3 Questions You MUST Answer

I hear it all the time, and especially at this time of year…you know, “the season of embarrassment.”

“Uncle Steve, I really want to work out with you at Firestorm fitcamps!, but I have ________ (fill in the blank with “a membership to XYZ gym”, “a membership to ABC Yoga and/or pilates” or any other some such place) and I don’t want to waste that.”

After the veins in my forehead recede, and the rigor mortis-like clench of my teeth subsides, I smile and merely ask, “And how is that working out for you?”

You see, loads of people have memberships to gyms, and SOME of them even go there frequently…OK, occasionally. They may even spend quite a lot of time pushing this, pulling that or walking and riding on who knows what. You see, just because someone attends a gym does not mean that they are receiving positive, measurable benefits or results from their attendance.

Yep...you're doing it wrong...

And if someone is not interested in obtaining better quality health, fitness and overall wellness, then I cannot help them. In my mind, there is nothing more sad than a mind full of capability housed in an incapable body.

Therefore, it is my endeavor with this article to get you to search your mind, and maybe even your soul, for the answers to just three (3) questions that will clear up any misconceptions about why it is you workout, what you hope to gain from them and where those workouts take place…I hope.

Question #1 – Why are you working out and eating healthy? (I’m assuming that you indeed ARE eating healthy!!)

This is a pretty straight forward question, or at least it should be. Let me rephrase it: What is your “Why” for working out and eating right?

I once worked with a lady who was adamant that she wanted to workout and lose 45 pounds. The problem was two-fold: 1) she hadn’t lost a pound in nearly 5 years, and 2) she didn’t know (or at least couldn’t verbalize) why she wanted to obtain that goal.

I began to ask her a series of “why” questions, to hopefully find out what was motivating her to take these steps. Here’s a brief synopsis as to what transpired.

Me: “Why do you want to lose 45 pounds?”
Her: “Because I want to be healthy.”
Me: “Healthy is good…I can understand that. Why do you want to be healthy?”
Her: “So I’ll feel better and not be so tired all of the time.”
Me: “That’s great! Why do you want to feel better?”
Her: “Because if I feel better I’ll look better.”
Me: “I see…why do you want to look better?”

It was at this point that she began to cry. She wept quietly for a few seconds, then looked up at me and said, “Because if I don’t look better, no one will ever love me.”

Now at this point you may be thinking that I’m the most cruel man on the planet. I mean, how could I reduce this poor woman to tears like that and expect her to train with me?

In the following 3 months after this conversation, she dropped 35 pounds, and had taken off that total wanted 45 pounds in 6 months. And she did it BECAUSE she discovered her true “why” power.

By the way…she is now happily married and has 3 kids.

So…what is your why?

Question #2 – What is your program design plan (the way you workout) and your healthy diet plan?

When you go to the gym, do you have a professionally orchestrated, pre-designed plan for getting you closer to your goals? Or do you simply “go through the motions”, performing the same lifting and cardio routine you’ve done for the last 6 weeks, months or years?

When you sit down to eat each day, do you know the ratio of protein, carbs and fat on your plate so as to more quickly and efficiently help you to obtain your goals? Do you even care?

I’m going to tell you something you probably already know: Like it or not, people size you up and make judgments regarding you in 10-15 seconds after meeting you, and it’s solely derived upon how you look.

Don’t be shocked…you do it too.

Believe it or not, how you appear externally speaks subliminal volumes about how you are internally. Your physique blares a visual loudspeaker as to your personal development, perceptions of yourself and level of discipline. Each and every one of your, activities, decisions, self-control (or lack thereof) and habits are quite literally made evident by the look and movement of your physique.

Here’s a bonus question for you to ponder: I quite frequently tell people that my physique is a “walking billboard for my business.” Therefore, if your physique is a “billboard” of your own quality of personal development (you can refer to it as a personal business card or an individual 15-second commercial, if you prefer), what is it telling people?

Right now, I want you to step into your bathroom (or wherever you have a full length mirror) and REALLY take a deep, discerning and hard look at yourself. Seriously…do it now, then come back to this message.

Now here’s a harsh, tough question: is what you just saw the message of what you’re trying to communicate to people?

I apologize for being so blunt, but I wouldn’t be a good coach to you if I didn’t speak to you in truth and love. Honestly, this is the cold, hard reality in life.

I’m not telling you this so as to get you to try and impress someone else or get a promotion or anything else like that…although it would help. Rather, I’m trying to get you to see that who you think you are visually to people and who people see you as are two differing things. What image do you care to portray to people? Do you even care?

The bottom line is I want you to take your physical health and fitness seriously. And if you’re not going to do it so as to live longer, look younger and feel better, then do it so as to be more promoted, better revered and seen as more confident in your business and community life.

Question #3 – Are you getting positive, measurable results from your current training and eating program?

If you’ve been going to the gym, or simply training at home, for any length of time, have you reached the health, fitness and wellness goals you’ve set out to achieve?

If you have, good for you. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…

If you haven’t, my next question is two-fold: 1) Why not? 2) What do you plan to do about it?

Your response is, to the best of my knowledge, one of two answers:

• “I don’t currently work out, Uncle Steve, so I ain’t concerned about it.”
• “I haven’t achieved my goals, and I don’t know what to do or have a strategy to get there.”

If your answer resembled the latter of those two responses, why don’t you come see us at Firestorm fitcamps! and put our “double your money back guaranteed” program and my 30 years of fitness professionalism to work for you…like these people have.

And if you’re really serious, why don’t you sign up to compete in our 8 week, “New Year, New Me” Transformation Challenge? The payoff is huge and could potentially land you a spot as a spokesperson for a national company! Get all of the details here.

Steve

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