Coach Rozy’s Motivational Monday HOW TO MAKE A YOU-TURN IN YOUR LIFE
Motivational Monday
HOW TO MAKE A YOU-TURN IN YOUR LIFE
by Mark “Coach Rozy” Roozen
We’ve all heard stories of folks that have achieved major body transformations—from beer belly to six-pack abs, from chain smoker to marathon runner, from weakling to gym rat. We have some amazing stories from right here at Coach Rozy Performance! They’re inspiring, but it can get frustrating to realize your own fitness is flat-lining while those “other folks” seem to be getting results on a daily basis. We wish we could tell you there’s some magic trick or well-kept secret they know about that they’re not sharing, but the truth is they achieved their results by doing their own YOU-TURN! They turned around and put in a lot of determination, dedication, and drive. All success stories share the following common traits, so if you’re looking to emulate these others that have made a positive YOU-TURN in their life, check out this list below, do your own YOU-TURN and get on the right road and path to victory.
1. THEY CHANGE THEIR LIFESTYLE.
None of those crazy success stories would be possible without a complete lifestyle overhaul. It’s not just about making small tweaks to your schedule here and there—the way to YOU-TURN is that your everyday life has to change. No matter what brings on the YOU-TURN signal, it’s obviously for the best, and drives the person to exercise frequently, change unhealthy eating habits and limit other detrimental activities like smoking and drinking.
2. THEY’RE EXTREMELY DETERMINED.
Deciding to make a YOU-TURN is often the easy part. If you’re not happy about something in your life, it’s easy to acknowledge it and say you’re going to change. However, to actually follow through, do what needs to be done to turn the steering wheel on your life and make that change happen – you’ll need a ton of determination. It’s no secret that your body can often be inclined to take it easy—that’s why you need to bring a strong, determined attitude to every workout in order to get the most out of it, and don’t get discouraged by the long road ahead.
3. THEY EXUDE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
People that make a YOU-TURN have a common denominator of happiness, confidence and health. Of course, to achieve those great results this means you need to somehow cultivate that positive attitude from the beginning. Though it can be hard at first, think of it as a domino effect—do at least one thing everyday to help your health and improve your quality of life, and little by little it will stat to add up. The better you feel about your body, the more positive you’ll feel and the more you’ll want to continue your healthy streak.
4. THEY HAVE A STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM.
If you want to drive and be on the path alone – you can do that. But what we find is that when the YOU-TURN happens, most of the greatest fitness success stories are inspired by friends, loved ones and dedicated trainers pushing the person along every step of the way. Everyone needs support from time to time. We all hit those discouraging bumps in the road, mud slicks and other detours, and we need the people around us to motivate us to get back on track.”
5. THEY TAKE IT SLOW AND STEADY.
No one has ever gotten the perfect body by just doing a YOU-TURN and not without putting in a huge amount of hard work, and even if you get there, there’s maintenance to be done. The most successful people understand that slow and steady wins the race and they need to be in it for the long haul. That means getting into the habit of frequent exercise and proper diet; but it also means not going gung-ho at the start.
6. THEY RIDE OUT THE OBSTACLES.
Like in other aspects of life, the YOU-TURN for fitness success is not always going to be a straight, smooth and perfect line moving steadily around and heading in another direction. Some YOU-TURN stories may see a person gaining a couple pounds in a week at some point in their training, others might show no progress at all for a month, but that doesn’t dictate the full story or the end results. Embrace the process and realize you aren’t necessarily going to see progress every single day. The key is to just keep moving forward one day at a time. When you do, the YOU-TURN will be a 180 and get you moving ahead in the fast lane.
7. THEY BECOME SELF-MOTIVATED.
As we mentioned above having a support system is often how folks first get the inspiration to hit the gym, but as their training steps up and they start to see real results that’s when the self-motivation kicks. Eventually, it’s more about the person doing it for their own well-being than it is about being pushed by friends and loved ones.
8. THEY WANT TO PAY IT FORWARD.
The idea of paying it forward commonly occurs at the happy ending of these fitness success stories. Those YOU-TURN people have been heading in both directions—they’ve been overweight and unhealthy and they’ve realized how much happier they are in their new bodies. Many of them are inspired to share that feeling with others and help effect the same YOU-TURN they instilled in themselves onto others who are still struggling.
TO GET HELP ON MAKING A YOU-TURN IN YOUR LIFE & PERFORMANCE – OR YOU HAVE A FREIND THAT YOU WANT TO PAY IT FORWARD – have them reach out to us at Coach Rozy Performance – and we’ll help with your YOU-TURN and head in a new direction.
