Have you ever experienced an extraordinary human being, who after accomplishing a somewhat difficult and nearly impossible to reach goal, just didn't seem to be as nearly impressed as you and others who perceived their success as an amazing accomplishment?

How would you explain the reason for their modesty? Could it be due to the possibility that the achievement of that goal really wasn’t really such a big deal to attain? Or perhaps they just knew from the onset, that they could and would achieve any goal they set their mind to? Call it a certainty attitude or the mind-set of a winner, whatever it is, it’s powerful and something we should all learn something powerful from.
 

When someone like this accomplishes their goal, it certainly seems like a mighty big deal to all of us observing from the outside, but to him or her, it’s just a matter of consequence…A consequence from following a direct plan fueled with no-buts-about-it type action.

How about this: Why is it that we can sometimes become depressed after accomplishing a goal?

It's crazy! You know, that feeling of “ok, now what?”.

We’ve worked so hard to reach that goal and when we’ve finally met the goal successfully, we often become disenchanted once we reach our objective…It’s often not until we reach our goals, that we realize that it really wasn’t such a big deal. While we’re working toward achieving the goal, it’s often a matter of challenge and not a nearly a certainty until we will prevail in the end.

Once we’ve reached our goal, which we should always be able to depend on, amazingly it suddenly feels like it wasn’t such a big deal…Why? Because we were simply caught up in the moment, working on the piece- parts, rather than focusing on the totality of the project. It takes a direct plan with massive action to help guarantee that someone will undoubtedly reach their intended goals.

Here’s an example…From the outside, we look at someone, who on New Years Eve, say’s that they are going to lose 15 pounds by February 1^st…We hear them, but because most of us have set goals before and failed, we quickly decide that it will be a huge challenge for them and as a result, we assume that they will most likely fail.

We, the one’s observing, continue to see their goal as a challenge throughout their journey. On the other hand, the person who’s actually dieting and working hard to achieve success become so engulfed in their quest and eventually become confident enough to know that nothing can stop them from reaching their goal. For them, they rely on a precise plan and follow through with massive action. They quickly notice the results from their work and this only fires them up more. They realize that their direct plan of action will work infallibly for all areas of their fitness routine; diet, weight training, cardio, etc.
 

The more weight they lose, the closer they are to achieving their overall goal and this is when it begins to seem like it’s not such a big deal to them...We, the observer, see it as INCREDIBLE…We can’t believe they kept to the challenge, can’t believe the weight actually came off so quickly and could never imagine it for ourselves…You see that’s the huge problem with the human psyche…We are our biggest enemies…
 
The message here is to follow a detailed and direct plan of action. Either choose a program that's highly recommended by someone you know or consult with a fitness professional and have them develop one for you. Let them know exactly what you want to achieve and tell them that you want all details of the program included. For Diet, this includes what types of foods, the quantities, the nutrient timing. For Weight Training, it means the exact exercises, exercise descriptions, how many sets & reps, the tempo of how fast to lift the weight up & down, the amount of rest between every set, the total duration of the workout. For Cardio, it means how often, what type, what heart rate range, how much intensity, when do perform it, etc.

When you are armed with all of these vital plan details, there is absolutely no reason to fail, other than self sabotage. If you really want to achieve your goal, no matter what it is, do whatever it takes and under no circumstances should you procrastinate. If you promise to do this, I can help you achieve anything!
 
Keep Going!

James Villepigue