Stop thinking about it and get to it!

Do you find yourself stuck with so much to do in your life and your business that you are having difficulty moving forward? Do your feet feel like they are rooted in cement making it impossible to take a step? Listen, you are not alone. Many people feel this way. You want to move forward, you know what to do but you can’t find the time in your day to do it. Then, day after day passes and you’ve done less and less and now you feel depressed, de-motivated, deflated. Well SNAP OUT OF IT! You are a personal trainer. You help people everyday with the same issues. If you can help them stick to their exercise program, make changes in their nutrition or quit an unhealthy lifestyle then you can do it for yourself too. It’s time to walk your own talk. So SNAP OUT OF IT and take action today.

The surest way to do this is to stop thinking about what you’re going to do, think you should do and then never do. No, No this is a vicious cycle that sets you on the long path to getting no where.  Create a list of things you must do instead of a list of things to do. There’s a difference. Everytime you write something on your MUST DO list you commit to yourself that you must do it. Think carefully about what you put on this list because it’s like making a promise to yourself that you are going to do it no matter what. To maintain integrity with yourself, you must execute every task on this list.

A must do list is very different from a to do list. A to do list is more passive. They are typically tasks that you would like to see accomplished. You keep adding to a do list without much thought. Some of you outthere like your to do lists so much that you have several of them and they are long. Isn’t it true that there’s items on your to do list that never get done? Well that’s not a must do list. Done right this list is far shorter and you have no choice but to do it.

As a fitness business coach I see many trainers in their businesses who suffer from thinking about it symdrome and not getting to it. What happens is that they have the desire to grow their business, make more profits, market or attract more clients but lack the disclipine of execution. Running a business takes time, effort and a lot of work, especially when doing it on your own. It takes even more time, effort and work to grow it to another level. As a trainer you know the work it takes a client to move from general fitness into sport performance. There’s a daily commitment to training, eating right, getting enough sleep, keeping the mental game going. Let me ask you, do you think there’s a difference in the sport of business growth? No, there isn’t. Do you have what it takes? Before you answer, what would you tell a client who asks you the same question? Would you say, “if you follow the plan, stay on track and commit to it  anything is possible”. Yes, I believe you would. Good, now tell yourself exactly the same thing and then get to it.

Watch this video for more on how to get going!