After reading and jumping around different sections, I read half way through the chapter "Being Attached to Results is hold you back," and it has prompt me to write this blog post. I’ve been spending so much time learning and trying to absorb as much information as possible that I haven’t really spent that much time creating anything in the past 2 weeks. Because of that I’m beginning to realize the reason for my lack of motivation, excitement or drive for my work has waned is because I haven’t really been working on building/creating anything of significance since I went on vacation on august 2nd. The good news is that it has opened up my eyes to the importance of my family, and how important they are to my life, but because I haven’t been spending much energy creating anything I feel like I’ve been missing something; and it’s so great to finally figure out why I get this way sometimes.

I need to spend time building and creating something important that is enjoyable to me.

My work is awesome. Very few people have a job that has the flexibility that mine has. I am far from being anywhere near I want to be in my family’s financial status, but my life is pretty full of "rich" things.

I really don’t know where I want to go with this post, I’m actually hoping that starting these few sentences would spur some kind of creative flow.

I just think sometimes I over analyze things so much that I revert back to over simplification. That over simplification’s default is: " what do I feel like doing right now." haha. I feel like watching a sitcom.

I have goals and I have purpose. With these goals and with this purpose, I want to enjoy it. I want to genuinely enjoy it as much of it as I can. God knows there are things a lot of us don’t like doing. Some of us don’t like exercise and some of us hate eating vegetables. Luckily for me, I love to workout and eating healthy is a center piece of my day. It’s really the rest of the other stuff. The other stuff being: being happy, rich, successful and prosperous.

I know that since I’ve gotten back from disneyland, I am happier with my family and getting a little bit bored with work. There is nothing I’m doing I hate. I told naomi the other day "i’m happy." And I am.

I’m just wondering how the much of the pursuit of wanting to be "happier" is going to negatively impact my happiness now.

It’s possible to have it all. I know it is. I’m just wondering if I can figure it out sooner. I guess mainly the money part. How to have enough money to not to need to work. It just brings me back to Robert T. Kiyosaki’s teachings of Rich Dad Poor dad, "more income is not the problem."

I’m beginning to experience it, and I’m really appreciate everything that I’m discovering. I think for now I’m just going to take it one day at a time, doing my best to enjoy the most important pieces of it.

I have found myself re-inspired and very interested again in the science of the body. For a long time it was was about management, sales and production.

Starrett is very passionate in his videos about what he’s explaining, at the same time it remedies some of my physical problems. It *almost* motivates me to go back to school to possibly go into physical therapy (but still highly unlikely for me).

I still seem to have ups and downs with my positivity. Overall, when I’m at a "10" my mind is racing with ideas and motivation. When I’m at a 5-6 I can’t wait to get the sessions over with. I’m going to try to do the rubber band snap to acknowledge my bad attitude. Maybe when I go below a "7" i will snap my self. Either way, i need to do something other than just "coast" through my week. I want to enjoy my day, I want to make progress in my career field.

I did spend sometime on bodybuilding.com browsing forums for a few minutes. I answered a question for a personal trainer.

I attempted to motivate myself by giving me a 20lbs to 165lbs in 2 months to buy myself an ipad 2.

Unfortunate I splurged on my food this evening. Overall I did probably enough damage to bring me to even for the day. I need to find a supplement that will help me with my appetite.

I’ve noticed a greater appreciation for Naomi and Ender. My family is becoming the center piece of my life.

I’m inspired to write, to work harder, accomplish more and be better. I’m writing a blog post about it. To succeed like I want to succeed as a personal trainer.

Yesterday I was listening to Day 1 of be better and finishing up the homework mission today and I proceeded to start on day 2 booklet when I came across his unwell experience link. It got me thinking about what Kelli Calabrese was talking about on the day 1 recording. The question was posed by Phil and answered by Keli. All trainers all around the world asking them this one question that’s both funny and annoying to them.

"How do I do what you do?"

I will summerize her answer with my take on her response: It’s so interesting how each of us look for that "one thing." That magic pill, magic bullet or perfect set of instructions to "get rich" or become successful quickly. I have found myself doing the same over the past few years. Trying to find the easy way out, or at least an easier way. And there is no replacement for hard work. It’s all about hard work being done smart.

Sometime after Phil Kaplan’s first Be Better project (I was a part of either the first or the second group he started) I came across the fitness business summit and found Bedros Keuilian. To me it seemed like he was dominating the web in personal trainer self development, self help. I remember investing in Phil Kaplan’s "vault." I’ve sent a great deal of money on programs to improve my career and it has served me greatly, but..

Yes, there is that "but."

As I was reaching the high of my career at 24 hour fitness as a fitness manager in 2006 to the end of 2008 I found myself successfully growing a pt business with in a corporation struggling to manage work politics and balance family life (married in 2006, my son was born in 2008) I was spending money on programs that I wasn’t investing the appropriate time in. Even in the be better project #1 I was barely there. I didn’t really get much from it because I was so caught up in the craziness of grand opening a new club and dealing with new bosses and corporate realignments.

I felt like that I could through money into my education, but spend the time learning the material. My patience became less and less and the need for instant results became more and more.If you think about it, from 2006 to 2008 money was great and everyone was doing well with the housing market.

They say that those that make through a difficult economy are the tried and true professionals in the business (any business).

As I challenged to deal with work politics and deal with my short comings as a leader the economy takes a nose dive and my attitude went along with it. My attitude started to snow ball down hill from sometime before the height of the housing bubble. My pride and big ego couldn’t see the forest before the trees. It’s 2011 now and I’m a whopping 29 years old. I’ve been in this business since i was 19 and these 10 years were not as I pictured it to be. My pride and ego have gotten the best of me. I’ve forgotten what it means to work hard. I forgotten my reasons.

The chase for success to want to be rich, famous and well respected have been for all the wrong reasons. I’m chasing $$$

I’ve been lazy and my attitude has been poor.

I want to speak and motivate people. I want to write to help people. I enjoy training because I like to help people.

BUT..

The underlying "why" was always for financial gain. I knew I would help people, but I’ve been chasing almost purely the monetary success and prestige. So my "why" or reason to succeed must be well defined and be real. To be quite honest, I’m not sure yet exactly what it is,but I will soon write about it as I go through be better.

Since leaving 24 hour fitness as fitness manager and going to work for the original founders of it at their new company, I’ve had since December 2009 (this last 16 months) to take a step back and hit the pause button (after being 5 years in management) to be a "normal" personal trainer and experience and figure out what is important to me.

I have found that my wife Naomi and my son Ender play bigger part in my life for a sense of personal satisfaction and life enjoyment.

Now, I will find my reasons for personal satisfaction and life enjoyment from my work.

Richard – could afford to train more and pay more

$100, why?

I teach people how to use their bodies and not just take people through workouts. This is something that they can take with them and use the rest of their life for when they continue to workout by themselves. Programs are individualized to the persons’ goal and current fitness ability.

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