Last week I had the great privilege of speaking at the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Convention in my very own back yard, Greenville, SC (Almost literally my back yard. I could have walked to the Convention Center from the gym). Even though we were all speaking on different topics, It was fun to be on a list of presenter such as the Clemson University, South Carolina, Furman, South Carolina State and Georgia Football Coaching staffs, Nebraska’s Head Wrestling Coach, coaches on the South Carolina and College of Charleston Soccer Coaching staff and Mike D’Antoni the Head Coach of the New York Knicks, just to name a few.
This was my first professional speaking event where I was teaching, where someone had their pen and paper out, taking notes, listening to me for knowledge and information. That means that these coaches were there to learn.
They were there to improve themselves. They were investing in themselves which in turn would improve the quality of their athletes and team. These coaches understood what is needed for them to get better. They knew they can’t keep doing the same old thing and expect to get different results.
This should be the same approach you take with your fitness program. A gym membership of any kind is an investment. It is an investment in your health and well being. Some membership cost more than others and some offer more than others, but if you are paying for all of their services, why would you not take advantage of all they have to offer?
After all, you are investing in your greatest asset: you!
We spend a lot of money on things we want and don’t really need to improve our lives, like that $400 purse or dress that we’ll wear twice a year. Or buy that big TV that we place right in front of that comfortable couch in the air condition. O yeah, don’t forget to tack on the 3 year warranty, that Blue Ray player and just go ahead and give us the surround sound speakers too!
So, why is it that when we purchase our gym membership, we struggle to write the check and we cut off the trainer before they can tell us the other services they offer to help improve our lives?
Unfortunately, a lot of times we say we want something, but we are not really committed to doing what we have to do to get ourselves there.
“Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.”
Are you one of those people?
Always improving,
Ryan
More good stuff Ryan, you really challenged us to assess our priorities.