I remember when I first started the gym 8.5 years ago I would keep the thermostat at 58 degrees.

There were days where you could see your breath and the dumbbell handles would make your hands freeze.

The truth is, it wasn’t out of desire, it was out of necessity because I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay the propane bill when it came in.

Luckily we’ve evolved a little :)

Heck, even now though, with the facility shutdown until 6/1 and serving all our clients online, we’re keeping the thermostat at 60 because no one is in there.

We’re setting the tone.

But, I’m not here today to talk about us, I want to ask you…

Which one are you?

A thermometer or a thermostat?

They sound similar, but they are actually quite different.

A thermometer REACTS to the temperature.

A thermostat SETS and CONTROLS the temperature.

So...

Do you sit back and wait to react?

Or do you take control, set the tone, and go after what you want?

I think the number one reason why I love this stuff is I could relate this to about 1000 other things other than fitness, and it still holds true.

In business I don't really pay attention to what others are doing, we simply set our vision, take control, and go after it.

With your finances, you have to take control of things, set where your money goes and go after it.

In life, sure there is a time to react to what just came up (hello, pandemic), but most of the time it's about being a thermostat.

Putting your head down, setting the tone, and taking control of what you want, and control the controllable.

In fitness and nutrition, we see thermometers all the time...

You overeat on the weekend so you REACT by going to the complete other side of the spectrum.

You see the new shiny new diet plan or a cool YouTube exercise so you REACT and hope for the quick fix.

My best advice would be to keep your head down, keep your vision and goals in constant sight, and take control of what you want.

Don't get sidetracked by a new shiny object or a bump in the road, they will come up, don't worry, just be a thermostat, set the tone, stay in your lane, and just chip away at what you want, drip by drip fill the bucket.

Be a thermostat.

1% Better.

Dedicated to Your Success,

Doug Spurling