Keeping motivated is one of the most difficult things people find in today’s world.

Why you might ask…

Well I am sure there are a lot of reasons for this which different people have for giving up on things so easy when the going gets a little tough.

I have always been told that grow is found in discomfort. Meaning when things get a bit tough all it comes down to a test to see to give up or to carry on to strive forward to what you want to achieve in life.

People tend to get unmotivated because mainly when the distractions step into their lives.

The question is how do i get motivated and more important, how do i stay motivated. I’m very sure that you have witnessed this first hand or seen other people act in this way of not managing to keep their motivation once started. One of the best examples i can give for this would be weight loss. I see lot’s of people go up and down with their weight like a yoyo diet, because the actual problem is they seem to lose lot’s of weight for a special occasion and they feel on top of the world and great about themselves, but then about 6 weeks later the pounds start piling back on. I’m sure most people reading this has seen this time and time again.

I truly believe that people who set goals achieve more because they know exactly what they want. I especially believe you need goals when bringing exercise in your lives when keeping your body and mind in shape, which the martial fitness routines and plans provide. It is also a great way to measure your successes in fitness throughout the year, as it show’s you where you started to where you want to be then actually achieving it.
“You need to have a set destination where you are heading for otherwise you will be forever going around in circles.”

One of the most important tips i can give with setting your own personal goals in your lives is to make sure that they are achievable goals. What we don’t want is to write down we are going to swim the British channel a week from today. Always start small and raise the bar. A start to achieving the swim across the British channel for England to France would be set a number of lengths to do in a local swimming pool. You see what i mean? Then we start to hit progress and this leads to… yes you guessed it, motivation! This is one of the keys to success.

The good part about having goals would be that you can keep adding to them when wanting to achieve more. So make sure you keep raising that bar of success and you will discover a whole new you.

Remember to set your own personal goals and make sure that you write them down. When doing this it tells plus helps you with what you have set out to do and accomplish from the start.
So now we understand a bit about your personal goals with the lifestyle aims, but now moving on to something which I would have to say is one of the most important things which will take you to the top in lots of aspects of life.

So what is it?

Three words….

Believe in yourself!

Believing in yourself and your ability is so important, so throw away all those negative thoughts that creeps into your mind which are keeping you at a job you don’t like or stopping you from achieving something you have always dreamed of doing. Trust me it is holding you back from gaining such big things in life and once you master this belief in yourself everything will start to fall into place and you will start to live your life how you want to be.

So get writing and believing!

All the best

Richard Huntley