Novak, You and I need this……..
Now unless you have been hiding under a rock, you will know that Novak Djokovic won the Wimbledon open tennis tournament at the weekend.
You see this got me thinking about what makes him successful. I think about what makes people successful all the time………
You and I both have a similar “need” to Novak.
I will come to that in a bit.
Recently I did a triathlon, it was long, it is regarded as one of the hardest in the world over that distance…….and I am supposed to say I enjoyed it!
Well I did when I crossed the line and looked at the time!
Since then I have raised the bar, set another goal,
(very important if you want to avoid meandering through life)
I want to compete on a bigger stage with better athletes. I have already booked my next event, in Denmark on September 13th.
So what did I do, I hired a new coach. I didn’t ‘sack’ my old coach, in fact I had been going solo in 2015.
BUT you see, if you want to get BETTER you need the help of professionals, who do it day in day out….not for fun, not at weekends, not in between other jobs….but IT IS WHAT THEY DO!
I actually told a few people that I had done this and 100% of them said words to the effect of…..
“why do you need a coach”…….
I get it, its not as if a coach has secret powers.
BUT this is why you and me need coaches…..
The coach will help you identify weaknesses and areas you aren’t paying attention to……………
I do this with clients…..they do the exercises they like and they eat the foods that are convenient…but that doesn’t always make it right……sometimes they are!
The coach will help you identify when you are talking BS………….
Yep, I told my coach that because I am busy I could only train 8 hours per week including weekends. Then when I went through my diary , I could actually do 30% more than that!
Remember the stories we tell ourselves are not necessarily a reflection of reality.
So don’t tell me you haven’t got 20 minutes per day to cook and train to help lose body fat, because my BS radar will go off!
The coach will help you bust through plateaus…..
Many times I help clients see things they didn’t think were possible, partly due to past experiences and largely due to a belief that they CAN DO it!
It is 100% true that you hit parts where you feel like its all up hill….I actually had this recently, I had no “space” to think about my own plan.
You know when you have been caring for your family all day, you come last…..yep….just exactly that!
The coach helps you increase free will………..
By having a coach I have already created a lot of space to think. I can now just do as I am told, safe in the knowledge that I have a well qualified and results proven coach. This is exactly what we help our clients with as well, providing them with simple nutrition and training protocols to follow that are proven to work.
On my programme, I just do as I am told and it is bliss. I now have more time and mental energy to put into other things.
The coach helps you be accountable……..
It is hard to push yourself to the next level, without this. People often do this in other areas of their working lives, their family lives but then neglect themselves. Having that outside perspective, from someone who has coached 100s of clients before me, is brilliant. He will know when it looks like I need a kick up the arse, or a slightly easier session. It is actually like hiring a secret weapon….although I have told you….so its not so secret!
The coach will step outside the box…….
Whilst we are in our very own little box each day……the coach, who is stood outside looking in, can make recommendations and think more strategically. This is exactly what I was doing with a lady this morning, when we were addressing her lifestyle. She is wasting far too much time, doing unproductive exercise, not sleeping enough and is eating too many refined carbohydrates to target that belly fat she desperately wants to shift.
A bit like when I hopped on the phone with my coach, I knew he was good when he started to ask me questions
What do you really want?
What’s most important to you?
How do you measure your success?
So here is the thing that you, I and Novak share……
We may all be very good in our chosen fields, but we cant be experts in every field.
If you need help getting your lifestyle on track or to hit your goals, of course please contact us via email (info@fa-fitness.co.uk) and we will call you to discuss what we think will be the best option for you.
Have a good day,
Matt 🙂
Matt
Owner of Functionally Aware Fitness Personal Training
Voted The UK’s Most Innovative Fitness Entrepreneur 2012
International Best Selling Author of The Fad Free Fitness Formula
Author of The Hot to Trot Cook Book and The Equestrian Athlete Plan
Email: Info@fa-fitness.co.uk / Phone: 07841 136302
