Marriage Fit

Everyone has a story... On this episode Annie interviews Chris. 

How did you choose your career path … 

How do you handle being a dad, running your own gym business, maintaining a healthy nutritious diet, and workout plan?

What am I happy about in my life right now?

How do you stay balanced  in life …

What motivates you or how do you continue to find new motivation? 

What am I excited about in my life right now?

What am I enjoying most in my life right now?

People don't decide their future. They decide their habits. And it's their habits that decide their future. 

Lets chat about everything habits (daily/weekly/monthly/annually)

From the good to the bad what are some habits you need to make and break. 

Where is your present self leading you into the future. Is the past affecting your present?

Join us in this topic!

Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. Well are men (like Chris) procrastinate better than women (like Annie) prepare?

Can procrastinate sometimes help?

Can you be over prepared to the point it can hurt you?

Annie and Chris discuss these and more relevant topics on this subject. 

Enjoy the conversation. 

Setbacks and struggles are part of any achievement. We all have more mentally then we think we do (especially in the moment). 

We heard about this 40% rule in how when we think we are done we actually have 40% more to give or effort available. 

Here is a our fresh perspective on the topic and how we individually adopt this concept and how we apply it to all priorities in our life. 

Dream Reflect on past goals Put it out there Work it backwards

Multiple goals (five different weight on each)

Really important goals push “fake” goals off the plate

BAMS -Annie 3 goals -Chris's definition of BAMS

Sabotage (guilt, shame and copy catting)

It's important that others know your BAMS

mrCPM walks you through our process of how an individual can get started on their FIT for Life path. 

Change can be hard, overwhelming, intimidating—we all know that. It can also lead us to become the exact people we want to be when we do it right. 

The key to enduring and even creating the right kind of change is what leads us. By focusing on the why instead of the how we can take on bigger, badder goals that lead to big change. 

**Exciting announcement that you have to hear!**

We can apply the why vs. how to all of the 5 Fs and replace "How am I ever going to tackle this?" with "Why am I making this change?" 

One strategy we've used is dream boards. We're visual people so seeing what the result will look like helps adjust our perspective, motivate our actions and create gratitude for the journey. Effective dream boards aren't just pretty pictures; they have to have due dates and focus. 

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Just remember, tomorrow you can be better version of you if you're not satisfied by changing what you are doing. But today you are perfect.

First Impressions

We attended a seminar by Silvie Di Giusto hosted by FiveFour and her message was all about first impressions, stereotypes, and how to use them to your advantage. 7 seconds is all it takes for someone to make a first impression on us. Even if we're wrong, that first impression sticks!

We've been thinking about how people make first impressions on us. Our brains are wired to judge people based on that initial interaction, but if we're aware of what's happening, we might avoid making an inaccurate, negative judgement.

The gym is a place where first impressions are huge! People on average drive around a new gym 10 times before walking in the door. Once comfortable inside, we find that the gym is a great place to bond with people.

How to make impressions positive:

• Be authentic
• Play to your strengths
• Accept the things you can't change (being unique is great)
• Acknowledge your initial judgement of someone but leave room to be wrong!

During this episode we also rewind to our first impressions of each other (and the power of orange shorts). And we were pretty spot-on.

#SelfCare is #TrendingNow. And we love it. 

30-day challenges, cleanses, finance boot camps, etc. are "microwave," short-term solutions. They're quick but can lead to failure, burnout and might not get you to your goals. Self-care, on the other hand, can lead you to gradual, long-term change for your fitness, relationships, or finance (and even fun!). 

Before you start to make a change and invest in your own self-care, you have to ask: who are you doing it for? Here's what we know: 

• Doing something to make other people happy won't get you far
• Doing something for yourself is rewarding, more likely to be successful, more sustainable, and something you can be proud of

When we have taken care of ourselves, that's when we become better people. Being selfish can actually help us become more selfless. Take it day by day and you'll get there. 

Until we see you again, take care!

What's the X-factor in a successful marriage? For achieving your fitness or financial goals? Or even securing your faith? FUN.

Normal is boring. Weird is fun.

Boredom can be the enemy here, and we've got some tools to fight it:

• Avoid monotony by spicing up your routine
• Stay focused, get into flow and accomplish those goals
• Practice paying attention, work on your attention fitness
• Live in the moment, be aware of your emotional awareness
• Find freedom!

So how do we build that X-factor, fun?

• Create themes and traditions to help build excitement
• Make it a game
• Change your routine
• Keep an open mind
• Find fun friends
• Think like an adult, act like a kid
• Come to the gym!