I came across this inspirational picture today and thought of sharing it on my blog.

Now, I’m far from perfect and can definitely pinpoint excuses that I make for myself that keep me from going to where I want to go but fundamentally, this photo speaks volumes.

As they say, a picture speaks a thousand words but the words that accompany this picture succinctly say it all. We hold excuses that we believe to be true that keep us from moving forward towards our goals. Reasons why we can’t be fitter, more sucessful, abundant and have better relationships.

Excuses such as, I just cant lose weight, I haven’t got enough time, I haven’t got enough money, what if’s and should nots…

Are they really valid reasons or are we clinging to them because the perceived pain of going out there and achieving our goals is seen as higher than where we are now? I leave you with that question.

Have a great day!

Fahad

I’ve just passed my MMA Coaching Association certification and I am now certified! Yay!

As I write this blog post, rain has delayed the final in Australia between Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The game, if anyone’s following it or interested, is very tight but going Novak’s way.

The fitness of these athletes to go 4-5 hours, playing at their top level, really does impress me but what impresses me more is the ability of the athletes to remain calm under pressure (for the most part at least).

Keeping focus and a level head is crucial in all aspects of life and not only in competetive sport.

One of the keys of success is mental toughness.. top level athletes, especially fighters, have that in abundance! It’s the ability to remain calm under pressure and courage under fire. Any poker players in the house will understand the term “Full Tilt”. The term being Tilted in poker refers to when you’ve lost a hand and your emotions get the better of you and you make bold and haphazard decisions. A full tilt is when you just stop thinking altogether… Again, it’s all mental toughness and the top poker players too have this, just look at how cool the top players like Negreanu, Helmuth, Brunson et al just stay so calm.

So a tip for today is to develop mental toughness!

Now back to the tennis!

This morning, my lovely wife was looking for motivation in order to reach her fitness goals so she started looking for people that have attained the physique she’s working towards in 2012. This act is a very motivational and powerful tool to not only keep you going but to give you a constant reminder of what you’re after.

It’s part of a visualisation excercise that some people call dream boarding or vision boarding, where you collect images of things you aspire to be, do  and have such as cars, holidays, houses etc but for the purpose of this blog, which is related to fitness, I’m going to set a challenge to you to find images of a person or people you’d like to benchmark yourself against.

You can of course have more than one and they can be for various different reasons, be it aesthetic, overall health etc. You can even expand this into other areas such as financial, career or character benchmarks.

This reminds me of what world renowned motivational speaker, Anthony Robbins says, “Choose someone who is the best in your field and do what they do” in other words, this exercise will help you because you can find out and study the person(s) you’ve chosen!

I’m going to share one of mine and I do hope you’ll share yours with me in the comments.

Hi everyone!

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very warm and merry seasons greetings for the holiday season.

As 2011 draws to an end, i’m sure we’ve all reflected on our year and now thinking of setting goals for the new year. Now your goals will be personal to you. Some of them will be financial, some will be related to your passions, family or other interests but I implore you, if you haven’t already done so, to set some health related goals.

Remember, your health is your best asset and you are your number 1 investment both in mind and body. So if you haven’t already done so, think of some health related goals for 2012. They may be to lose weight, get fitter, gain muscle mass or get fit for competition but whatever they may be, i’d like to help you.

In 2012, I will be sharing weekly fitness tips to members of my mailing list. These will be tips to help keep you informed and motivated and maybe even entertained so if you haven’t done so already, please sign up to my mailing list! (The form is on the right under the pic of the woman)

Here’s to 2012! Happy New Year!

Fahad