THANK YOU!
Really, sending out these emails feels weird at first. I sometimes wonder “does anyone even open them?”… so that’s why I always get a smile from ear to ear when I get replies. (ok, only some replies make me smile...) Remember last time I told you that I was giving away my Ferrari to the 17th person to reply, man was I lucky that only 16 people replied!
It’s almost the holiday weekend, and I don’t know about you, but I spent a LOT of hours in my office this week and I am glad I get to get off my butt!
I just finished redesigning our websites, Lakeside Fitness Center and CrossFit LFC; redoing the December Group Exercise schedule; adding the Kids Boot Camp program; adding new inventory to our Pro Shop; Cafe' and Juice Bar; and soooo much more to come very soon.
It took way longer than I thought, but I think the end result is pretty awesome. It feels pretty good to keep adding things that add value to the club. Justin Bieber is now releasing one new song per week, I think his fans think that she is adding a lot of value, plus she is growing her fan base!
And that’s the main reason we do it, to add value. In addition I have received quite a few success stories this past month. Alicia, Marc, Amy and many others are super excited about their progress and overall fitness primarily due to our Boot Camp program, others are killing it in the CrossFit program and so many more are getting closer to their own fitness goals. It is great to hear and share stories of success, they help to remind everyone about the possibilities… and to motivate one another to KEEP going.
Now that’s of course for everyone that actually comes into our facility. But… and you probably don’t realize this… a LOT of people actually call us saying they want to get started with us, but never make it in, shocker huh! Just last week I had this lady tell me over the phone she was going to start on Wednesday. She didn’t show up, and then called me the next day saying she doesn’t feel that the time is right for her.
Now here is where I can go on a rant saying “the best time is now”, and how she should get her butt in gear, bla bla bla. But I’d rather understand what’s going on here and share it with you.
So she said.. “I don’t FEEL like right now is the time to start exercising.” Well, I learned long ago that the way you FEEL is determined by what you focus on. And what you focus on is determined by the questions you ask yourself.
See your brain will answer ANY question you ask yourself. No matter what. Even if the questions don’t make any sense at all. For instance, if you ask yourself “Why do bad things always happen to me?” .. Your brain will come up with an answer that’s in line with why bad things happen to you.
So you might get an answer like: “Because you’re a turkey” (That’s a timely joke huh!)
(Or something else that will make you feel lousy)
Your brain will ALWAYS answer your questions, and lousy questions equal lousy answers. Ask yourself
“Why am I overweight?”, and you’ll likely get “because you eat too much and don’t workout”.
That just makes you feel even more miserable. Instead, try asking better questions. Such as…
“How can I become more fit right now, and enjoy the process?”
“What can I do today to create a long term fitness lifestyle?”
Or when you have a setback: “What’s not perfect yet?”
See, overall what I’m trying to point out is that the quality of your LIFE – comes down to the quality of the questions you ask yourself on a daily basis.
So next time you feel a little down, or like you’re lacking something – try asking yourself better questions.
I sometimes ask myself: "How can I act and look cool?" My brain tells me, "go grab your leather jacket you turkey!"
Know what I mean?
Yours in health,
Greg
Lakeside Fitness Center
