New eyes, new ATTITUDE!

When you wake up to start the day, what do you see, what do you think, what do you feel? When you encounter bad parts, downtime

We have been conditioned to think the way we do. Much of this conditioning has come from us. It has been said that “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it”. I tend to think it’s more like 5% & 95%. Unfortunately, we cannot control most of the things that happen to us, but we can all control how we react to them. No one enjoys bad news, stress, aggravation, etc., but they are all a part of life, so we should work toward reacting better to the bad things

Let me take a moment to predict what we will experience in the future… Opportunity mixed with difficulty. The more we can look through new eyes, the more we will be able to maintain a positive and productive attitude. It’s a challenge to view things with new eyes, but if you can begin to do this, you’ll see things less for what they are and more for what they can be!

TODAY...

It has been given to you to use. Make stuff happen....

ARE YOU A "GROUPER"?

Life is not only a journey, it is a learning experience. It seems like we hear the first half of that sentence often, but not so much with the second half. I can’t remember when this first popped into this thick skull of mine, but I know it’s taken some time to make it to the realization section of my brain….

If you are like me, you have the tendencies of what I like to call a “grouper”. When setting goals, or more often working toward goals, I have a bad habit of grouping tasks and/or sections of time together. This might work for some folks, but I have found that this practice doesn’t lend itself successfully to my cause. When I “group” things together, I tend to “throw in the towel” if I’ve failed to give my best to one opportunity or one section of time. For example, if I don’t eat healthy for lunch, I’ll possibly consider the day lost and not try to do what I need to do for the remainder of the day. What I should do is recognize where I failed and commit to the next opportunity, be it a meal, a workout, or an opportunity to help someone. If I can focus on each opportunity instead of grouping the opportunities together, I am more likely to dust myself off and push harder at the next task. This mindset is applicable for most things. Think of a workout. It is usually a group of different activities, but it can be viewed in a variety of ways. It can be viewed as the entire block of time, a group of rounds, a group of exercises, or several individual exercises. If I break it down and concentrate on the smaller sections, I am much more likely to maintain my focus and push hard during the entire time. I think it’s actually best to break it down even further and look at each rep and give my all for each one. If I’m able to do that, I feel an unbelievable sense of accomplishment when finished! DO YOUR BEST AND FORGET THE REST!

Everyone is different, but I suggest everyone to at least try looking at their opportunities in this way. If you’re easily discouraged in life, break things down into the smaller tasks and make the effort for small improvements in each. Remember, 40 singles are better than 4 homeruns, so grab that bat and focus on making contact to get on base! Swinging for the fences isn’t always the best plan.

If you want a good read that’s about making the small, right choices and doing small, right things every day, read “The Slight Edge” by Jeff Olson!

GIVE vs. GET

Why did I become a Beachbody Coach? So I could try to share a gift that I had been given, the gift of improved health. While this may not be a popular philosophy, it is my philosophy. There are MANY opportunities that come along with Coaching and everyone is free to choose which opportunity they want to pursue, which opportunity they want to identify as their “WHY” for becoming a Coach. It was very easy for me to identify my WHY. The difference I felt physically, mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually after my health started to improve was so AMAZING to me, I knew I wanted to do what I could to pass it along to everyone!

Recently, I have posted a few things on my Facebook account about what is important to me when it comes to Coaching. Getting feedback from others who want me to know that I have helped inspire, motivate, or support them in some way means SO MUCH MORE than any commission or bonus payout EVER could! Hearing things like: “Thank you for taking an interest in me!”, “Thanks for being there.”, “You have really helped and supported me, and I thank you.”, “Thank you Brett for your kind words. I appreciate it a lot.” doesn’t put one dime into my pocket, but it gives me a feeling inside that I wouldn't sell for any price!

I want to be sure to focus on what I can GIVE to others and not what I can GET out of them…

This is just my take on things, but I may be totally wrong. It wouldn’t be the first time and it certainly won’t be the last. If I’m wrong, then I guess I’ll continue to be wrong, because, in this case, it is SO REWARDING!

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

DON'T GET ME STARTED...

Don’t get me started on what’s wrong with my job…
Don’t get me started on what’s wrong with my boss…
Don’t get me started on what’s wrong with my wife…
Don’t get me started on what’s wrong with my kids…
Don’t get me started on what’s wrong with my friends…
Don’t get me started on what’s wrong with my neighbors…
Don’t get me started on what’s wrong with my government…
Don’t get me started on what’s wrong with my country…

I DON’T HAVE TIME TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THESE, BECAUSE I NEED TO BE CONCERNED ON WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME!!! IF I CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT, I WON’T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER THINGS…

NO EXCUSES! IT'S TIME TO STEP UP AND BE ACCOUNTABLE!

Earl Broughfman - INSPIRATION!

Check out my friend, Earl Broughfman's transformation story!

BRING IT!

For all of us P90Xers, the phrase "Bring It" is very familiar to us. When we push play, we are encouraged to BRING IT from start to finish. Those words cause us to push harder with each exercise and each rep!

This attitude shouldn't stop when we finish a workout! We should keep this spirit always within us and BRING IT in all that we do, ALL DAY, EVERY DAY! We should BRING IT with our family obligations, our job, our interactions with others, with every opportunities that we encounter. We should strive to do our very best, no matter the situation!

The only way we can move mountains and make a real difference is to BRING IT, BRING IT, BRING IT!!!

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

~Brett

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