GET YOUR PhD. IN YOU!

As a Coach I love to solve problems.  But even better I love to help others learn to solve their own problems.  I am constantly peppered with questions in all areas from health and fitness to how to deal with a colleague at work.  Regardless of the situation or challenge it comes down to five things that we need to do in order to come up with a solution to whatever is the issue.  These include:

1.  Develop clarity and direction for what you truly want.  Some would call this your why.  This is where you must be transparent with yourself.  There are only two you can’t fool.  One is you!
2.  Become the Expert!  I will develop this thought further in this article.
3.  Craft a plan.  Develop strategies or steps to success.
4.  Maximize your Environment:  Home, work, mental and emotional.  Create the optimal environment for your success.
5.  Master your Psychology.  Learn how to turn information into transformation.

BECOME THE EXPERT
How about going to school and becoming an expert in you!  Most that go on to college spend 4-8 years getting degrees in areas of specialization that they hopefully can at some point monetize.  But what if you spent that same amount of time on yourself!  By learning about everything possible that affects you physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, you would become an expert, in you!  Imagine that instead of relying on others to help you, you could find others to make you better, take you to the next level.  Because you had spent the time testing, through much trial and error the things that most mattered to your success.  You were the expert in you!  You might be asking how someone begins.  It’s really as simple as starting.   The next time you have a question about your health, fitness or a project.  Why not go online, watch videos, read books, journals and blogs.  Once you have accumulated enough knowledge, start the process of trial and error.  Keep what works, get rid of what doesn’t.   Remember everything is a learning process.  Nothing is wasted.  I suggest that you journal how things affect you.  For instance let’s say you’re trying to lose weight.  What foods work?  How much?  When should you eat?  How often should you eat?  After awhile you’ll know.  You’ll have knowledge.  No one will be able to tell you what to eat, because you will have already done your homework.  You will learn about how certain foods affect your Blood Type.  How you feel after eating.  How your energy is affected.  The bottom line is that you become your own expert.

TRUST YOURSELF
I’m a big fan learning all I can about my favorite topic, me!  If you wait for someone to have the same amount of passion about you as you do you may be in for a long wait.  I have a pretty simple rule.  Don’t put your health, relationships, kids, and finances in the hands of experts!  You must become the expert in your stuff.  Then find quality people that can make you better.  But how will you know if they are quality if you don’t have a solid understanding about what they need to do.  Remember like going to college for that degree that hopefully will pay off.  By spending time learning about you, the payoff will always be huge.  Deciding that your worth is one key.  Not waiting for others to get excited about you is another.

GO TO SCHOOL
Are you ready?  The best time to start is now!  Starting anything takes an enormous amount of energy.  But just think, the last time you went to school you might have been bored, but this time you have a much better major, it YOU!  If you get bored with you, that’s another topic.  So like I stated above, start learning about things that interest you.  But on last thing, just having information means nothing with transformation.  Don’t waste this knowledge.  You can’t go wrong with such a great topic as yourself.  Each day will bring a new level of excitement and provide the energy to keep learning, growing and sharing with others!

Arnie Fonseca, Jr
Hands Of Hope Speaking and Coaching