I'm sitting here drinking coffee and eating my eggwhites with ezekiel
bread.
Thinking about what demotivates people. How to get uninspired...
Like snow. I actually like snow but know it demotivates people because it gives them an excuse.
You could add, "I would but it is supposed to snow." next to anything and not do something.
Think about how EASY it is for people to discourage your goals.
Thing is many demotivating people are friends and family too.
There was a girl that did the show for the first time
last year. She made huge changes
in her body and went out and accomplished her goal of doing it. Looked great but missed making the Top 10. Now as we go into 2017 why wouldn't she do it again?
What really happens is people say things that trigger something in your head that makes you think you don't need or really want to do the show again. For example say a parent
tells you, "You don't need to compete and by the way you should have won." How does that really help anyone become a great fitness model? Someone doesn't go from not making the Top 10 to being the winner?
So they STOP competing after the first time and by no means deserved to win. Yet what they accomplished was incredible and truly amazing. Think about how many people fail at losing a few
pounds.
First, I'll just say it is confidence that makes people better on stage and people get better and better as they do more events and walk out on stage. That is something you just can't prepare for without experience.
So right away it is very likely most people place higher the next time they do a show depending who shows up. I
can't stand it when people who don't make the Top 10 feel like they lost because the goal is to keep getting better.
I have a buddy in another industry and last week he sent me a message on Facebook and asked, "Can you help me with supplements?" I asked him back if he was talking about protein powder, vitamins, fat burners and he replied back, "Is that what I
need?"
Then he called me and said he really needed to lose 25 pounds as soon as possible. He told me that about ten years ago he drank shakes and dropped 25 pounds. He said he is 6'2" and 295 pounds and he said he feels unhealthy.
I told him that he really needs to change his eating habits and lose 2 pounds a week every week by making progressive
changes. Yet, he was still determined to only drink shakes and drop his 25 pounds.
I couldn't talk him out of it. He wants to lose weight FAST.
Sometimes you can't convince people even though people know that isn't the right way to accomplish something.
Remember there is no easy way to do anything big. Sometimes
accomplishments take years.
Sometimes the "not-to-sure", I'll wait for my motivation to come back, maybe next time,
that can change in ONE SECOND. There is no quick fix to get in super shape.
Keep your motivation by training with someone and holding you to a commitment you made to yourself.
Winning shows and earning Pro Cards can take years but that is the fun part of this. When people progressively get better year after year they compete for themselves. These people are not looking for the quick approval of others. Most make the most successful Pros as well and go to Worlds and don't win the first time but keep going back until they finally do win.
True
winners know the best results take commitment and patience.
Motivation is kinda messed up if you think about it...
Motivation comes out of nowhere and it is going to comes and goes.
How can you stay motivated? Find a way to keep you
committed.
Too many set backs and you have too many reasons to quit.
Stay the course,
Brian
By the way I hear little snow can be on the way tomorrow? Hope to see you at the workshop.
