The most important step in any endeavor, and the step that most skip right over, is defining your goal(s) for success.
The dictionary definition of success is:
Success : (n) The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted
The important question here is, “What is your definition of success”.
Let’s use your a typical client as an example. They come to see you, as a personal trainer, in order to reach a goal. In this example their goal is to lose weight. OK, sounds like a goal to me….Or is it?
Would you start designing a training program based on the incredibly vague goal of “wanting to lose weight”. If that’s the case you may as well run them on the treadmill for a while, put them on the scale to see that they lost 1/4 of a pound and claim it a success.
Hey, they “lost weight” didn’t they?
Of course you wouldn’t do that. You would ask the client a series of questions to determine a much more specific goal:
– How much weight do you want to lose?
– By when do want to lose this weight?
– What are you willing to change/sacrifice in order to reach this goal?
– How much time and effort are you willing to put in to making this goal a reality?
– WHY is this goal important to you?
Not having a specific goal is the same as not having a destination on any other type of journey. Would you jump in your car and start driving without knowing where you were going? Or would you jump in your car with a very vague destination, say the beach?
How will you know if you’re on the right track and making strides to your destination, or goal?
How will you know when you’ve arrived?
Well, unfortunately, most fitness professionals, although they do well helping their clients define their goals, don’t take the time to define their own goals for themselves or their business. And without having specific goals, you’re driving around aimlessly hoping to eventually end up at your goal by accident.
So, it’s time for some homework.
What? You didn’t know you would actually have to do something? You thought that just reading this series of newsletters was all you’d have to do? If that’s the case, you should unsubscribe now and continue doing what you’ve been doing and getting what you’ve been getting. I mentioned in the welcoming e mail that you needed to take action to gain any results, and now it’s time to take action.
Answer the following questions as they pertain to your goals for you, as an individual, and your business. Be very specific with each answer, and now is not the time to be “realistic”. Shoot for the stars, dream big, and all the rest of the clich