Today I’m not going to talk about exercise equipment, methods or techniques.  I am, however, going to approach the topic of pretenders and achievers.  Anybody can go to the gym and all of us can say that we are going to get in shape for an upcoming event or season.  But only a very small portion of us will actually fulfill these “goals” and as unfortunate as that seems it’s far too true.  Those who reach said “goals” are your achievers and the rest of us are merely pretenders. We are pretenders because we are the people with high hopes and aspirations of making a change in our lives and maybe we do go out and purchase a gym membership or work with a personal trainer, but we all know that only lasts for about the first week.  We look for every excuse in the book: I’m too sore, I had other plans, I’ll Go Later or I FORGOT!

Well, lucky for us the gym is open all day and I know for a fact that most personal trainers will work with your schedule if given proper notice.  So that eliminates 3 VERY BIG excuses!  Pretenders find reasons to fail and achievers use failure as motivation.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.  ~Winston Churchill

Perseverance

Achievers have the will and the desire to persevere beyond any excuse and over all odds.  Those who strive to achieve their goals look for alternate routes when provided with an obstacle and have the mental fortitude to say to themselves “If I quit here, I’ll never get where I want to be.” Everything you have to do in order to become successful is well worth your time.  The question is,  is it within you!

  Having said that, it’s time for “the pretenders” to wake up and smell the coffee!  TAKE ACTION!  The boat is leaving the marina and “the achievers” are at the helm.  It’s not too late to jump on board and take your fitness goals to a new level of success.

Best of Luck!

Derek Hummel