March 25, 2015
Wednesday Motivation!!! By: Mike Jones
Have you ever interacted with people who have a ton on their plate but never seem burnt out or phased by what you might look at as a lot? I know I have, and I had no idea how they could be so busy and yet never feel exhausted.
It turns out that there’s actually a big difference between being overworked and overloaded, and a lot of that can be attributed to how you structure your day. With that said, how do you structure yours? Do you have a set plan? Are you one of those who wake up at a certain time, and with a routine? Does this routine help you to move in a positive, successful, and goal achievement manner? OR Does this routine just help you get through the day, get you by, or have you breaking even with minimal worries?
These are the things you want to ask yourself; especially with you getting the results you want in the gym. However you start/end your day before /after a workout, will take a massive toll on your success in the gym.
What I mean by that is, if you workout in the morning knowing that you have a long stressful day of work ahead of you. Your mind is off on your workouts work/progress and already on to what’s happening at work. So your mind is already not engaged into the gym. Which means you getting results is on the back burner right? And vise-versa with after work…If work was super long and stressful, and has tired you out completely to all you “feel” like doing is not coming to the gym, just getting the workout done and over, or you just want to rest, etc.… Again you’re not mentally prepared or ready to workout in the gym. Unless your going to take that negative energy, that energy that makes us mad, frustrates us, etc.… unless you take that and take it out in a positive way in the gym, then it needs to be separated.
We need to figure out a structure that leaves work stress, drama, and frustration at work; Home stuff is meant for home; the gym is strictly the gym. It’s perfectly okay to take bits and pieces from each with you and take it out on the weight room and in cardio. We welcome that attitude!! But once your able to structure your day, structure your emotions, structure your daily tendencies that get you over those humps that might seem like an overload, or a heavy workload…then you too will be not longer be burnt out but instead ask for more!!
One of my main issues/hurdles and I’m sure we can all relate in our own ways too; was being truthful with myself and moving past attitudes and behaviors that act as obstacles to aligning our life with out missions! We all have flaws. Think Amy and Ray said it best. “We expect you to make mistakes, but it’s about owning up to them and learning from them”. With proper structure comes less mistakes, and more learning!
Finding that structure for you involve the following...
1. Bench-marking the relative importance of things.
2. Do you have trouble saying no?
3. Do you have trouble delegating?
4. You over-schedule yourself?
5. Let your personal missions and morals be your guide.
6. Setting your priorities and goals in place and right order.
7. Do you spend time reviewing and researching?
If you want something, have the utmost desire to get it, and super determined to reach what you've wanted for so long…then you HAVE TO BE ALL IN AND FULLY ENGAGED! Or your going to get the exact results as the effort your putting in. How do you expect to grow with a cup that’s already full and overflowing without the proper structure?
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