Here’s 3 thoughts about how to go from unhinged to locked in this new year… New years a fresh start, a clean slate. A perfect time to set new goals, decide on what you really want to have and what you’re willing to work on. 1️⃣Know what’s most important to you Goals can be overwhelming when we don’t prioritise our focus, decisions and actions. What one thing if you were to start doing, stop doing, achieve, overcome would have the greatest impact on your life? List 10, choose 1. Focus on fully fulfilling that first. 2️⃣Balance what you want to have with what you’re willing to do I’ve done this for years, saying I want to have XYZ, really exaggerating what I want to HAVE. This then led to frustration when I realise that every HAVE I wanted comes with a set of DO’S. There’s no having without doing. So what are you willing to do/ stop doing to have what you say you want? 3️⃣Let go of what’s holding you back People, places, things, habits, beliefs, vices… Trying to create change in your life in an environment (physical and mental) that is designed to keep you where you’re at is like fighting an uphill battle. Review where you’re at right now and ruthlessly remove that which doesn’t serve your highest values, your vision, your mission, your purpose for being here. Give this post a like if you'd like to access my 10 step goal setting system

I had a conversation with @Donna Alexander this morning when I was getting my morning coffee (hope you don't mind the mention Donna ;)) Donna for as long as I've known her from the days PTing in PureGym has had the goal of losing weight. I've helped 10's of clients successfully lose weight, like my client Simon who lost a total of 34kg working with me I figured why not lay out the strategy to see success in your weight loss efforts plain and simple. Here it is. Follow these steps if your goal is to lose weight and I guarantee you'll see results. STEP 1: Start with WHY Your why is what will motivate you to take action. If you don't have a powerful enough why, forget about it. You won't do what it takes for long enough to see results (and so you'll stay stuck in the same cycle). With any goal, your mindset matters. Specifically your perceptions. So the first question to ask is: Why do I want to lose weight? What makes losing weight important to me? How will losing weight benefit my highest values? Go deep with these questions. Aim to dig 3-5 levels deeper than the surface level. When you do, you'll eventually uncover your deeper drive. It's usually emotional based. That's what we want. Recognise and connect with it. Get clear on the pain of keeping the weight on; immediate and long term. But also get clear on the immediate and long-term benefits of losing weight. Aim for 20-30 of each. Doing so will add more fuel to the fire and will MOTIVATE you to start taking action immediately. STEP 2: Uncover your unconscious motives I've had the privilege of learning a process from Dr John Demartini about addictions which applies to weight loss, and any ''bad habit'/ negative' behaviour you want to change. In terms of weight loss, the first step of the process is becoming aware of the benefits you receive from actually being (what you class as) 'overweight' in the first place. Again., aim for 20-30. The goal is to become aware of the resistance you have to losing weight. If there was no unconscious motives to keeping it on you would've lost it already. So look. Make the unconscious conscious by asking "what benefits do I get from being overweight?" Don't tell me there's none, that's bullshit. There is. LOOK!

If I were to host a group zoom call where I’d address your specific goals, challenges and give my best advice on strategies to get the results you’re after, would you attend? I’m thinking Fridays about 12:30-1:30pm… Let me know if you’re interested. If I get more than 2 people I’ll host one this Friday coming

... that's keeping you playing small? ... stopping you from getting what you want? ... holding you back from doing what needs to be done? I'd love it if you could share in the comments😆 PS. This groups a work in progress - the content is by no means done. If there's anything you'd like to see first let me know and I can prioritise it

First off - thank you for being here. It’s my goal to build this community and make it worth your time and attention. But as with anything worthwhile, it takes time! There’s two elements to this: 1. What you have told me you’re working towards (your specific goals & challenges) 2. What I want to create and deliver in the Classroom that I know produces results The challenges for me is to: 1. Create content/solutions that solve your specific problems, in a format that you actually want to consume it so that you actually get the results 2. Package the high priority, most relevant/impactful information that’s proven to get results into a digestible format (not just posting an abundance of overwhelming information). Here’s a bit of a ‘brain dump’ of ideas of what kinda areas, topics, goals, challenges I plan on addressing here through the community posts/ classroom: Summary of Goals from the BYB research questionnaire Address these topics through content in BYB - Better/good mindset, better, positive outlook on life - Letting go - Happy within body, body confidence, self - Social belonging - Improving diet - Delaying gratification - Gain muscle - Body tone/ shape - be healthier, Healthier habits/ routine - Physical and mental strength & fitness - Improved communication in relationships & emotional intelligence - Weight loss/ maintenance - New career, vocational/ financial goals - Improved self-confidence, self-awareness/ self-belief - be a healthier fitter more grounded and positive person - Improve focus, mental clarity - Improved discipline Summary of Challenges from the BYB research questionnaire - Poor time management/ prioritisation, limited time,  - Lack of social life - Lacking focus on mindset, nutrition, training - Lacking energy/ Exhaustion from work, socialising, studying - Lack of motivation, - Procrastination - Not working out because of work - Poor sleep & nutrition - Stress - Anxiety - Lack of confidence - Lack of communicating how I feel to family and friends. - Getting to the gym - Poor health state - Work mentally draining - No energy to get to the gym - Self-doubt  - Staying consistent with commitments - feeling like an imposter - Comfort eating  - Always been overweight, never been in shape - Lack of knowledge around training - Lack of money - Work life balance - Structuring a routine - Illness to wellness - Self-sabotage  - Staying sober