing from the future to chase the past (I have been guilty of this). I see it in how some people eat (exp. abusing caffeine) but also how they train (exp. without a focus).

You gotta balance it all out...the physical, the mental, the social, the occupational, the spiritual, the emotional, the environmental (take care of your backyard).

You win by mastering all of these areas in your life and then paying it forward.

How can you win when you are not right within?

Here are 3 things to think about as we move into the fall season:

It is never hocus pocus...

It is all about the focus. Goals are actions that lead to results (weight loss is a result/outcome by the way). Results come from commitment to an action; the greater the focus, the commitment, the greater the result/outcome.

Net gain positive...

It is important to consider looking at daily actions from a net gain positive perspective. Sure you will have some ups and downs, but such is the journey of life. It may be best to scale your actions and efforts as progress rather than an end of the tunnel experience; treat life as a journey never a destination. Thrive with an attitude of gratitude and chalk up your daily positive actions as wins (this fuels you through your growth).

Lean physical...

Fitness is a great catalyst if you want to make rapid change in your life. Any fitness pro can help you handle the physical. This will spark a fire in you to go after that optimal balance that we all seek in our lives. Therefore, fitness really is an important part of our life, a destiny driving activity I would say.

Remember this...

Avoid borrowing from the future too much and leave the past where it belongs...

It is always gonna be work before play...

Actions before outcomes...

Grit before gold...