I’ve found in my life the best advice is typically of the short variety. Not some long drawn out diatribe that circles back and forth and continues to make the same point. Hence the title, “KEEP IT SIMPLE”. The shorter the advice, the easier it is to remember and the more sense it will make. Sometimes all you need is 3 words…let us begin.
Whether we’re talking about training, life, work or trying to just find more time in your day, it’s always vital to “HAVE A PLAN”. Layout what you want to do ahead of time to allow you the freedom to focus on just getting to the gym, or where you want to be in 2 years and establish some goals and start working. That way you don’t sit there trying to think up something to do when you get to the gym or being the person looking back on missed opportunity. Map out what you want to accomplish and maintain that laser focus throughout whatever it is you’re trying to accomplish.
For those people that find it hard to make the time to train or get ahead in life or at work, “GET UP EARLY”. This is one of the most common traits of highly successful people, rarely if ever do they sleep in. Get up and get stuff done while the rest of the world is sleeping. You’ll be amazed of the amount of productivity you can have before the sunrises. Go for an early morning run or crank out that project before anyone else is awake in the house or at the office.
The number one reason for people feeling crappy in the morning is typically the lack of sleep, so “GET SOME SLEEP”. Everyone should should try for 7-9 hours of sleep. This is the most underutilized means of recovery that is out there. You know those times your computer wants to shut itself down to complete a software update? Think of your brain and body in the same way. With out it being able to reboot itself every night it will be in a constant decline of performance from day to day. And that over time will have massive diminishing returns on every aspect of your life, train, family, work. It’s really easy now with apps for your cell phone that can monitor your sleep, they’re all simple to use and allow you a way to track something you’ve probably never thought of tracking.
In life it isn’t necessary to always work smarter, most people that get ahead “JUST WORK HARDER”. That being said, it doesn't mean you have to start putting 16 hour days in, though I’m sure some of you do already. Been there done that. But sometimes you have to roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty and break a sweat. Maybe your struggling to get in better shape or get that promotion at work. You already have the motivation, you're part of this family, now you just have to push a little harder. Try running a little faster or longer or spend 30 extra minutes on a project at work. Maybe get up early and do both...? In the end I doubt you’ll look back and regret putting the effort in if the ends is worth it.
Most importantly, “DONT FEAR FAILURE”. I’m pretty confident that not one successful person has hit every project or idea out of the park. Sometimes you have to strike out to hit a home run. It’s in those moments of failure that you can take a step back, analyze what happened, what were the causes of the miss and get right back at the drawing board and go back out and crush it. The people that refuse to get introspective during times of mistakes, losses or failures are the type of people that you don’t want to be around. They’ll probably be super negative and complain a lot and that just sucks to be around. There are plenty of people out there in this world who have been in your shoes before and have plenty of tips and guidance to give on how they were able to push through and achieve there goals. Sounds like a great opportunity to ask for some help and gain a friend out of it.
Keep pushing yourself daily, no matter how big or small, because no one else is going to do it for you. It’s on you.
“The more you say, the less people remember. The fewer the words, the greater the profit.”
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