Overcoming shyness and training with two knee replacements
New Year’s Eve, 2018
New year’s eve is an easy day to blame.
“I hate new year’s eve” (i personally love it), “New year’s day is the ‘best day’” (every time I have been out new years day everyone is home by 6pm feeling sorry for themselves and everywhere is empty).
Most people put off living today, doing their best today, being present TODAY instead of a day in the future when everything “will be better”.
My own experience is new year’s eve is a good to great day full of possibility, just like EVERY day. I dream big tonight and imagine the great things to come next year. What’s wrong with wanting great things to happen? It’s better to have a go and fail, than wait on the sidelines in life afraid to make any mistakes.
New year’s day is another great day, when I’m super psyched up to have a great year. It’s the day before we start back the gym, when endless opportunity becomes reality.
One new year’s eve during the first year I started being a trainer, I experienced enormous negativity from a so called ‘friend’, make that MANY friends. I was used to being ridiculed by certain people back then, laughing behind my back at my career choices and my chances but I soon got used to it.
Anyway during my run today with the dogs, I saw this man’s parents, who also shared the hilarity at the thought of me having a ‘career’.
They were passing the bin where you put dog poo, so I put the poo into the bin and promptly got down and hit another 20 press ups. Reason one was to complete 200 press ups for the run, reason two was for YOU LOT.
I had to do it to practice what I preach. To show people that we DON’T CARE what people think in our pursuit of what really matters in life, after all our success depends on our continuous hard work and extreme effort.
You may scoff at new year’s eve, but it was the birth place of my dreams and ambitions, my ignition point to spark off something better that would help notably my life greatly, but many others too I have tried to help, it gave me the confidence to have a huge go at being my best.
Dream big today, tonight and put into action tomorrow your most meaningful aspirations and plans you have put off for WAY too long.
See you wednesday,
Keri
Sunday, 25th June-Lisa Summer’s back recovery-official sport wales film
Monday, 22nd June
We all want success in some small way and we want significance in our lives too.
If you’re a great mother to your kids, then you don’t go looking for praise as you love your kids dearly, but to get the occasional pat on the back is nice as at least someone recognises the great work you are doing.
If you’re great at your job, you may often feel under-appreciated and think nobody notices what you do. However, when you get a heartfelt thank you for what your efforts, then it will spur you on to become even better at what you do.
These are two examples of people around you appreciating the significance of the job you do for many people in life. Although you didn’t set out looking for acclaim, the feeling you have achieved something of importance makes you feel better.
Significance in your exercise programme is something we are all looking for too. Losing 2-4 inches off your waist for example will make you feel better, will show that you have indeed putting a great effort in over a sustained period of time.
Many of you will feel unsure when you first start whether the effort will be worth it? You may have had negative experiences in the past in your efforts to get fit so why will this time be different?
This is why results are so important to us, and to demonstrate daily what exciting changes you can really make if you give it some time and offer some commitment.
Once you start getting results out of your exercise and healthy eating programme, you too will feel that significance of you efforts, you will realise you get out what you put into it, and creating success with your health is totally within YOUR power.
Friday, 13th January
The “magic formula” for getting results is always a simple one, but requires honesty.
Are you showing up for your workout at least 3 times a week? I always like to talk about creating a “chain”. Put a X in your calendar EVERY time you train. If you haven’t got 3 X’s a week on there regularly, you are not going to get what you want out of any programme.
2. Use a simple formula for eating. If you eat healthy 80% of the time, then great things will happen for you. Plan your food, avoid stopping in convenience shops/petrol stations for your snacks/meals. You can have the occasional treat, but your body will be nourished with the nutrients you need on a consistent basis. You will feel energetic and you your sense of wellbeing will be high.
3. Drink more water. The most underrated of habits. If you drink throughout the day, then you will feel better, your body will function a lot better full stop, and your energy levels will be high all day long.
4. Sleep better. If you are exercising well, chances are your sleep will improve greatly. Your body only improves in your sleep, when you have had chance to rest. Getting to bed earlier means you get up earlier and you get more done with your day.
5. Hang out with positive people. Anyone who drags your confidence down regularly is not your friend. Anyone who doesn’t want you to succeed is not worth bothering with. Your true friends will want the best for you.
This is a simple checklist that will transform everything in your life. Change one of these at a time until it sticks and you feel comfortable with it. Tell yourself there’s no going back this time.