Unleash Your Potential with a Mindset Shift

You are capable of more than you think.

As a personal trainer, I have the privilege of seeing this concept in action on a regular basis. With the right coaching, people consistently do more than they believed they could just two minutes prior.

Stay Process Oriented
A client was using the leg press. First set at 130- piece o' cake. Second set at 150- easy. Third set at 170- attempted one repetition for a duration of one second and said, "Ohhh! Nope!"

Really, now?

I don't think so.

Keep in mind this particular client is a hard worker. A grinder. She pushes herself to intensity levels most people half her age never think about attempting.

"Dawn," (name changed for privacy) "bring more awareness into your glutes, upper hamstrings, and quadriceps" as I patted those areas on my own legs. "Squeeze those areas before beginning the motion, and then start to move the weight."

She knocked out eight repetitions.

It was a challenging set for her, but she went from a mindset of doubt and zero reps to focusing on the mechanics of what would create the result she wanted and hitting eight reps in a matter of two minutes.

170 pounds can seem overwhelming if your focus is solely on the 170 pounds. When you take your mind off the 170 pounds and focus intently on the mechanics, that is, the process leading up to the end product, suddenly what was overwhelming a minute ago is a non-factor. Literally, the "170 pound factor" no longer exists from the point of view of your mind because the focus is elsewhere- namely, on the process.


Ask the Right Questions to Disintegrate Illusions
Focusing on the process, the mechanics, each tiny step, disintegrates the illusion of the end goal's grandiosity. Better to disintegrate the illusion of the objective being unreachable than to disintegrate the belief in the power of the process. One has got to go, as they cannot coexist. Either the belief that the goal is unreachable goes, or the belief in the power of sticking to process, step by step (by step) goes.

In your life, what seemingly unattainable goal do you have? Begin to disintegrate the illusion of its elusiveness. Whether it involves weight loss, personal development, career, dealing with a physical or medical issue, or living out your purpose (your purpose- a topic to be covered in depth during my upcoming Body Soul Fitness workshops in March and May of 2016!), ask questions like what are the mechanics of realizing this goal? Or what next small step do I need to take right now? And, how can I involve myself more deeply in the process and less in the head-trip of the gargantuan image of the goal?

You're capable of more than you think. Make this small shift in mindset, and watch yourself flourish.

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