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Happy New year!
06 Jan 2010 6:15PM
Right, here we are again. By now I have no doubt in my mind that you have all sat there full of turkey, chocolate and booze and thought to yourself,
“Right this is it, this year I’m going to be the biggest/leanest/ strongest badass of a fighter that ever stepped in the cage!”
And you know what, at least 95% of us will never realise this goal. This is a damn shame as I know most of you, at this moment in time REALLY want this. In my experience people fail to keep up with these resolutions (lets call them ‘goals’ from now on) falls down to one of two things;
1. A lack of will/mental strength.
2. Lacking the ability to plan for these goals.
Now I dont pretend to be an organisational wizzard or some shit, but over this last year I’ve managed to achieve nearly all my goals and I’ve seen plenty lose track of theirs. I can’t help you with being weak willed and if you are you have my pity. To be honest chances are if you are reading this I dont need to tell you anything about being strong willed. The rest I may be able to help you with
I think the ability to achieve your goals can be split down into a couple of points;
· Know EXACTLY what you want to achive, whether it be a weight, strength level, moving up the rankings or telling that hot blonde what you really think (ok not what you REALLY think, but the PG 13 version...)
· Know what it takes to achieve it. A lot of people just see the goal but have no idea what it takes to get there. Talk to people who have achieved, ask them what it took and if you are lucky they may even offer to help you.
· Time limits. For long term goals I like to plan in terms of 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Another example is breaking it down into weeks for a fight training camp. If you know where you are supposed to be at a certain time it will motivate you to get your arse in gear if you are lagging.
· Adopt the ‘FUCK YOU’ mindset. Trust me, as soon as you tell some people your goals they will try and sabotage you. They might even be consciously doing it but people much prefer you to stay on the same level as them.
· On a simliar note you need to be single minded. A lot of goals, especially when it comes to fighting take more effort than the normal human can comprehend. It is this iron will that will carry you through. However this doesnt apply to every situation, if she says no, your next step is NOT a sack and some cholroform (unless she is into that kind of thing, I’m not one to judge).
I hope that the majority will achieve your goals and kick some arse in the cage or on the mat this year!
Here are some things that I am looking forward to this year;
1. Writing more about the sport I love.
2. Continueing to work with more fighters and hopefully helping them to get stronger, faster more deadly killing machines!
3. Learning (big thanks to all the people who endulged my geekness and bought me books for XMAS)
4. Hitting my own goals
5. Meeting more interesting people.
More soon you crazy kids, good luck and Happy New Year.
Mike
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