Try Asking The Right Questions

I have this reputation as the best/most expensive/funniest charming trainer in town!! 😉 I get people results bla bla bla.

The thing is though, between me and thee, some of my clients DON’T get the results they should.

I mean, they sign up and say “Rich, I would like to get fit n healthy and drop some weight”.

The trouble is weight loss can be elusive for some.

The reason…

Most people manage to nail the exercise bit quite easily it’s only two or three thirty minute sessions a week after all.

However there are some people who just can’t stick to their nutrition or lifestyle goals. (That’s the nice way of me saying they can’t stop eating carbs/boozing).

I realised a long time ago that I can’t help everybody that’s why I have a team of people around me. I have a physio, a GP, an endocrinologist, acupuncturist, a few masseurs, an osteopath and more recently a COUNSELLOR.

When people can’t overcome a problem using my normal methods, I’m the first to realise the need for a referral.

When people can’t manage to stop drinking, smoking eating or whatever, sometimes it takes a specialist to help “train” them and give them tools to reach their goal.

I see counselling more as coaching than therapy. You are learning to control the brain MUSCLE. Learning how to make it stronger.

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I wanted to talk about your “inner voice”.

The inner voice is the little voice in your head that may tell you to “have another one” or the voice which says “it doesn’t matter, eat what you fancy you sexy beast”.

Or it maybe the voice which says “why haven’t I lost weight yet?”

There is a battle going on in your brain between you and your inner voice.

I want to tell you something which can help you with the dialogue that goes on between the inner voice and ground control.

Never ask yourself – why haven’t I or why can’t I…?

Why?

Because the only type of answer you can get from your brain is a negative one.

You: Why haven’t I lost weight?
Your Brain: Because you cant stick to a diet for more than 3-4 days

You: Why can’t I stick to my diet like Sharon can?
Your Brain: Because you love wine o clock blah blah blah

You get the point.

And that gets you nowhere.

The question to ask instead is How can I?

You: How can I lose weight by the summer?
Your Brain: Start to use Richard’s advice and diets

You: How can I do more exercise without going to the gym?
Your Brain: Try some home exercises and shorter workouts

Make more sense? Be positive with your inner voice.

Keep asking the ‘how can I’ question and you’ll find it far more helpful and productive in the long run.

Take care,

Rich

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