New You!

Wow. Look at YOU! You've done your best to keep your Dry July fitness and health resolution. That's huge! Just wow! Congratulate yourself on your awesomeness. Now, stop congratulating yourself; because you can still continue evolving to become even more awesome. You will not weaken. You will not become a pathetic statistic, like your worthless and weak so-called ‘friends’. You will not take that one way trip to pity city! 

To succeed in your ‘clean, healthy and happy success journey’, please continue to challenge yourself and continue to take real positive action in your life. Your attitude controls your training discipline and amazing health and happiness results. And. You. Control. Your. ATTITUDE! You win!

OK. Now that we are all on the same page here, let’s examine some effective techniques to keep us all going stronger, longer. This means you will pave the way for optimum enjoyment of every aspect of your precious life. That means so much more of so many great things, including (but not limited to):

· - Better times with family and loved ones;

· - More energy and money to do the things you have always wanted to do;

· - Higher efficiency at work, with less stress;

· - Feeling great every morning - toxin-free;

· - Strengthening your immunity balance.

OK, to get you going and to fortify your (already) great attitude and brain, here are 5 tips to keep succeeding in life and achieving personal satisfaction and self-esteem.

1. Visualise perfect performance

Accredited sports and psychological research has shown that people who visualise the details of their specific physical goals perform much better than those who don’t! To
really fortify and multiply your progress and achievement at every level you must
visualise every aspect of your resolutions – the best time to do this is at night as you lie
 in bed before you go to sleep.

Close your eyes and imagine yourself performing your favourite exercises in intricate detail. Actually visualise yourself doing many push ups or squats – see and ‘feel’ every millimetre. It sounds simple, but it actually takes mental ability and dedication. Test how many ‘push ups’ (or any exercise) you can do in your mind before you lose focus.
Always try to ‘better’ your last performance.

Such visualisation will set and prepare your body to be totally 'in the groove' for a healthy lifestyle; using your powerful pre-conscious mind! Awesome!

In training to break various World Records I always graphically visualised every aspect of the task ahead of me; especially in regard to the most difficult elements which seemed beyond my physical capability at the time. But don’t just take my word for it, simply watch any Olympic gymnast before they begin their floor routine; you can actually see them thinking and visualising every single element, move and technique they are about to perform. Of course, the truth is that they have already visualised it to perfection thousands of times before, creating rock-hard psychological capital that will accurately inform their every movement and muscle.

You can use this technique for every aspect of your life; relationships, business negotiations, holidays etc

Celebrate all your hard work so far by doing something special for yourself. Book in a massage or go have a spa or sauna. Do something you would not ordinarily do so you will remember this moment:

2. Be Specific

If you want to succeed in anything, especially optimising your self-awareness and personal ability, being vague is never OK. You must be very specific about what you want to achieve. If you are too vague when formulating your goals then it will be difficult to know when you are making achievements. Your goal should describe your desired end point. This needs to be very clear in order for you to know when you have got there. Start a training blog so you can set goals and document your progress.

3. Make it measurable

 Size matters. You must be able to measure the progress you are making. Ask yourself: How am I progressing? Who else can you consider asking for feedback? Can you ask a friend or family member to check in with you? Continually assess if it is working as planned? Listen to your instincts. What does your gut-feeling tell you? How could you change the way you are working to ensure greater effectiveness? Always be assessing and reassessing your milestones.

4. Celebrate your daily wins

 Celebrate your training ‘wins’ every day. Every step, every push up, every completed session is a genuine win for your mind and your body. Especially if you do one more rep or finish one second quicker. Punch the air after your session and yell “YES!” You are also entitled to think very loudly in your mind: “I am so freakin’ awesome!” You may also think this and even verbalise it in the shower every morning, so long as you stick to your plan!

 Praise yourself for sticking to it. With each passing day of training success, praise yourself!

5. Be realistic

Go for gold; but don’t go for the impossible! Ensure your goals are realistic and achievable. You may need to adjust the method you are using to work toward your goals, Be careful! This is not your excuse to water down your ambitions. Don’t be timid, just check with yourself that your plan is possible.

You have already achieved great things by being an integral part of Dry July. This is a phenomenal starting point and proof that you are dedicated, diligent and capable; your will power is a proven personal asset- use it for your benefit!

Win!

By staying true to your dreams and completing your training program you will be the winner.
You will make it happen. You will create genuine personal pride and self-esteem, which
cannot be purchased. Priceless... but yours for the taking. You can and you will succeed!
Now go for it and discover how wonderful and satisfying life can be when you take control!