There are four things you have to work towards in order to get results.
Unfortunately, there is no quick fix, and all too often we spend too much time looking for the fast secret when in reality, it's the regular day in and day out work that gets us closer to our goals.
As I was thinking of what is the "secret to success" I found that it comes down to four things, and they happen to all begin with the letter "C."
Think of this as building a four-sided fence…
1.Consistency
I've beaten this to the ground, but I feel it's the number one thing for results.
People look for the quick fix; they jump around from this detox to that kick-start.
They workout consistently for three weeks, and then fall off track for two.
They meal prep for a couple of weeks, and then they grab fast food for a couple of weeks.
In fitness and in life, the tortoise will always win the race.
In fitness and in life, the tortoise will always win the race.
The slow, steady, consistent efforts of every day trying to get 1% better will always win.
2.Coaching
When your car needs a tune-up you call a mechanic.
When you're sick you see a doctor.
When you need to get your taxes done you meet with your accountant.
Why do you see these people?
You see them because your strength is not in that area, and although you may be able to do it yourself, you're willing to invest money to save your greatest asset...time.
You probably could learn how to change your own oil. However, by the time you learn how to do it, get all the equipment needed to do it, and finally complete the task, you could have paid your mechanic to do it and saved your most precious things...time and money.
Finding a good coach will save you lots of headaches.
Sure you can google workouts on your own.
Are you doing things properly?
What weight should you use?
Do you need someone to check-in with to keep you on track?
Do you need a shoulder to lean on?
If you find the right coach, all of that can be achieved, and more. A good coach will get you to your goals faster, safer, and you'll build life-long habits that will keep the results coming.
3.Community
Everything is easier when you have others around you.
When you don't feel like going to the gym, if you have a community of people waiting for you, you won't want to let them down.
If you need an extra push, or a friend to go to the game with, a community solves that.
A strong community builds you up.
4.Culture
This is the secret sauce.
This is the magic.
A strong gym culture can change your life.
That's our biggest differentiator at Spurling.
You can copy our workouts, you can copy our equipment, you can copy our services, but you can't recreate our culture.
Why?
You can't buy culture, you can't copy it, it's an intangible.
A good gym culture, where everybody knows each other, everybody supports each other, the staff love each other, and the energy is contagious, that is the secret sauce.
We've created a 3rd place at Spurling. You have your family, you have your work, and then you have your "happy place."
We're our client's 3rd place, we just happen to be a gym.
We are in the customer loving industry, we just happen to deliver it through fitness.
Our goal at Spurling is the hour you spend with us is the best hour of your day.
You get to go to the gym, you don't have to go to the gym.
If you can find a strong culture, you'll no longer dread going to the gym, you'll no longer look for the quick fix, you'll create a bond that can't be broken.
My challenge to you is to stop looking for the quick fixes, you may find it, but then three months later you'll be back to where you started.
Stop trying to hit a home run, and instead hit single, after single, after single, after single.
If you can find any of these 4 C's you'll be ahead of 90% of people. T
he best part?
If you find all four, you'll no longer make "going to the gym" a chore, or something that's just on your to-do list, it will become your 3rd place, your happy place.
Dedicated to Your Success,
Doug Spurling