Mar. 10, 2010
What You Can Learn From Olympians
These past two weeks I have been traveling quite a bit.
I was in Albuquerque, New Mexico at my buddy Rocco Castellano’s Fitness Celebrity Branding Summit with my colleagues BJ Bliffert and his wife Kori as well as David “The Irontamer” Whitley and his wife Mandy.
Yes, I was the odd one out. Sorry no marriage for me in the near future!
Last weekend my travels kept me in Connecticut but a last minute invite by my good buddy Curtis Mock of Gym Success and FitBiz Television I ended up at Ryan Lee’s Continuity Summit. It is here I connected with new friends like John Romaniello, Vince Delmonte, Joseph Arangio, Joel Marion and old friends like Mock, AJ Roberts, Scott Colby to name a few.
If there is something that has remained a constant in my growth over the past year, it is investing in my education as both a fitness professional and business owner. It is at each of these seminars I am able to create these new networks, new alliances, and allowed the opportunity to form new friendships. It is each of these avenues that allow me to continually grow both personally and professionally.
So while on my travels I unfortunately, unlike most of North America, was unable to watch the Gold Medal Hockey men’s game between USA and host Canada. Besides an update on my connecting flight home by our Flight Attendant regarding USA’s late 3rd period goal, I missed the entire game, but it got me thinking.
Many of you need to take a page out the book on what it takes to be an Olympic Athlete.
Seriously think about this for a second.
We can learn a valuable life lesson from these same Olympic Athletes.
These athletes eat, sleep and train for an event they only get to compete in once every 4 years. Yet, they don’t hesitate to invest in their training and ultimately their body.
In my own circle of friends that include bodybuilders, figure competitors, models, bikini competitors you will find many that are just as dedicated.
We put forth the investment of our personal time, money, dedication and hours of work for the ability to take our physiques to an ultimate level only to be judged subjectively for one day.
Why is it that we invest in 401k’s, stocks, cars, real estate and you name it but the thought of investing in your own personal fitness is something we consider an expense?
An expense? Really? Seriously? WTF?
What fun is life, if the tool to help you truly maximize your self-worth doesn’t function properly?
Think about that for a second.
How valuable is YOUR OWN LIFE?
Think about your return on investment for making positive changes to your nutrition habits, working out a regular basis, losing body fat, gaining lean muscle, having more energy and…
LIVING A LONGER, HEALTHIER LIFE!
Do you still want to ask about the price?
How about PRICELESS!
Get Better,
Tyler English, NASM-PES, CPT
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