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@michaelzeitgeist

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Cranial Polymath. Amateur Philosopher. Realist.

steemit.com/@michaelzeitgeist
VOTING POWER100.00%
DOWNVOTE POWER100.00%
RESOURCE CREDITS100.00%
REPUTATION PROGRESS81.17%
Net Worth
0.105USD
STEEM
0.000STEEM
SBD
0.126SBD
Effective Power
5.007SP
├── Own SP
0.772SP
└── Incoming Deleg
+4.234SP

Detailed Balance

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2026/05/18 03:44:54
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2026/05/12 18:00:30
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2026/04/26 03:00:18
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2026/01/23 17:10:42
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2024/12/17 12:23:39
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2023/11/14 04:05:33
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2023/09/22 01:56:27
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2022/11/03 15:13:48
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2022/01/17 20:40:42
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2021/06/14 03:58:09
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steemdelegated 5.103 SP to @michaelzeitgeist
2020/12/11 14:12:57
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2020/12/06 07:48:57
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2020/12/05 17:50:45
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2020/11/02 22:03:24
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2020/05/09 08:49:51
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2020/05/08 12:54:09
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2020/04/16 01:51:57
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2019/09/08 15:33:51
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2018/01/26 12:52:51
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bodyThis is my rather long-winded answer that results in: Do it, but not without research and due diligence. As an active CrossFit “athlete” I’m biased. However, there was life before CrossFit. A life I lived in many different specialized sports. Alpine skiing, track, soccer, racquetball, tennis, etc. Each sport has left its mark on me, helped me do “things” I didn’t think I was capable of doing when I first started the sport. The problem with each sport is in that unless you’re a highly competitive athlete, you’re truly specializing in that sport; meaning, you show up to play and participate in that sport. You may even play leagues. Only when you get to semi or pro levels, will most athletes branch into a variety of supplemental physical and mental activities, to increase the overall performance in their chosen specialty. I was never at the level of considering semi or pro-level status. As an amateur, I specialized. Through the specialization and subsequent repetitiveness, redundancy, complacency and, ultimately, boredom crept into my routine. Enter CrossFit. Constantly varied. Handle the unexpected and handle it to the best of your ability. Train for the unknowable. Become a well-rounded athlete through interacting with a seemingly never-ending variety of physical and mental exposure. The only constant within CrossFit is the competitive, yet supportive community. People put their scores on a board, quasi-tracking their workouts, while simultaneously comparing themselves to those in “their league” (although not many admit to that). What’s interesting though, is that after we’ve written our scores, we turn right around and cheer for those who we just were in friendly competition with. For the most part, CrossFit invites camaraderie, cheering for the last wo/man working, support and community. Are there outliers? People, who are uncomfortably competitive? Absolutely. Enter, again, the aforementioned community. Each CF box/gym has its own vibe. IF uncomfortable competitiveness fits, then that’s “OK” because it’s how that community jives. IF uncomfortable competitiveness is NOT OK, then the individual will usually self-select and leave to workout in another CF box where their attitude is better suited to fit. Notably, I haven’t reflected upon the workouts yet. Is CrossFit safe? Yes. Well…No. CrossFit is as safe as you let it be. If you’re moving without proper instruction by a certified, knowledgeable and GREAT coach, AND, you’re pushing yourself beyond your boundaries, then NO, CrossFit is UNSAFE. IF you refuse to listen to proper guidance and want to prove yourself when it’s not the time to prove anything, then NO, CrossFit is unsafe. IF you decide that you should attempt a deadlift at 500lbs when your previous max (PR/Personal Record) was 250lbs, then NO, CrossFit is unsafe. Yet, the very same standards of being UNSAFE apply to parachuting. If you don’t listen to your instructor, fly above your level, attempt things you’re far from ready for, then you’ll crash. The upside of CrossFit? You usually don’t die if you screw it up. Try that with parachuting… IS CrossFit safe? Yes. 100%. Absolutely. Injuries happen. You may pull your quad while walking or skipping. You may also roll your ankle slipping down the stairs or stub your toe on the door jam. IF you select your gym with due diligence. Experience the community and research the coaches, and you conduct yourself without ego, then YES, CrossFit is safe. **What will CrossFit do for you?** It will prevent boredom. It will add a physical and mental variety to your life that no other sport can bring for amateurs. With the right gym, CrossFit goes far beyond ‘merely exercising’. Decent CrossFit boxes are diligent in nutritional advice, do not practice fad diets, adhere to functional fitness standards that anyone (ANYONE!) can participate in and complete, practice and follow principles of functional medicine, have wide-ranging connections to fellow healthcare practitioners, etc. Wait…I just said “fellow healthcare practitioners”. Let’s face it. Nutrition, exercise and stress reduction are the cornerstones to longevity. CrossFit, although not the cheapest gym option, will impact your healthcare spending. Most often, the impact is in that you’ll see your doctor less frequently, have fewer needs and less reliance on someone else to help you through your day. In that, a CrossFit gym can greatly reduce or cancel your reliance upon Type-2 Diabetes medication (yours truly can attest to that), lower your BP to where you may be able to reduce or completely lay off blood pressure medication (yours truly can attest to that, too) and give you an incredible excuse to shop for new, stylish and much better fitting clothing (yours…you get it…). **Where does all this leave us:** IF you’re interested in exploring CrossFit, research on Google. Then on CrossFit.com and see whether the box you’ve found is an actual affiliate. Then go through everything social media and read their reviews. Follow up with a “Free Meeting” with a coach. If they don’t have that option but want to sell you into something right from the get-go, then you’ve chosen the wrong box. **Walk away.** Beware of “Free” offers. There’s no such thing as free. Especially not in the CrossFit realm, where a lot of human interaction drives the engagement. Staff must get paid, operational costs covered, etc. You’ll find a ton of “FREE Challenge” offers online. None are free. They get you to sign up for a meeting, and then they’ll sell you through bait-and-switch. IF you’re running into such a gym, CrossFit or otherwise, **Walk Away!** Once you crossed all the above off the list, and you happen to like what you’ve seen, heard and experienced, join your local CrossFit box for a short-term membership. Pick the shortest possible. If you don’t have any previous experience with the barbell, they’ll likely (hopefully) take you through a safe on-ramp, where they teach you what you need to know. If they don’t…walk out. Give yourself 90 days at your new gym-home. This allows you to get a feel for the community. If it suits you, stay. It will likely have been the best fitness decision you’ve made in your life. But to find out, there’s really only one way; try it. Don’t rely on a long-winded online posting.
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Through the specialization and subsequent repetitiveness, redundancy, complacency and, ultimately, boredom crept into my routine. \nEnter CrossFit. \n\nConstantly varied. Handle the unexpected and handle it to the best of your ability.  Train for the unknowable. Become a well-rounded athlete through interacting with a seemingly never-ending variety of physical and mental exposure. The only constant within CrossFit is the competitive, yet supportive community. People put their scores on a board, quasi-tracking their workouts, while simultaneously comparing themselves to those in “their league” (although not many admit to that). \nWhat’s interesting though, is that after we’ve written our scores, we turn right around and cheer for those who we just were in friendly competition with. \n\nFor the most part, CrossFit invites camaraderie, cheering for the last wo/man working, support and community. \nAre there outliers? People, who are uncomfortably competitive? Absolutely.\nEnter, again, the aforementioned community. Each CF box/gym has its own vibe. IF uncomfortable competitiveness fits, then that’s “OK” because it’s how that community jives. IF uncomfortable competitiveness is NOT OK, then the individual will usually self-select and leave to workout in another CF box where their attitude is better suited to fit.\nNotably, I haven’t reflected upon the workouts yet. \n\nIs CrossFit safe? Yes. Well…No. \n\nCrossFit is as safe as you let it be. If you’re moving without proper instruction by a certified, knowledgeable and GREAT coach, AND, you’re pushing yourself beyond your boundaries, then NO, CrossFit is UNSAFE.\nIF you refuse to listen to proper guidance and want to prove yourself when it’s not the time to prove anything, then NO, CrossFit is unsafe.\n\nIF you decide that you should attempt a deadlift at 500lbs when your previous max (PR/Personal Record) was 250lbs, then NO, CrossFit is unsafe. \n\nYet, the very same standards of being UNSAFE apply to parachuting. If you don’t listen to your instructor, fly above your level, attempt things you’re far from ready for, then you’ll crash. The upside of CrossFit? You usually don’t die if you screw it up. Try that with parachuting…\n\nIS CrossFit safe? Yes. 100%. Absolutely. Injuries happen. You may pull your quad while walking or skipping. You may also roll your ankle slipping down the stairs or stub your toe on the door jam. \n\nIF you select your gym with due diligence. Experience the community and research the coaches, and you conduct yourself without ego, then YES, CrossFit is safe.\n\n**What will CrossFit do for you?**\nIt will prevent boredom. It will add a physical and mental variety to your life that no other sport can bring for amateurs. With the right gym, CrossFit goes far beyond ‘merely exercising’. Decent CrossFit boxes are diligent in nutritional advice, do not practice fad diets, adhere to functional fitness standards that anyone (ANYONE!) can participate in and complete, practice and follow principles of functional medicine, have wide-ranging connections to fellow healthcare practitioners, etc. \n\nWait…I just said “fellow healthcare practitioners”. Let’s face it. Nutrition, exercise and stress reduction are the cornerstones to longevity. CrossFit, although not the cheapest gym option, will impact your healthcare spending. Most often, the impact is in that you’ll see your doctor less frequently, have fewer needs and less reliance on someone else to help you through your day. \n\nIn that, a CrossFit gym can greatly reduce or cancel your reliance upon Type-2 Diabetes medication (yours truly can attest to that), lower your BP to where you may be able to reduce or completely lay off blood pressure medication (yours truly can attest to that, too) and give you an incredible excuse to shop for new, stylish and much better fitting clothing (yours…you get it…). \n\n**Where does all this leave us:**\n\nIF you’re interested in exploring CrossFit, research on Google. Then on CrossFit.com and see whether the box you’ve found is an actual affiliate. Then go through everything social media and read their reviews. Follow up with a “Free Meeting” with a coach. If they don’t have that option but want to sell you into something right from the get-go, then you’ve chosen the wrong box. **Walk away.**\n\nBeware of “Free” offers. There’s no such thing as free. Especially not in the CrossFit realm, where a lot of human interaction drives the engagement. Staff must get paid, operational costs covered, etc. You’ll find a ton of “FREE Challenge” offers online. None are free. They get you to sign up for a meeting, and then they’ll sell you through bait-and-switch. IF you’re running into such a gym, CrossFit or otherwise, **Walk Away!**\n\nOnce you crossed all the above off the list, and you happen to like what you’ve seen, heard and experienced, join your local CrossFit box for a short-term membership. Pick the shortest possible. If you don’t have any previous experience with the barbell, they’ll likely (hopefully) take you through a safe on-ramp, where they teach you what you need to know. 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bodyI wrote this back in 2016 after I heard yet another person "commit" to their New Year's Resolutions. Since we're at the tail end of when your resolutions start to fall apart, if they already haven't, this might be helpful. You didn't stand a chance from the get-go. Or have you? Prove me wrong... This is a long post, so here’s a summary for you: New Year’s Resolutions (NYR) suck. **50% of Americans make them, and only 8% see long-term success**. 92% are falling victim to their own best intentions, even though they’re not even remotely close to committing to changes they are ‘resolute’ about. Especially as you’re buying into ‘heavily discounted’ gym memberships, diet fads, quitting smoking, eating better, having more sex, etc. you’re making a colossal mistake. Don’t buy into it – you’re not ready to commit to that level. This is not reverse psychology, it is simply the truth. Enter “New Life Resolutions” (NLR). It all depends on your emotional state of readiness, your planning and who is in your corner to see you through. “It takes a village” as no person has every succeeded completely on their own. What doesn’t work and how we make it work, is in this article. Enjoy! Certainly, turning a new leaf on the calendar, then taking a few weeks to finally write the correct year, flavored with a little bit of peer pressure and ‘this is how we always do it’, and you’re all set to commit to ‘changing’ what the next year holds in store. Sounds about right? Good! Here’s the bad news: Statistically, you have a **92%** chance of failing. Ok, I side with you; “Demotivational” – that is not how an article should start. So, let’s call it something different: A ‘realistic’ assessment of what works and what doesn’t work. Of course, as always, this post has a slant toward the human condition, but not without applicable data. But, let’s start at the beginning… December 31st, the last day to go all-out, party it up, eat unhealthily, etc., because tomorrow, January 1st, it’s all going to change. Those who do make commitments mostly do so, because we feel compelled to use “Day 1” of the New Year. We are dead-set to achieve our goals, realize our visions and kick the New Year in the pants with all the might and conviction we can muster. The proverbial “starting line” of the New Year – The New You, makes us feel as if we’re ready to go all-in. This isn’t dissimilar to project management: You are in charge, you know the goal, you created your marching orders and you’re fired up! While you’re revving your engine, let’s look at some of the disillusioning data. Some of that data, you may already have experienced. **The overall data:** Every year, 50% of Americans make their New Year’s resolution. Of the 50%, only 75% make it through the first week. 60% make it through the first month and only 8% succeed with their resolutions in the long term, introducing an overall rate of failure of 92% (the University of Scranton, Journal of Clinical Psychology). That’s pretty sobering if you ask me. Obviously, something about those NYRs is flawed. **What are we banking on doing after the 1st? ** Arguably, positive self-improvement goals are on the very top of mind of most who make an effort to changing their lives in the New Year. It’s also to no surprise, that January is the most advertised time for gym-specials, Nicorette, diet books, etc. Incredible deals are courted to the very doors of your social media profiles and maybe some of your family, friends or colleagues ‘coerce’ into joining them for ‘accountability’ reasons. For the remaining part of this piece, I'll stick to the idea of 'getting fit', since it appears to be the most widely abused NYR. Before you fall victim to yet another snazzy workout video, showing some amazingly well-rounded rump, sweat glistening skin and overall buff people, read a little about ‘how to select the right gym’. **By the numbers:** Why is the $62 billion (NYTimes) fitness industry barking at your Facebook profile every day? New chain-gym memberships come in January, representing about a 33-50% increase in big-box gym’s volume. The second week of January is almost always the busiest of the year. Your recycling of New Year’s Resolutions makes this possible and the fitness industry, especially the big box gyms with low rates, not guidance and even less knowledge, are counting on the blank cheques your commitment cannot cash. 80% of the New Years Resolutions crowd drops off by the second week of February. Meaning only 20% remain, and the rate of sign-ups tapers off by February. Big box gyms typically sell memberships with the expectation that a mere 18% of people will actually use them (IHRSA). **What’s happening here?** You see, the truth is simple: there are New Year’s Resolutions (NYR) and then there are “New Life Resolutions” (NLR). They may sound similar, but in truth, they have very little to do with one another. You may think that I went a little harsh on the NYR crowd, but when you look at the numbers, you know that I’m merely stating your truth – just as much as it used to be my truth, or the truth of your neighbor, friend, family member…you get the idea. The gist is, we committed to a time-bound transaction with ourselves, disregarding our true state of readiness. Before you have an “OMG, he’s going psycho-babble on me now!” knee-jerk reaction, read me out. The reason that you’re falling off the self-conducted bandwagon, is because you didn’t stand a chance to see your commitment through. You were never truly ready to make the change that you envisioned – you missed the catalyst. There was no emotional decision-making point that dialed your entire system into, much less have you found the necessary guidance to see your changes through. You didn’t plan for nutrition education, physical and emotional fitness and you haven’t set the stage to surround yourself with people who want the same results for themselves. You set a socially accepted, arbitrary date to be the arbiter of your change. In other words, you victimized yourself before you even had a chance to truly fail. Granted, that’s quite the beat down. I admit to that. But, I also won’t just stop here, because there are solutions to your planning stages, even when you’re now reading this with a very raised eyebrow and your BS sensor on high alert. The reality is that you’ve become conditioned to your lifestyle and breaking free isn’t as easy as just making a New Year’s Resolution. It takes commitment and planning, but even more importantly, it takes knowledge and guidance. Unless you have oodles of time on your hands to educate yourself through the right sources and then act self-guided and motivated, you may find that your own worst obstacle. The Blueprint: SMART(E) EFFORT Before I dive into this, none of it is new. SMART goals are an old management tactic, I added the "E" for emotional, because at the end of the day if you're not emotionally buying into the plan, it's all for naught anyway. The EFFORT framework comes from Todd Herman, a Canadian dude. I forgot his exact verbiage for it all, but the concept resonated enough with me that I adopted and then adapted it. It all starts with S.M.A.R.T.(E) goals. Yes, those goals you’ve heard a million times about in the numerous project meetings you’ve been in. However, it only STARTS there, and anyone who tells you that this is all it takes to get a clue, …has no clue. If you’re raising your eyebrow upon the addition of the (E) – keep reading, we added (E) for a very specific reason. 🙂 In case you’re unfamiliar with what S.M.A.R.T.(E) stands for, in regards to goal setting, it’s: (this version is adapted for fitness) **Specific:** Well defined and solely for you **Measurable:** Determine your starting point and end goal in a quantitative manner **Agreeable:** Are you acting in accordance with your beliefs **Realistic:** Is everything you need actually available to you and within reason **Time-Based:** Enough time to achieve the goal **(E)motional:** Are you emotionally invested in your goal, or as they say “How bad do you want it?” a.k.a.: “What’s your why”. Since I’m at the point of “what’s your why” – in every marketing seminar, the ‘guru’ tells you that you have to tell people what their ‘why’ is. Frankly, if we need to tell you about yourself, then we’re about as useless as the marketing guy up front. You know your “why”, what you don’t really know is the “how” and how they tie together. The S.M.A.R.T methodology has been around for eons and even though I added the (E)motional component into the mix, it is still not offering groundbreaking news. If you’re actually going through the exercise of determining your SMART(E) goal, you’ll learn one thing rather quickly: You’ll get six individual headlines, but none of the REAL and ACTIONABLE content. This is where the EFFORT acronym comes into play. One caveat to the continuation: while you were able to complete the SMART(E) worksheet yourself, the “real and actionable” content thrives through adequate assistance, dedicated to your success: The E.F.F.O.R.T framework is where your success is rooted within and it rides directly under the S.M.A.R.T.(E) headlines. EFFORT stands for: **Execution** – headlines are great, but to execute against them, you will need to know what to do and how to do it best. This is where professional guidance comes into play. Whether you’re working on nutrition, fitness or performance, you have to focus on the task at hand, the professional who steers your progress with knowledge. In short, a professional coach can greatly aid your execution. **Feedback Loops** – beyond ‘just’ doing it, you’ll need someone who’s capable of providing you with adequate, accurate, timely, necessary and professional feedback. Otherwise, your risk for injury increases exponentially, your performance may stagnate and your overall progress may be negatively impacted by not having someone at your side who is invested in providing you with the Feedback Loop you need. **Focus** – every adult has a ton of competing responsibilities in the course of their days. Whether it’s ‘only’ work-related or work and children, or kids’ sports, etc. James Altucher made some valid points in "Choose Yourself", in that you have to focus on your own progress. Think of your last flight. The flight attendant told you to put your own mask on first before you help your neighbor. In short, focus on helping yourself first, or you're of no good use to anyone else. **Obstacles** – no, it’s never just a smooth ride from point A to point B. There are bumps in between, setbacks, days where you’re super-pumped and days where you don’t want think about your NYR. When it’s about overcoming obstacles, addressing them and working through them, that’s when your coach proves to be invaluable. The antidote to obstacles is reliability. If your coach is reliable, which is more than just showing up but showing genuine interest in your progress, then you’ll have a higher likelihood to achieve your goal. **Revisions** – when you started, you defined an end goal. As you’re on your path, the end goal may change, or the path of how you approach your goal may need to be modified. Do you have the tools and knowledge that it takes to make those revisions yourself, or would you prefer a knowledgeable professional to take care of your plan revisions? In truth, it’s both. It’s your path, thus you have to know whether your defined end-goal has changed, or if there’s anything in your current path that plagues you. Then it becomes your coach’s responsibility to forge a new approach, a revision to the old plan, to see you through to your goal. Above all, though, remain flexible. You may achieve more. You may achieve less. Just. Keep. Moving. **Toughness** – this is the part that may suck the most. Toughness is the element when you turn down the additional beer or that amazing looking slice of pizza, but you still show up to get your work done. Social engagements may suffer. It’s tough, but you’re on a path and you have too much invested and even more to look forward to, provided that you're accomplishing your goals. Certainly, both elements S.M.A.R.T.(E) and E.F.F.O.R.T are applicable concepts, especially when I explain them in wholesome language that fits for everyone – so, what’s missing? The one thing that no one tells you in today's society. **It's OK to give up** If something isn't for you. If it's not what and how you envisioned it. Stop it. It's that simple. Try things. Explore them. Make sure that you understand enough about the path that may lead to your goal, that you can allow yourself an informed decision. If you're cutting yourself short on learning about your path, you're wasting your time and the time of those who help you along the way. If you, however, explore your path in honesty, and even if it's only to form an educated opinion, you'll find that you have solid and justified reasons to abandon your goals, rather than half-assing excuses that everyone sees through anyways. Give 100%. Go all in. Explore your path to the fullest. If it IS your path. Stay in and continue to give 100%. If it is NOT your path, withdraw to 100%. As long as you give 100% in either direction, none of the statistics cited above will apply to you. Everything shy of 100%, is just reducing you to being another number in the statistics of failures. In case you're still with me.... Are you still thinking about your New Year's Resolutions, or has your thinking shifted to actually making functional changes, independent of an arbitrary date? ;) Cheers, Zeitgeist - Out.
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      "body": "I wrote this back in 2016 after I heard yet another person \"commit\" to their New Year's Resolutions. Since we're at the tail end of when your resolutions start to fall apart, if they already haven't, this might be helpful. You didn't stand a chance from the get-go. Or have you? Prove me wrong...\n\nThis is a long post, so here’s a summary for you:\n\nNew Year’s Resolutions (NYR) suck. **50% of Americans make them, and only 8% see long-term success**. 92% are falling victim to their own best intentions, even though they’re not even remotely close to committing to changes they are ‘resolute’ about. \nEspecially as you’re buying into ‘heavily discounted’ gym memberships, diet fads, quitting smoking, eating better, having more sex, etc. you’re making a colossal mistake. Don’t buy into it – you’re not ready to commit to that level. This is not reverse psychology, it is simply the truth. \n\nEnter “New Life Resolutions” (NLR). It all depends on your emotional state of readiness, your planning and who is in your corner to see you through. “It takes a village” as no person has every succeeded completely on their own. What doesn’t work and how we make it work, is in this article. Enjoy! \n\nCertainly, turning a new leaf on the calendar, then taking a few weeks to finally write the correct year, flavored with a little bit of peer pressure and ‘this is how we always do it’, and you’re all set to commit to ‘changing’ what the next year holds in store. Sounds about right? Good!\n\nHere’s the bad news: Statistically, you have a **92%** chance of failing.\n\nOk, I side with you; “Demotivational” – that is not how an article should start. So, let’s call it something different: A ‘realistic’ assessment of what works and what doesn’t work. Of course, as always, this post has a slant toward the human condition, but not without applicable data. But, let’s start at the beginning…\n\n \nDecember 31st, the last day to go all-out, party it up, eat unhealthily, etc., because tomorrow, January 1st, it’s all going to change. Those who do make commitments mostly do so, because we feel compelled to use “Day 1” of the New Year. We are dead-set to achieve our goals, realize our visions and kick the New Year in the pants with all the might and conviction we can muster. \nThe proverbial “starting line” of the New Year – The New You, makes us feel as if we’re ready to go all-in. This isn’t dissimilar to project management: You are in charge, you know the goal, you created your marching orders and you’re fired up! While you’re revving your engine, let’s look at some of the disillusioning data. Some of that data, you may already have experienced. \n\n**The overall data:**\nEvery year, 50% of Americans make their New Year’s resolution. Of the 50%, only 75% make it through the first week. 60% make it through the first month and only 8% succeed with their resolutions in the long term, introducing an overall rate of failure of 92% (the University of Scranton, Journal of Clinical Psychology). That’s pretty sobering if you ask me. Obviously, something about those NYRs is flawed.\n\n**What are we banking on doing after the 1st? **\nArguably, positive self-improvement goals are on the very top of mind of most who make an effort to changing their lives in the New Year. It’s also to no surprise, that January is the most advertised time for gym-specials, Nicorette, diet books, etc. Incredible deals are courted to the very doors of your social media profiles and maybe some of your family, friends or colleagues ‘coerce’ into joining them for ‘accountability’ reasons. \n\nFor the remaining part of this piece, I'll stick to the idea of 'getting fit', since it appears to be the most widely abused NYR. \n\nBefore you fall victim to yet another snazzy workout video, showing some amazingly well-rounded rump, sweat glistening skin and overall buff people, read a little about ‘how to select the right gym’.\n\n**By the numbers:**\nWhy is the $62 billion (NYTimes) fitness industry barking at your Facebook profile every day? \nNew chain-gym memberships come in January, representing about a 33-50% increase in big-box gym’s volume. The second week of January is almost always the busiest of the year. Your recycling of New Year’s Resolutions makes this possible and the fitness industry, especially the big box gyms with low rates, not guidance and even less knowledge, are counting on the blank cheques your commitment cannot cash.\n\n80% of the New Years Resolutions crowd drops off by the second week of February. Meaning only 20% remain, and the rate of sign-ups tapers off by February. Big box gyms typically sell memberships with the expectation that a mere 18% of people will actually use them (IHRSA).\n\n**What’s happening here?**\nYou see, the truth is simple: there are New Year’s Resolutions (NYR) and then there are “New Life Resolutions” (NLR). They may sound similar, but in truth, they have very little to do with one another. You may think that I went a little harsh on the NYR crowd, but when you look at the numbers, you know that I’m merely stating your truth – just as much as it used to be my truth, or the truth of your neighbor, friend, family member…you get the idea. The gist is, we committed to a time-bound transaction with ourselves, disregarding our true state of readiness.\n\nBefore you have an “OMG, he’s going psycho-babble on me now!” knee-jerk reaction, read me out.\nThe reason that you’re falling off the self-conducted bandwagon, is because you didn’t stand a chance to see your commitment through. \nYou were never truly ready to make the change that you envisioned – you missed the catalyst. \nThere was no emotional decision-making point that dialed your entire system into, much less have you found the necessary guidance to see your changes through. You didn’t plan for nutrition education, physical and emotional fitness and you haven’t set the stage to surround yourself with people who want the same results for themselves. You set a socially accepted, arbitrary date to be the arbiter of your change.\n\nIn other words, you victimized yourself before you even had a chance to truly fail.\n\nGranted, that’s quite the beat down. I admit to that. But, I also won’t just stop here, because there are solutions to your planning stages, even when you’re now reading this with a very raised eyebrow and your BS sensor on high alert.\n\nThe reality is that you’ve become conditioned to your lifestyle and breaking free isn’t as easy as just making a New Year’s Resolution. It takes commitment and planning, but even more importantly, it takes knowledge and guidance. Unless you have oodles of time on your hands to educate yourself through the right sources and then act self-guided and motivated, you may find that your own worst obstacle.\n\n\nThe Blueprint: SMART(E) EFFORT\nBefore I dive into this, none of it is new. SMART goals are an old management tactic, I added the \"E\" for emotional, because at the end of the day if you're not emotionally buying into the plan, it's all for naught anyway. The EFFORT framework comes from Todd Herman, a Canadian dude. I forgot his exact verbiage for it all, but the concept resonated enough with me that I adopted and then adapted it.\n\nIt all starts with S.M.A.R.T.(E) goals. Yes, those goals you’ve heard a million times about in the numerous project meetings you’ve been in. However, it only STARTS there, and anyone who tells you that this is all it takes to get a clue, …has no clue. If you’re raising your eyebrow upon the addition of the (E) – keep reading, we added (E) for a very specific reason. 🙂\n\nIn case you’re unfamiliar with what S.M.A.R.T.(E) stands for, in regards to goal setting, it’s: (this version is adapted for fitness)\n\n**Specific:** Well defined and solely for you\n\n**Measurable:** Determine your starting point and end goal in a quantitative manner\n\n**Agreeable:** Are you acting in accordance with your beliefs\n\n**Realistic:** Is everything you need actually available to you and within reason\n\n**Time-Based:** Enough time to achieve the goal\n\n**(E)motional:** Are you emotionally invested in your goal, or as they say “How bad do you want it?” a.k.a.: “What’s your why”. Since I’m at the point of “what’s your why” – in every marketing seminar, the ‘guru’ tells you that you have to tell people what their ‘why’ is. Frankly, if we need to tell you about yourself, then we’re about as useless as the marketing guy up front. You know your “why”, what you don’t really know is the “how” and how they tie together.\n\nThe S.M.A.R.T methodology has been around for eons and even though I added the (E)motional component into the mix, it is still not offering groundbreaking news. \n\nIf you’re actually going through the exercise of determining your SMART(E) goal, you’ll learn one thing rather quickly: You’ll get six individual headlines, but none of the REAL and ACTIONABLE content. \n\nThis is where the EFFORT acronym comes into play. One caveat to the continuation: while you were able to complete the SMART(E) worksheet yourself, the “real and actionable” content thrives through adequate assistance, dedicated to your success: The E.F.F.O.R.T framework is where your success is rooted within and it rides directly under the S.M.A.R.T.(E) headlines. EFFORT stands for:\n\n**Execution** – headlines are great, but to execute against them, you will need to know what to do and how to do it best. This is where professional guidance comes into play. Whether you’re working on nutrition, fitness or performance, you have to focus on the task at hand, the professional who steers your progress with knowledge. In short, a professional coach can greatly aid your execution.\n\n**Feedback Loops** – beyond ‘just’ doing it, you’ll need someone who’s capable of providing you with adequate, accurate, timely, necessary and professional feedback. Otherwise, your risk for injury increases exponentially, your performance may stagnate and your overall progress may be negatively impacted by not having someone at your side who is invested in providing you with the Feedback Loop you need.\n\n**Focus** – every adult has a ton of competing responsibilities in the course of their days. Whether it’s ‘only’ work-related or work and children, or kids’ sports, etc. James Altucher made some valid points in \"Choose Yourself\", in that you have to focus on your own progress. Think of your last flight. The flight attendant told you to put your own mask on first before you help your neighbor. In short, focus on helping yourself first, or you're of no good use to anyone else.\n\n**Obstacles** – no, it’s never just a smooth ride from point A to point B. There are bumps in between, setbacks, days where you’re super-pumped and days where you don’t want think about your NYR. When it’s about overcoming obstacles, addressing them and working through them, that’s when your coach proves to be invaluable. The antidote to obstacles is reliability. If your coach is reliable, which is more than just showing up but showing genuine interest in your progress, then you’ll have a higher likelihood to achieve your goal.\n\n**Revisions** – when you started, you defined an end goal. As you’re on your path, the end goal may change, or the path of how you approach your goal may need to be modified. Do you have the tools and knowledge that it takes to make those revisions yourself, or would you prefer a knowledgeable professional to take care of your plan revisions? In truth, it’s both. It’s your path, thus you have to know whether your defined end-goal has changed, or if there’s anything in your current path that plagues you. Then it becomes your coach’s responsibility to forge a new approach, a revision to the old plan, to see you through to your goal. Above all, though, remain flexible. You may achieve more. You may achieve less. Just. Keep. Moving.\n\n**Toughness** – this is the part that may suck the most. Toughness is the element when you turn down the additional beer or that amazing looking slice of pizza, but you still show up to get your work done. Social engagements may suffer.   It’s tough, but you’re on a path and you have too much invested and even more to look forward to, provided that you're accomplishing your goals.\n\nCertainly, both elements S.M.A.R.T.(E) and E.F.F.O.R.T are applicable concepts, especially when I explain them in wholesome language that fits for everyone – so, what’s missing?\n\nThe one thing that no one tells you in today's society. \n\n**It's OK to give up**\n\nIf something isn't for you. If it's not what and how you envisioned it. Stop it. It's that simple. Try things. Explore them. Make sure that you understand enough about the path that may lead to your goal, that you can allow yourself an informed decision. If you're cutting yourself short on learning about your path, you're wasting your time and the time of those who help you along the way. If you, however, explore your path in honesty, and even if it's only to form an educated opinion, you'll find that you have solid and justified reasons to abandon your goals, rather than half-assing excuses that everyone sees through anyways. \nGive 100%. Go all in. Explore your path to the fullest. If it IS your path. Stay in and continue to give 100%. If it is NOT your path, withdraw to 100%. As long as you give 100% in either direction, none of the statistics cited above will apply to you. Everything shy of 100%, is just reducing you to being another number in the statistics of failures.\n\nIn case you're still with me.... Are you still thinking about your New Year's Resolutions, or has your thinking shifted to actually making functional changes, independent of an arbitrary date? ;)\n\nCheers,\nZeitgeist - Out.",
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bodyI wrote this back in 2016 after I heard yet another person "commit" to their New Year's Resolutions. Since we're at the tail end of when your resolutions start to fall apart, if they already haven't, this might be helpful. You didn't stand a chance from the get-go. Or have you? Prove me wrong... This is a long post, so here’s a summary for you: New Year’s Resolutions (NYR) suck. **50% of Americans make them, and only 8% see long-term success**. 92% are falling victim to their own best intentions, even though they’re not even remotely close to committing to changes they are ‘resolute’ about. Especially as you’re buying into ‘heavily discounted’ gym memberships, diet fads, quitting smoking, eating better, having more sex, etc. you’re making a colossal mistake. Don’t buy into it – you’re not ready to commit to that level. This is not reverse psychology, it is simply the truth. Enter “New Life Resolutions” (NLR). It all depends on your emotional state of readiness, your planning and who is in your corner to see you through. “It takes a village” as no person has every succeeded completely on their own. What doesn’t work and how we make it work, is in this article. Enjoy! Certainly, turning a new leaf on the calendar, then taking a few weeks to finally write the correct year, flavored with a little bit of peer pressure and ‘this is how we always do it’, and you’re all set to commit to ‘changing’ what the next year holds in store. Sounds about right? Good! Here’s the bad news: Statistically, you have a **92%** chance of failing. Ok, I side with you; “Demotivational” – that is not how an article should start. So, let’s call it something different: A ‘realistic’ assessment of what works and what doesn’t work. Of course, as always, this post has a slant toward the human condition, but not without applicable data. But, let’s start at the beginning… December 31st, the last day to go all-out, party it up, eat unhealthily, etc., because tomorrow, January 1st, it’s all going to change. Those who do make commitments mostly do so, because we feel compelled to use “Day 1” of the New Year. We are dead-set to achieve our goals, realize our visions and kick the New Year in the pants with all the might and conviction we can muster. The proverbial “starting line” of the New Year – The New You, makes us feel as if we’re ready to go all-in. This isn’t dissimilar to project management: You are in charge, you know the goal, you created your marching orders and you’re fired up! While you’re revving your engine, let’s look at some of the disillusioning data. Some of that data, you may already have experienced. **The overall data:** Every year, 50% of Americans make their New Year’s resolution. Of the 50%, only 75% make it through the first week. 60% make it through the first month and only 8% succeed with their resolutions in the long term, introducing an overall rate of failure of 92% (the University of Scranton, Journal of Clinical Psychology). That’s pretty sobering if you ask me. Obviously, something about those NYRs is flawed. **What are we banking on doing after the 1st? ** Arguably, positive self-improvement goals are on the very top of mind of most who make an effort to changing their lives in the New Year. It’s also to no surprise, that January is the most advertised time for gym-specials, Nicorette, diet books, etc. Incredible deals are courted to the very doors of your social media profiles and maybe some of your family, friends or colleagues ‘coerce’ into joining them for ‘accountability’ reasons. For the remaining part of this piece, I'll stick to the idea of 'getting fit', since it appears to be the most widely abused NYR. Before you fall victim to yet another snazzy workout video, showing some amazingly well-rounded rump, sweat glistening skin and overall buff people, read a little about ‘how to select the right gym’. **By the numbers:** Why is the $62 billion (NYTimes) fitness industry barking at your Facebook profile every day? New chain-gym memberships come in January, representing about a 33-50% increase in big-box gym’s volume. The second week of January is almost always the busiest of the year. Your recycling of New Year’s Resolutions makes this possible and the fitness industry, especially the big box gyms with low rates, not guidance and even less knowledge, are counting on the blank cheques your commitment cannot cash. 80% of the New Years Resolutions crowd drops off by the second week of February. Meaning only 20% remain, and the rate of sign-ups tapers off by February. Big box gyms typically sell memberships with the expectation that a mere 18% of people will actually use them (IHRSA). **What’s happening here?** You see, the truth is simple: there are New Year’s Resolutions (NYR) and then there are “New Life Resolutions” (NLR). They may sound similar, but in truth, they have very little to do with one another. You may think that I went a little harsh on the NYR crowd, but when you look at the numbers, you know that I’m merely stating your truth – just as much as it used to be my truth, or the truth of your neighbor, friend, family member…you get the idea. The gist is, we committed to a time-bound transaction with ourselves, disregarding our true state of readiness. Before you have an “OMG, he’s going psycho-babble on me now!” knee-jerk reaction, read me out. The reason that you’re falling off the self-conducted bandwagon, is because you didn’t stand a chance to see your commitment through. You were never truly ready to make the change that you envisioned – you missed the catalyst. There was no emotional decision-making point that dialed your entire system into, much less have you found the necessary guidance to see your changes through. You didn’t plan for nutrition education, physical and emotional fitness and you haven’t set the stage to surround yourself with people who want the same results for themselves. You set a socially accepted, arbitrary date to be the arbiter of your change. In other words, you victimized yourself before you even had a chance to truly fail. Granted, that’s quite the beat down. I admit to that. But, I also won’t just stop here, because there are solutions to your planning stages, even when you’re now reading this with a very raised eyebrow and your BS sensor on high alert. The reality is that you’ve become conditioned to your lifestyle and breaking free isn’t as easy as just making a New Year’s Resolution. It takes commitment and planning, but even more importantly, it takes knowledge and guidance. Unless you have oodles of time on your hands to educate yourself through the right sources and then act self-guided and motivated, you may find that your own worst obstacle. The Blueprint: SMART(E) EFFORT Before I dive into this, none of it is new. SMART goals are an old management tactic, I added the "E" for emotional, because at the end of the day if you're not emotionally buying into the plan, it's all for naught anyway. The EFFORT framework comes from Todd Herman, a Canadian dude. I forgot his exact verbiage for it all, but the concept resonated enough with me that I adopted and then adapted it. It all starts with S.M.A.R.T.(E) goals. Yes, those goals you’ve heard a million times about in the numerous project meetings you’ve been in. However, it only STARTS there, and anyone who tells you that this is all it takes to get a clue, …has no clue. If you’re raising your eyebrow upon the addition of the (E) – keep reading, we added (E) for a very specific reason. 🙂 In case you’re unfamiliar with what S.M.A.R.T.(E) stands for, in regards to goal setting, it’s: (this version is adapted for fitness) **Specific:** Well defined and solely for you **Measurable:** Determine your starting point and end goal in a quantitative manner **Agreeable:** Are you acting in accordance with your beliefs **Realistic:** Is everything you need actually available to you and within reason **Time-Based:** Enough time to achieve the goal **(E)motional:** Are you emotionally invested in your goal, or as they say “How bad do you want it?” a.k.a.: “What’s your why”. Since I’m at the point of “what’s your why” – in every marketing seminar, the ‘guru’ tells you that you have to tell people what their ‘why’ is. Frankly, if we need to tell you about yourself, then we’re about as useless as the marketing guy up front. You know your “why”, what you don’t really know is the “how” and how they tie together. The S.M.A.R.T methodology has been around for eons and even though I added the (E)motional component into the mix, it is still not offering groundbreaking news. If you’re actually going through the exercise of determining your SMART(E) goal, you’ll learn one thing rather quickly: You’ll get six individual headlines, but none of the REAL and ACTIONABLE content. This is where the EFFORT acronym comes into play. One caveat to the continuation: while you were able to complete the SMART(E) worksheet yourself, the “real and actionable” content thrives through adequate assistance, dedicated to your success: The E.F.F.O.R.T framework is where your success is rooted within and it rides directly under the S.M.A.R.T.(E) headlines. EFFORT stands for: **Execution** – headlines are great, but to execute against them, you will need to know what to do and how to do it best. This is where professional guidance comes into play. Whether you’re working on nutrition, fitness or performance, you have to focus on the task at hand, the professional who steers your progress with knowledge. In short, a professional coach can greatly aid your execution. **Feedback Loops** – beyond ‘just’ doing it, you’ll need someone who’s capable of providing you with adequate, accurate, timely, necessary and professional feedback. Otherwise, your risk for injury increases exponentially, your performance may stagnate and your overall progress may be negatively impacted by not having someone at your side who is invested in providing you with the Feedback Loop you need. **Focus** – every adult has a ton of competing responsibilities in the course of their days. Whether it’s ‘only’ work-related or work and children, or kids’ sports, etc. James Altucher made some valid points in "Choose Yourself", in that you have to focus on your own progress. Think of your last flight. The flight attendant told you to put your own mask on first before you help your neighbor. In short, focus on helping yourself first, or you're of no good use to anyone else. **Obstacles** – no, it’s never just a smooth ride from point A to point B. There are bumps in between, setbacks, days where you’re super-pumped and days where you don’t want think about your NYR. When it’s about overcoming obstacles, addressing them and working through them, that’s when your coach proves to be invaluable. The antidote to obstacles is reliability. If your coach is reliable, which is more than just showing up but showing genuine interest in your progress, then you’ll have a higher likelihood to achieve your goal. **Revisions** – when you started, you defined an end goal. As you’re on your path, the end goal may change, or the path of how you approach your goal may need to be modified. Do you have the tools and knowledge that it takes to make those revisions yourself, or would you prefer a knowledgeable professional to take care of your plan revisions? In truth, it’s both. It’s your path, thus you have to know whether your defined end-goal has changed, or if there’s anything in your current path that plagues you. Then it becomes your coach’s responsibility to forge a new approach, a revision to the old plan, to see you through to your goal. Above all, though, remain flexible. You may achieve more. You may achieve less. Just. Keep. Moving. **Toughness** – this is the part that may suck the most. Toughness is the element when you turn down the additional beer or that amazing looking slice of pizza, but you still show up to get your work done. Social engagements may suffer. It’s tough, but you’re on a path and you have too much invested and even more to look forward to, provided that you're accomplishing your goals. Certainly, both elements S.M.A.R.T.(E) and E.F.F.O.R.T are applicable concepts, especially when I explain them in wholesome language that fits for everyone – so, what’s missing? The one thing that no one tells you in today's society. **It's OK to give up** If something isn't for you. If it's not what and how you envisioned it. Stop it. It's that simple. Try things. Explore them. Make sure that you understand enough about the path that may lead to your goal, that you can allow yourself an informed decision. If you're cutting yourself short on learning about your path, you're wasting your time and the time of those who help you along the way. If you, however, explore your path in honesty, and even if it's only to form an educated opinion, you'll find that you have solid and justified reasons to abandon your goals, rather than half-assing excuses that everyone sees through anyways. Give 100%. Go all in. Explore your path to the fullest. If it IS your path. Stay in and continue to give 100%. If it is NOT your path, withdraw to 100%. As long as you give 100% in either direction, none of the statistics cited above will apply to you. Everything shy of 100%, is just reducing you to being another number in the statistics of failures. In case you're still with me.... Are you still thinking about your New Year's Resolutions, or has your thinking shifted to actually making functional changes, independent of an arbitrary date? ;) Cheers, Zeitgeist - Out.
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It all depends on your emotional state of readiness, your planning and who is in your corner to see you through. “It takes a village” as no person has every succeeded completely on their own. What doesn’t work and how we make it work, is in this article. Enjoy! \n\nCertainly, turning a new leaf on the calendar, then taking a few weeks to finally write the correct year, flavored with a little bit of peer pressure and ‘this is how we always do it’, and you’re all set to commit to ‘changing’ what the next year holds in store. Sounds about right? Good!\n\nHere’s the bad news: Statistically, you have a **92%** chance of failing.\n\nOk, I side with you; “Demotivational” – that is not how an article should start. So, let’s call it something different: A ‘realistic’ assessment of what works and what doesn’t work. Of course, as always, this post has a slant toward the human condition, but not without applicable data. But, let’s start at the beginning…\n\n \nDecember 31st, the last day to go all-out, party it up, eat unhealthily, etc., because tomorrow, January 1st, it’s all going to change. Those who do make commitments mostly do so, because we feel compelled to use “Day 1” of the New Year. We are dead-set to achieve our goals, realize our visions and kick the New Year in the pants with all the might and conviction we can muster. \nThe proverbial “starting line” of the New Year – The New You, makes us feel as if we’re ready to go all-in. This isn’t dissimilar to project management: You are in charge, you know the goal, you created your marching orders and you’re fired up! While you’re revving your engine, let’s look at some of the disillusioning data. Some of that data, you may already have experienced. \n\n**The overall data:**\nEvery year, 50% of Americans make their New Year’s resolution. Of the 50%, only 75% make it through the first week. 60% make it through the first month and only 8% succeed with their resolutions in the long term, introducing an overall rate of failure of 92% (the University of Scranton, Journal of Clinical Psychology). That’s pretty sobering if you ask me. Obviously, something about those NYRs is flawed.\n\n**What are we banking on doing after the 1st? **\nArguably, positive self-improvement goals are on the very top of mind of most who make an effort to changing their lives in the New Year. It’s also to no surprise, that January is the most advertised time for gym-specials, Nicorette, diet books, etc. Incredible deals are courted to the very doors of your social media profiles and maybe some of your family, friends or colleagues ‘coerce’ into joining them for ‘accountability’ reasons. \n\nFor the remaining part of this piece, I'll stick to the idea of 'getting fit', since it appears to be the most widely abused NYR. \n\nBefore you fall victim to yet another snazzy workout video, showing some amazingly well-rounded rump, sweat glistening skin and overall buff people, read a little about ‘how to select the right gym’.\n\n**By the numbers:**\nWhy is the $62 billion (NYTimes) fitness industry barking at your Facebook profile every day? \nNew chain-gym memberships come in January, representing about a 33-50% increase in big-box gym’s volume. The second week of January is almost always the busiest of the year. Your recycling of New Year’s Resolutions makes this possible and the fitness industry, especially the big box gyms with low rates, not guidance and even less knowledge, are counting on the blank cheques your commitment cannot cash.\n\n80% of the New Years Resolutions crowd drops off by the second week of February. Meaning only 20% remain, and the rate of sign-ups tapers off by February. Big box gyms typically sell memberships with the expectation that a mere 18% of people will actually use them (IHRSA).\n\n**What’s happening here?**\nYou see, the truth is simple: there are New Year’s Resolutions (NYR) and then there are “New Life Resolutions” (NLR). They may sound similar, but in truth, they have very little to do with one another. You may think that I went a little harsh on the NYR crowd, but when you look at the numbers, you know that I’m merely stating your truth – just as much as it used to be my truth, or the truth of your neighbor, friend, family member…you get the idea. The gist is, we committed to a time-bound transaction with ourselves, disregarding our true state of readiness.\n\nBefore you have an “OMG, he’s going psycho-babble on me now!” knee-jerk reaction, read me out.\nThe reason that you’re falling off the self-conducted bandwagon, is because you didn’t stand a chance to see your commitment through. \nYou were never truly ready to make the change that you envisioned – you missed the catalyst. \nThere was no emotional decision-making point that dialed your entire system into, much less have you found the necessary guidance to see your changes through. You didn’t plan for nutrition education, physical and emotional fitness and you haven’t set the stage to surround yourself with people who want the same results for themselves. You set a socially accepted, arbitrary date to be the arbiter of your change.\n\nIn other words, you victimized yourself before you even had a chance to truly fail.\n\nGranted, that’s quite the beat down. I admit to that. But, I also won’t just stop here, because there are solutions to your planning stages, even when you’re now reading this with a very raised eyebrow and your BS sensor on high alert.\n\nThe reality is that you’ve become conditioned to your lifestyle and breaking free isn’t as easy as just making a New Year’s Resolution. It takes commitment and planning, but even more importantly, it takes knowledge and guidance. Unless you have oodles of time on your hands to educate yourself through the right sources and then act self-guided and motivated, you may find that your own worst obstacle.\n\n\nThe Blueprint: SMART(E) EFFORT\nBefore I dive into this, none of it is new. SMART goals are an old management tactic, I added the \"E\" for emotional, because at the end of the day if you're not emotionally buying into the plan, it's all for naught anyway. The EFFORT framework comes from Todd Herman, a Canadian dude. I forgot his exact verbiage for it all, but the concept resonated enough with me that I adopted and then adapted it.\n\nIt all starts with S.M.A.R.T.(E) goals. Yes, those goals you’ve heard a million times about in the numerous project meetings you’ve been in. However, it only STARTS there, and anyone who tells you that this is all it takes to get a clue, …has no clue. If you’re raising your eyebrow upon the addition of the (E) – keep reading, we added (E) for a very specific reason. 🙂\n\nIn case you’re unfamiliar with what S.M.A.R.T.(E) stands for, in regards to goal setting, it’s: (this version is adapted for fitness)\n\n**Specific:** Well defined and solely for you\n\n**Measurable:** Determine your starting point and end goal in a quantitative manner\n\n**Agreeable:** Are you acting in accordance with your beliefs\n\n**Realistic:** Is everything you need actually available to you and within reason\n\n**Time-Based:** Enough time to achieve the goal\n\n**(E)motional:** Are you emotionally invested in your goal, or as they say “How bad do you want it?” a.k.a.: “What’s your why”. Since I’m at the point of “what’s your why” – in every marketing seminar, the ‘guru’ tells you that you have to tell people what their ‘why’ is. Frankly, if we need to tell you about yourself, then we’re about as useless as the marketing guy up front. You know your “why”, what you don’t really know is the “how” and how they tie together.\n\nThe S.M.A.R.T methodology has been around for eons and even though I added the (E)motional component into the mix, it is still not offering groundbreaking news. \n\nIf you’re actually going through the exercise of determining your SMART(E) goal, you’ll learn one thing rather quickly: You’ll get six individual headlines, but none of the REAL and ACTIONABLE content. \n\nThis is where the EFFORT acronym comes into play. One caveat to the continuation: while you were able to complete the SMART(E) worksheet yourself, the “real and actionable” content thrives through adequate assistance, dedicated to your success: The E.F.F.O.R.T framework is where your success is rooted within and it rides directly under the S.M.A.R.T.(E) headlines. EFFORT stands for:\n\n**Execution** – headlines are great, but to execute against them, you will need to know what to do and how to do it best. This is where professional guidance comes into play. Whether you’re working on nutrition, fitness or performance, you have to focus on the task at hand, the professional who steers your progress with knowledge. In short, a professional coach can greatly aid your execution.\n\n**Feedback Loops** – beyond ‘just’ doing it, you’ll need someone who’s capable of providing you with adequate, accurate, timely, necessary and professional feedback. Otherwise, your risk for injury increases exponentially, your performance may stagnate and your overall progress may be negatively impacted by not having someone at your side who is invested in providing you with the Feedback Loop you need.\n\n**Focus** – every adult has a ton of competing responsibilities in the course of their days. Whether it’s ‘only’ work-related or work and children, or kids’ sports, etc. James Altucher made some valid points in \"Choose Yourself\", in that you have to focus on your own progress. Think of your last flight. The flight attendant told you to put your own mask on first before you help your neighbor. In short, focus on helping yourself first, or you're of no good use to anyone else.\n\n**Obstacles** – no, it’s never just a smooth ride from point A to point B. There are bumps in between, setbacks, days where you’re super-pumped and days where you don’t want think about your NYR. When it’s about overcoming obstacles, addressing them and working through them, that’s when your coach proves to be invaluable. The antidote to obstacles is reliability. If your coach is reliable, which is more than just showing up but showing genuine interest in your progress, then you’ll have a higher likelihood to achieve your goal.\n\n**Revisions** – when you started, you defined an end goal. As you’re on your path, the end goal may change, or the path of how you approach your goal may need to be modified. Do you have the tools and knowledge that it takes to make those revisions yourself, or would you prefer a knowledgeable professional to take care of your plan revisions? In truth, it’s both. It’s your path, thus you have to know whether your defined end-goal has changed, or if there’s anything in your current path that plagues you. Then it becomes your coach’s responsibility to forge a new approach, a revision to the old plan, to see you through to your goal. Above all, though, remain flexible. You may achieve more. You may achieve less. Just. Keep. Moving.\n\n**Toughness** – this is the part that may suck the most. Toughness is the element when you turn down the additional beer or that amazing looking slice of pizza, but you still show up to get your work done. Social engagements may suffer.   It’s tough, but you’re on a path and you have too much invested and even more to look forward to, provided that you're accomplishing your goals.\n\nCertainly, both elements S.M.A.R.T.(E) and E.F.F.O.R.T are applicable concepts, especially when I explain them in wholesome language that fits for everyone – so, what’s missing?\n\nThe one thing that no one tells you in today's society. \n\n**It's OK to give up**\n\nIf something isn't for you. If it's not what and how you envisioned it. Stop it. It's that simple. Try things. Explore them. Make sure that you understand enough about the path that may lead to your goal, that you can allow yourself an informed decision. If you're cutting yourself short on learning about your path, you're wasting your time and the time of those who help you along the way. If you, however, explore your path in honesty, and even if it's only to form an educated opinion, you'll find that you have solid and justified reasons to abandon your goals, rather than half-assing excuses that everyone sees through anyways. \nGive 100%. Go all in. Explore your path to the fullest. If it IS your path. Stay in and continue to give 100%. If it is NOT your path, withdraw to 100%. As long as you give 100% in either direction, none of the statistics cited above will apply to you. Everything shy of 100%, is just reducing you to being another number in the statistics of failures.\n\nIn case you're still with me.... Are you still thinking about your New Year's Resolutions, or has your thinking shifted to actually making functional changes, independent of an arbitrary date? ;)\n\nCheers,\nZeitgeist - Out.",
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2017/11/28 17:50:06
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bodyThank you!
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2017/11/28 03:09:39
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bodyGreetings, Steemers! (I hope that's an acceptable term?) I'm new here. So new, that I'm not yet fully aware of all the features, capabilities and options of this platform. However, I'm 100% excited to participate in Steem! I'm a little unsure as to how I'll go about it. Write my own blog and then also post my content here? Or, exclusively write my content here, foregoing a personal blog? But...I digress... This is an 'intro', so let's get to it... Years ago, I met a traveling photographer. He roamed the country, searching for interesting subjects, and in his journey, we crossed paths in Fargo, ND. He set up his 'models' with a little blackboard, and asked that you write a short message of how you would describe yourself if you only had this paper sized blackboard, and your visual appearance. "Beyond your looks, how do you want to be seen?" he asked. This is when I created my personal narrative of existence. I wrote, "I'm a philosopher, trapped in a linebacker's body." Today, I add interchangeable prefixes to my existence of being a philosopher. I'm a business philosopher. A fitness & health philosopher. A sociology philosopher of technology and automation/AI, and how it will shape society in years to come. I am a Cynic, moreso than a Stoic. And I am detrimentally interested in the human condition. I firmly believe that Maslow had it right. The highest form of becoming human is to self-actualize. But then, as a society, we got the 'self-actualization' part entirely wrong. More about this in an upcoming post. Anyways, enough about me! What about you? Glad to be here! MZ
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2017/11/27 23:39:33
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2017/11/27 21:48:33
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bodyHey, Hanen! Thanks a ton! I appreciate the welcome!
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2017/11/27 21:05:18
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2017/11/27 21:04:45
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2017/11/27 20:38:45
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2017/11/27 19:53:18
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2017/11/27 19:52:33
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bodyThank you! Excited to be here!
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2017/11/27 19:52:06
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bodyYou recorded, uploaded to SoundCloud and then dropped the link in here? (in meetings most of the day, will listen to your message later. :) )
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2017/11/27 19:50:42
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bodyHey, Greg! Indeed, good to see you, too! I have a recording that I need to unearth from transcription and fine tune before publishing. It's next on the docket.
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2017/11/27 13:00:42
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2017/11/27 12:47:03
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2017/11/27 12:25:36
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2017/11/27 11:49:27
authormichaelzeitgeist
bodyGreetings, Steemers! (I hope that's an acceptable term?) I'm new here. So new, that I'm not yet fully aware of all the features, capabilities and options of this platform. However, I'm 100% excited to participate in Steem! I'm a little unsure as to how I'll go about it. Write my own blog and then also post my content here? Or, exclusively write my content here, foregoing a personal blog? But...I digress... This is an 'intro', so let's get to it... Years ago, I met a traveling photographer. He roamed the country, searching for interesting subjects, and in his journey, we crossed paths in Fargo, ND. He set up his 'models' with a little blackboard, and asked that you write a short message of how you would describe yourself if you only had this paper sized blackboard, and your visual appearance. "Beyond your looks, how do you want to be seen?" he asked. This is when I created my personal narrative of existence. I wrote, "I'm a philosopher, trapped in a linebacker's body." Today, I add interchangeable prefixes to my existence of being a philosopher. I'm a business philosopher. A fitness & health philosopher. A philosopher of technology and automation/AI, and how it will shape society in years to come. I am a Cynic, moreso than a Stoic. And I am detrimentally interested in the human condition. I firmly believe that Maslow had it right. The highest form of becoming human is to self-actualize. But then, as a society, we got the 'self-actualization' part entirely wrong. More about this in an upcoming post. Anyways, enough about me! What about you? Glad to be here! MZ
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