| Hi Friend!
Thursday morning, the alarm went off at 4am, and I thought about sleeping in until Vivi woke up because it was daddy daughter day and I could. Then I asked myself why I should get up and I remembered that everything is better when I do.
I can prepare for my day, I don't have to rush, we can get to school earlier and play on the playground. Everything is easier. Conversely if you sleep in Mike (me talking to myself), you'll be rushing around, cutting corners, skipping steps, you'll have to carry her to the train and to school, the train will be crowded, she'll be irritable and you'll be irritable. So I got up.
Why? It's one of the best questions and most motivating questions you can ask yourself.
It's why...
Change Happens. Change Happens Fast. Change Lasts.
and also why...
Things Stay The Same. Things Get Worse. Things Never Get Better.
If you have a good enough reason why, it lights that fire within you that continually burns even when you're not your best (under slept, under nourished, stressed, ...). If you don't have a good enough reason why, then even if you present your best self to situations, it might not be enough to get you through things.
Why people make commitments to exercise?
This summer I surveyed my members to check in and one of the questions I asked them was, "What were your expectations when you joined?". Here's what they shared as to what their expectations were for joining.
- Lose weight and get fitter
- Get fit, build muscle, compete better
- Feel more energetic and stronger.
- Have a toned body and weightloss by end of this year
- Lose some weight.
- Balanced fitness
- To lose weight and learn how to exercise hard. My expectations have changed from 5 years ago. Now I expect to stay fit and strong.
- I wanted a balanced workout for myself, and I didn't know how to build it. CYBBC has consistently done a good job of alternating between different types of workouts (both within sessions and across phases).
- Direction on getting back to healthy weight,fitness and ability to participate in sports that I enjoy with minimal danger of injury
- Lose weight and get more fit . Not only this happened, but faster and I got much healthier in the process .
- Safe workouts that I can scale up to more/better
- That I would gradually get back to my workout strength and clothing size of a few years ago (my running had slowed, my swimming had slowed, my dress size was up). I thought it would take over a year since I had not done a program for some time. I really can't believe how quickly I regained strength back.
- lose weight and get in shape
- Stronger, leaner, ya know- change your body
- Wow it was a long time ago. My recent expectations are to maintain flexibility and vitality and to feel great.
- I was hoping to find a place to get stronger and healthier. YOU have exceeded my hopes and expectations! Thank you.
- I wasn't sure how complete of a workout CYBBC would be, how strong I would feel, and how much I would connect with the other folks attending. I was definitely surprised by all of these things.
- To lose weight, to get stronger, and to be more physically fit and enjoy working out.
- Get stronger and fit.
- increase strength and stamina and maintain healthy weight
- To see if it was a program I could stick with
- Working out in a group-based environment; mixing up workouts so things don't get stale.
What vs. Why What's are good. These were the outcomes and goals these great people committed to and expected to achieve. A perfect follow up question would have been to ask, "why is this important to you?". Then we both would have been reminded of why they need to get out of bed even if their still tired; or why they need to go to bed even thought it's still early; or why they need to show up even though, ...; or why they want to eat and/or drink this or that even though they could do something different.
4 Questions I Ask New Prospects 1. What are you looking to change and by when must you change it by? 2. Why must you change it now? 3. What happens if you don't change it now? 4. Why will you be successful in making this change?
These questions really help people crystalize their why. It gets them fired up and focused. Excited to make change because someone stopped their full and busy life and made them think deeply about whats important to them and why its important to them. Some people get turned off because they want a class they can just show up too. No commitment. No accountability. Sneak in the back door. No results. Rinse and repeat until they bounce to the next program.
Not our members.
They're committed. They work hard. They make time. They take action. They take responsibility. They show up. They expect results. They do the work to get the results. They're supportive teammates.
They do all these things because they have strong why's!
But sometimes, they forget their why's because...
They are not robots. They make mistakes. They experience challenging times in life. They don't make every workout all the time. They don't always follow the nutrition plan. They sometimes don't get enough sleep. Or enough cardio minutes. They don't always weigh in and measure. They don't always practice the habits needed to reach their goals. They sometimes miss their goals. They sometimes have to reset expectations and timelines. They sometimes show up late.
Either way let's remember and refocus your why right now! If you want to finish this month and/or this year strong. If you want to transform your life and habits to reverse age, be hot and perform to your potential.
Ask yourself what and ask yourself why.
What do I want to have happen? Why is this important to me?
Then you'll have a strong why to make a commitment to change. To get out of bed early. To go to bed early. To say yes, when you feel no and to say no, when you feel yes.
Refocusing on my why's,
Coach Mike
p.s. if you think I can help you, reply and let me know.
p.p.s. Saturday, Sept 22 is our next Measurements, Movement Screens, Orientation and Nutrition Discussion.
p.p.p.s. All month is guest month. If you know someone who's ready to change, email introduce us and I'll help them get started.
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