Why YOU aren't Motivated to Exercise and Diet ??

I had a business mentor once who told me; "if someone doesn't get results on your program because they didn't do what you told them, it's still your fault."

This simultaneously gave me a sense of freedom and infuriated me.

The sense of freedom came from feeling like whatever problem I encountered, I had the power to solve it.

The anger came from the fact that my program requires 3 days in the gym for 40-60 mins and 2 hours of food prep (PER WEEK) whilst still being able to eat out, drink and enjoy your fav foods. ZERO cardio is needed.

So what else could these guys ask for? ??

My goal is to get people motivated to take action on those few tasks.

Luckily, I've cracked the code for 95% of people who join, immediately.

We do this by Boosting Motivation:

Motivation and discipline are different.

Motivation = An innate desire to take action on a task with limited/ zero resistance.

Discipline = The ability to take action on a task against current desires keeping a delayed gratification for a future goal in our mind to justify action.

Every success guru in fitness, business or anything else will spout on the importance of discipline.

I think they're just patting themselves on the back for their "hard work" because in reality... They're just highly motivated.

I believe in relying on discipline as little as possible and setting up our lives to be motivated to take action. Here are the steps to do that:

1. Decide the bare-minimum that you can do daily/ weekly towards your goals. Really set this bar low. Because half-assing it is better than nothing
2. Have a day where you push your limits over a small period of time (to prevent the " I don't have time excuse"). You must draw contrast to the bare minimum, so it feels easy. So once a week or so you will push your absolute limits. eg reach total failure on a few exercises.
3. Progress something EVERY session. Most people question in their mind "will I go to the gym today". The question will now be " Will I progress in the gym today". Turning up becomes a forgone conclusion. We are only motivated to do things we perceive ourselves to be good at. Progress is evidence that we are good at something.
4. Unrealistic goals. I have clients who lose fat fast because the trade-off of habit change becomes worth it when you get immediate tangible results (This is why tracking is so important. It highlights our progress.) I hate the whole "be realistic" approach to anything. People have lost 100lbs in a matter of months to get abs. Most people's definition of realistic is accepting failure. Here's an example.
5. Education- if I tell you "Do this ab exercise and you'll build abs". You will not be motivated to do it unless you understand why that is the case. Most people need evidence or explanation and will not blindly follow.
6. Visualise your life if you don't achieve your goals. Find out if you're willing to settle for a lower quality of life. Really feel what it would feel like to be where you are or worse in 1, 5 or 10 years. Running from hell is more motivating than running to heaven.

All of these factors lead to one common theme. We MUST believe what we are doing will work!

If you don't believe in the process, why would you bother?

I inundate my clients with the results of my other clients so they know what they will achieve. I explain why each habit works so they are informed on the trade-off of NOT doing the habit we discussed, I set goals that are worth the effort and ensure weekly progression so they become GOOD at what we are doing.

This btw, is one of the steps to ensure long-term results.

I hope this is helpful to you.

If you want to lose 30lbs in 12 weeks and KEEP your results, send me a message and I'll get you started with some free resources.