MINDSET
3 PHASE ACTION PLAN
PHASE TWO:
YOUR WHY
Your WHY....
- you want to get fit
- lose the belly
- have a firmer, leaner body shape
- more energy
- improved confidence
- Be a better role model to your kids
- You want to succeed at your job but your weight is holding you back
- You want to create new eating habits because the habits you have right now are out of control and making you gain fat and feel unhappy
How does that sound?
Would I have most of that right?
But my question to you is this
How much of that is actually important to you?
Why is it important and how hard are you willing to work and what are you willing to sacrifice to make it happen?
Because let me tell you this.....
Don't even bother starting or committing to changing your fitness and nutrition until you have a strong enough reason for doing so.
Your mind needs to be right.
EVERYONE of us has a strong enough reason for wanting to change, however most just haven't dug deep enough and got down to the nitty gritty to realise what it actually is.
As humans we are creatures of habit
We love our little comfort zones
Most people, perhaps you included associate exercise with painful and hard work. So why the hell would you want to start in the first place?
However
When you have that massive reason WHY you're going to start....
Not only do you get started but you push yourself beyond the limits of pain, the inconvenience, the sweat and most importantly you find the TIME to do it - time that you never used to think you had.
Because your WHY is so POWERFUL!!!
Some of the reasons WHY that I come across quite often include:
- The Summer holiday..... it's booked, paid for and you don't want to look like a fat middle aged man or woman on the beach
- Recent health scare - high blood pressure that you want to sort out before it gets any worse
- Struggle to keep up with family members, always last walking up and down a hill or on a bike ride which causes the kids to worry and you to feel sad
- Want to be a role model to the kids - if they see you eating well and exercising they are much likely to be inspired and do the same
- Favourite items of clothing that you want to be able to slide back into again
- Hate the way you look, so don’t shop for new clothes and avoid going to events you are invited to as a result
- Want to feel more confident and happy in your own skin - you want the old you back
- You dislike family photos and often ensure that you take the photos so that you are not in them
.......of course everyone is different and will have something unique and personal to them
So when you write down your reason make sure that it isn't too vague..
You need to get your knife out and dig deep into the REAL pain and get to the route cause rather than tip toe round the outside.
for example:
"I just want to lose some weight"
WHY?
"because I want to look and feel better"
WHY?
"because I hate feeling like crap most days"
WHY?
"Because i'm embarrassed to take my clothes off in front of my wife/husband these days"
AND JUST LIKE THAT we have the REAL reason and the BIGGEST motivator for you to actually move forward and get started.
Once you have identified your WHY, write it down and remind yourself of it
EVERY
SINGLE
DAY
Your WHY is the power force behind your transformation.
Your WHY has to stay at the forefront of your mind every day, every week, every month etc until you have achieved the outcome you are looking for.
So much of this weightloss/inchloss/fatloss whatever you want to call it game is won when you're thinking in the right way and you're mind is 100% focused.
Don't just rely on will power.
Right now, complete the box below and write down 5 reasons WHY transforming your health, fitness & lifestyle is important to you. Be totally honest with yourself.
When you've finished, submit it and send it over.
Once you've done that you're ready for phase three.