“The only question to ask yourself is, how much are you you willing to sacrifice to achieve this success?
– Larry Flynt, Creator of Hustler Magazine”
Yeah, I know that Larry Flynt may not be the most inspiring of sources for a quote, but his quote is relevant to what I want to talk about and it was one of the first that came up when I searched “success sacrifice quote” in Google.
I’m writing this post after meeting with Joe, a mixed martial artist who wants to have his first MMA fight in April 2010.
We’ve been talking for a few weeks now and I cornered him last week in a kickboxing event.
Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, when he first expressed interest in training with me, I asked him to describe his current schedule and lifestyle.
One of the things he mentioned was that he was working security on weekends at a club, on top of a new (well paying) full-time Monday to Friday day job.
I told him that if he wanted to get in the best shape possible, that would require optimal recovery, and sleeping at 3am until 9am every Friday and Saturday night just wouldn’t cut it.
[LESSON – irregular sleeping patterns and lack of sleep cause increased cortisol levels in the body, resulting in increased fat storage, poor muscular and nervous system recovery, and decreased energy.
Eventually, it could lead to adrenal fatigue, since the adrenal glands get burned out from cranking out so much cortisol all the time.
Early to bed, early to rise, helps fighters earn their prize.]
This was a couple of weeks ago that I told this to him.
When we met today – he told me that he quit his job at the club.
THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED.
He just sacrificed an extra $600 a month that he got used to for his goal of being a successful fighter.
He’s working his schedule out to meet with me to train.
I love working with guys like this, because this type of attitude permeates into every aspect of their lives – they’re willing to do what it takes to succeed.
And maybe you’ve got the motivation and drive inside you too, but you need a little extra push from a coach who can help you make it ot the next level.
I may not be able to be there in person with you, but I can definitely help you if you’re coachable right here and now. So what do you need to do to achieve your goals?
Are you eating a lot of junk food, but you want to be training at the highest level?
Are you pissing hours away on Facebook and forums when you could be recovering your strength and power by getting good sleep?
Do you waste time in the gym talking to your buddies when you should be bearing down and putting in 100% effort?
But before answering any of these questions – you’ve gotta know what your goal is.
And if your goal fires you up and energizes you – then whatever it is that’s in your way isn’t a sacrifice to give up, it’s just a step closer towards achieving your goal.
Whatever it is – I want to hear what your goals are and what you’re going to do or stop doing to achieve your goals, whether you want to have a few fights and know that you gave it your all or whether your goal is to make it to the big show and be a champ.
Be an action taker – leave a comment below and take the first step to committing to this new goal:
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