In Goal Setting...

We must be mindful of the biggest thing that thwarts the completion of any goal:

When the pain of achieving our goal, becomes larger than...

The pain of the results we want.

That's why it is so important to create baby steps in our goal setting process.

By doing this, any pain that my come along the way of achieving our goal, doesn't overcome the pain of how bad we want it.

Yours in "Time Tested" - Coach

Immediate Gratification?

As our society "progresses", many things within our lives have become
faster, and the results or outcome are realized much more quickly.

From cooking for hours to the microwave is a perfect example, instead of waiting, we get our meal in seconds.

Computers have also cut the time of research to a quick Google search
to find what we are looking for, instead of laboring through
encyclopedias and books.

It's been called the "McDonald's Factor" - getting something now, with
very little waiting involved, and we have been accustomed and "trained"
to expect "Immediate Gratification" - Fantastic!

In the same vain, just remember - We never have to wait one single minute to enjoy the moment.

Yours in "Evolve" - Coach

We have to train our...

Body and our minds, otherwise our body and minds are not trained.

May sound a bit rhetorical, but it's true.

Our minds and bodies are a "clean slate" when we are born.

So it's up to us on how we train them. We have the choice of training
them with "good" stuff which help us grow positively, or "bad" stuff
which will lead us down hill.

That's the beauty of it...it's all up to us on how we train - and the
results will follow.

Yours in "Proper Training" - Coach

Fix it...

Or Patch it?

Some things work out great with either...but usually depends upon
timing.

Occasionally we need a quick patch to keep us going, for a short bit,
because stopping to fix it may take us out of the game and could bring
about some unwanted results.

And other times, a patch just won't let us keep going...for as long as
we need.

So in our lives, we can fix things or patch things, and just knowing
that fixing things in the long run, is our best bet - because
continuing to live on patches, will eventually lead to a blow out.

Yours in "An Eventual Fix" - Coach