Thursday, 12th July

A good measure of how well you are doing is your attitude to work. An individual’s work ethic often dictates his/her achievements in life.

One client I have who has shown this over many years is Olly Jenkins, who has just had the role of Robin in the world famous Batman stage show which will be touring the united states over the next 12 months.

This is an example of how hard work pays off, and how an attitude of continuously trying to improve one’s self is of paramount importance.

If you want to be an actor or actress at the highest level, you had better make sure your immune system is very strong for a year long production.

The gruelling schedule of a stage production, all the travelling and  performance standards dictate that these days you need to be in incredible physical condition.

These are pre-requisites of most jobs these days, especially if you want to work at a very high standard. I train people from all walk’s of life, and each and every one of them reports a marked improvement in their work performance after an extended period of training.

The consistent practice of eating well, drinking enough water, training sensibly and regular will pay enormous dividends over a sustained period of time.

If you study some of the most successful people, you will find that many of them will run first thing in the morning, most of them will do weight training of some kind, you will find that also the days of a heavy drinking lifestyle are over too.

You simply CANNOT work under pressure and perform well with a hangover or a headache!! This simply cannot happen.

More and more working lunches and evening meals are supported by plenty of water and good quality food, not only is this much better for one’s concentration, but this will enable you to perform much later into the day, instead of collapsing into a heap at the end of it!!

Life is continuously getting about longer days performing at an elevated performance level, your lifestyle will dictate if you are going to get to the highest level or not!

19th January, 2011

Most people who are overweight lose or have lost control of their eating and sometimes a long time ago.

It could be the over-sized lunch full of mayonnaise and salad cream, it could be the over-sized take aways every single night, it could be the chip shop every night, it could be the big fried breakfast every single day, it could be the bakery and special of the day (every day!), whatever it is or indeed i have met some individuals who do ALL of the above, and thats when it gets really scary and you’re totally out of control. It’s like being in charge of a car with no brakes, you know you’re out of control and the ending is not going to be good.

If you live your life like this, then heart disease, diabetes and blood pressure problems are likely to be big parts of your life.

Its very likely you have a food addiction and you have to face the fact that your life more than likely revolves around food.

This theory is supported by science in study after study.

Recent research found that people with a family history of alcoholism had increased risks of being overweight, suggesting that both conditions might be driven by the same tendency towards addictive behaviour.

A lot of researchers also believe that food addiction is the number one cause of the civilised world’s obesity ticking time bomb.

Fat, sugar and salt are such a major part of our diets these days that its no wonder more and more people are developing addictions to food.

A lot of people if not all eat too much food because they are finding comfort from other pain in their lives. Its ironic then that the massive weight gain and ill health always associated with eating in such quantities becomes the NEW source of pain and unhappiness in people’s lives. It then becomes a vicious circle and explains why despite many attempts, most people go back to the old way of eating, and also explains why most people are on a diet now, but are likely to fall off by mid-february, when life unfortunately goes back to “normal”.

You have to try and make the big leap now, get away from the life of salt, sugar and saturated fat, its only got misery for you to come if you don’t!!! Get back to plainer and more natural foods, avoid sugary drinks (the quickest way to put on weight), drink more water, don’t buy in sugary snacks (they only lead to more and more and are addictive.

The sooner you give up the junk, the sooner your life is back on track and you get close to where you want to be!!!!