#SerialTrainer – What keeps you motivated?

Everyday we face getting up and accomplishing something for the day. It doesn’t matter what it is, you have to do “something” even if that “something” is relaxing. One of the hardest things I personally have to learn is to do “nothing.”

In today’s society, we’ve become a buzzing hive of workers.

Hot words like “side hustle” add to our normal, daily grind. As if we don’t have enough to do. Ambitious people will tell you to stay busy but successful people will tell you to learn how to separate and take time for yourself.

Working out is work. It’s true. I like to call it “selfish work.” It’s not about how long and how much you sweat, it’s about what it does for YOU.

The unfortunate truth is, our jobs and daily grind are mostly done from the chair, in front of the desk and computer screen. A majority of Americans are deficient in Vitamin D no matter how great their other bloodwork and test results come back. I was guilty of this, myself. I decided to change the habit … even in the crazy heat of Houston. What I found amazed me.

You do get used to the heat. Your body will adapt and conquer. It’s made to be active and doing things.

I learned to take time out and do nothing one day a week, even if was only for a few hours. Shutting off your mind is as important as getting in some physical activity. Your quality of life is based on the formula of Mind, Body, Spirit. If one of them is out of wack, the others must compensate. If you’re dealing with health issues, your mind and spirit need to take over some of the haul. If you’re dealing with health issues and addiction and an job you hate, what is left to take the brunt of the haul?

Sometimes we have to make changes in our life and it can seem overwhelming. Put them all in boxes and begin by taking out one small thing every week. For example: I’m dealing with health issues and it’s causing me to feel depressed so I’ve turned to drinking. Change the things you can change. Drinking will not help your health, and it will not ease your mind in the long term. Drinking will only make you more depressed in the total picture of your life. Get help for your addiction and have a clear mind to deal with the rest, one step at a time, day by day.

This isn’t a wizard wand and it won’t change everything. It won’t make you instantly rich, it won’t make you instantly healthier, but it will give you the tools you need to improve your life in many other ways.

What you’ll find is the negative things you turn into positive things will teach you what you’re really needing to address in your life. Do you lack discipline? Do you lack desire? Are you suffering from low self-confidence? Are you dealing with depression? You have to know what is wrong to fix it.

The idea behind all of this is, WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION?

If you cannot answer this question, my advice to you is to sit down and figure the answer, first. Once you have the answer, the rest will become clearer to you. When it does, you’ll be able to turn things around with a little bit of planning and a lot of desire to change.

So what’s your motivation? I’d love to hear your comments!

#SerialTrainer – Mindset

Let’s talk about mindset today.

The hardest part is getting up and keeping your eye on the goal. Yes, today is Monday. It follows Sunday. You have a tough week ahead. If you’re already lying there groaning at your alarm, you’ve defeated yourself before you’ve even begun.

Today is going to be a fantastic day. Get the F up and make it happen.

It’s been 10 years since I’ve done anything with Serial Trainer. Do you know why? I lost my drive. 55k views on my page, and I didn’t “feel motivated.” How? Because my mind wasn’t fit. Having your mind, body, and soul in sync is the key to being successful at anything. If you can’t find the passion in what you’re doing, is it worth doing at all?

I’m a mentor and coach to a lot of people and I kept wondering to myself, “who’s there to motivate me?” I saw this person every single day staring back at me in the mirror and I couldn’t find my own coach. The person who messaged everyone else and said, “Get up, you can do this!” wasn’t motivating herself.

You guys, there’s no excuse. You can have a coach but the motivation has to come from yourself. I can only motivate you as far as your desire will take you. If you have no desire, you’re going to be sitting at square one over and over, wondering why you are failing.

Get. The. F. Up.

You are worth it. You have to make yourself believe it.

One of the methods I use to help others with their mindset is a journal. Not your ordinary journal where you just write your thoughts down. Those are important, too, but here’s the difference with mine: You have to ask yourself hard questions, and then answer them. Not only that, but you have to write down the truth, and find your own resolution to them. You can’t just keep writing negative things without clearly defining a solution. It’s taken me ten years to figure this out. What good is a journal if you’re always lost? What good is writing down the thoughts if those thoughts are dark and condescending? All your doing is drilling the negativity into your own head.

The second part of that journal is to define how you feel with a color. Sometimes we don’t have words for how we feel. Colors are like photos. Everything you feel wrapped up in one neat shade. You can be red today (whatever red means to you) but a soft red, a deep crimson, a romantic vermillion … you have to know what your own colors are and what defines them for you.

Start today. Go to your calendar-I don’t care if it’s digital or not-give yourself your color today. When your color isn’t your best color, write down on your calendar a note how you’re going to bring that color up by the end of the day.

Now, go have a drink of water (yes, you have to drink water before your coffee) and spend some time on yourself. Get your workout in and have a badass, kick-ass day.

Comment below and let me know you’ve done and how you felt afterwards!