Don't let the NY bashers get you down

(once again written at 6am Sunday morning then the kids wake up before I get to edit properly - no apologies, the message is the main thing)

You've probably seen by now regular gym-goers and personal trainers posting their funnies about January fitness resolutions."It'll be back to normal by January 5th!" empowering right!?

Similar to the pub regular annoyed when their bar stool gets taken on Christmas Eve......they moan when these places close through a lack of customers but also don't like new faces not quite behaving as they'd like.

The coaches want 'serious people' only - or of course 'helping professionals', which means 'people with cash'...........business gurus who've 'been there and done it' want to help you scale your business.....but only for a huge fee.......'invest in yourself'......but if you spent 15 years not scaling your business is a new course really going to cut it?

You can google a healthy diet or buy a fitness programme for ￡20/month, you can read about business strategy, you can listen to audiobooks and podcasts about anything and everything...........what you need is to be part of something so you're not on your own, to create positive habits and to understand that simple isn't easy but it works.

This is where we have the biggest impact. Of course, your friends want to keep you as the funny friend that can neck a pint in 5 seconds and your boss wants you to be a 'team player' which in most places means "do as your are told to hit the company goals" and earn a free burrito on Fridays. Woop!

When you want to work from home you are quiet quitting, when they want to pick the kids up from school they are 'seeking balance'........its time to do something for yourself, in your own time on your own terms.

You'll see the online PT community wanting to charge you ￡1000 for some 'personalized training and nutrition plan' and the solution to your career being a ￡5000 course in property investing or motivational programs..........it doesn't need to be this way.

Google your local CrossFit affiliate as a starting point. You'll develop your cardio base, gymnastic skills, and weightlifting capacity. We'll be realistic that we are a lifelong commitment to health, not a 12-week 'shred' so you can have 50 beers on your all-inclusive at Easter.............

If it's a professional change you're after why not seek out information about our home-based business......we're on a huge recruitment drive as the company aims for 1m new customers over the next few years. You'll get coached, mentored, and supported to hit your goals, not ours, and all without quitting your current job or business. Just ask me and we can have a chat.

Thirdly if you're still stuck with any of this stuff .......my goal-setting workshops take just an hour and you'll have over 30 ideas from across 7 areas of your life. My nutrition sessions will give you the basics to ensure simple ideas to increase your intake of quality food without a further job as home based chef!

All you need for any of this stuff is the right attitude to be Coachable, Willing To Work and have a burning desire to change.

Congratulations for the rest of 2023. Don't let the naysayers get in your head. Its still January and we have a tough but exciting year ahead. If you want me to be a part of that with you I would love to help.