Category Archives: Goal Achievement

4 Step Success Plan for Goals in 2010

Just this week I’ve been around Manchester quite a bit working on a few various things and in particular in Didsbury and also doing a spot of training just outside the Virgin Active gym in Parrs Wood, East Didsbury. Along the way I’ve been approached or made approaches to people and discovered an inconvenient truth…
Some [...]

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Your Personal Trainer isn’t so S.M.A.R.T!

Last week I tore apart the significance of setting resolutions and why as a method they suck for achieving goals that you really, really desire.
If you need a reminder, have another look here
Probably the most popular method of setting goals are using the SMART method and I’ll be honest and say I’ve used them [...]

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If a Personal Trainer from Manchester is not setting any resolutions. Are you?

Wouldn’t you like to achieve more this year? More inches, more pounds, get faster, take on a challenge of any sort and succeed?

Then get rid of your resolutions because they suck and program you to fail!

We’ve all gone through the same process at the end of one year and the start of a next [...]

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Happy New Year!

First off I just wanted to wish you all a very Happy New Year and I’m really looking forward to seeing my personal training and bootcamp members real soon. For the rest of you I look forward to hearing from you in 2010 and what exciting things you are up to!
I can guarantee that a [...]

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Why a loss of focus is the slippery road to failure

I’ve had a couple of conversations today, not for the first time with people who in their pursuit of their fitness goals will lose sight of what they are trying to achieve and start to get nowhere week after week after week.
I was speaking to one guy in particular who has a bunch of commitments [...]

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Getting kicked up the butt…

 

 
What were you doing 77days ago?
I know, funny question, but there is a point, you see, today is day 76 of 2009 which means that 77 days ago you were celebrating New Year’s Eve and, like most people, you were setting up your New Year’s Resolutions and goals.
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it.
And look, here we are [...]

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The 7 Habits of Highly Energised People

While I was at the Health and Wellbeing at Work conference this week in Birmingham I was in one presentation that discussed the value of energy in optimising performance.
Anyone who reads the blog, seen the main site and knows my values will know that I am a big supporter of living a healthy lifestyle to not [...]

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When to hit your peak

Reaching your peak in sport is about hitting your optimum at the right moment.
If you’re an athlete, winning the races in the Grand Prix meetings is good but if it’s Olympic season, then that is the one for you.
For a footballer, they need to hit their peak each weekend for game day and essentially for [...]

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To learn more is abundent, to do is scarce

I saw an article more recently from my mentor Dax Moy that inspired me to write this post. It shares alot of his original content with my own thoughts and beliefs. 
The great Earl Nightingale once said that all that was required in order to live a great life was to live a series of great years. [...]

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Dream On

One of my beliefs in life is that it is okay to dream and imagine what it would be like to get to the pinnacle of what you want to have or become.
I don’t mean to be ridiculous and absolutely unrealistic.
Sure, I’d like to win the lottery but that is pretty much out of my [...]

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