Are You Afraid to Succeed?

Are you afraid to reach your fitness goals?

No really, are you?

Sound like a dumb question?

If not, what is holding you back?

If you are one of my clients, or have been reading my newsletter and blog for awhile, I am convinced you have the tools you need to succeed. In the past year we have covered a wide range of topics – from the benefits of exercise, to the importance of drinking water, to discussing why fad diets don’t work.

The knowledge is there. If you are not progressing, it is because you are not translating that knowlege into action.

Why not?

Believe it or not, many people are happier being fat and whining about it than actually doing anything about it.

How do I know?

Because everytime I talk to them, there is a different reason why they haven’t lost the weight.

One week it is because they were too tired to work out, so we talk about priorities and the importance of sleep. The next week is because they forgot how to do the exercises, so we go over proper execution – again. The next time I talk to them they have been to busy to eat – and it goes on and on.

It makes me wonder, what takes more effort, training three times a week or whining seven days a week.

The fear of success is almost as debilitating as the fear of failure. After all, if I reach my fitness goals, what will I have to whine about? Where will I direct my (negative) energies?

Think about it. How many times have you started to lose weight, got about halfway to your goal and quit? Why did you do that?

The battle begins and ends in the mind.

And then it translates into action.

What is holding you back?

What are you going to do about it?