It’s been said that “if you want to become someone new you need to learn something new.” That’ a rule I have lived by all my life.
If you weren’t able to attend this year’s IDEA World Convention in Vegas then you missed an opportunity to learn some really great new stuff.
But it’s far from too late! Dawn and I attended the event this year for the very first time and man did we walk away with a suitcase full of new learning’s and experiences… no hotel towels and ashtrays.
One of those experiences had to do with presenting. I was invited to teach my new 7 Rules of Achievement program for hundreds of likeminded fitness professionals just like you and me. Of course I did so with my own unique style of teaching that really caught everyone off guard… but ingrained the learning on a much deeper level.
IDEA liked the presentation so much that they very generously asked me if I wouldn’t mind it being filmed, packaged, and sold in their IDEA recourse library. The program was presented as “Key’s To an Achievable Outcome” and is now available on DVD for the very first time through IDEA. Also… you can get it at a discount by ordering before September 18th.
Check This Out: The complete 7 Rules of Achievement training program will be featured in the September issue of Muscle and Fitness Magazine and will also be available online in September.
If you would like to pick up the IDEA DVD presentation at the discounted rate I will deduct that price from the cost of the complete 7 Rules training program should you decide you would like the complete program as well. I know you will find it to be one of the most powerful goal achievement and coach training programs in the world and is specifically designed for fitness pro’s.
We hear about the importance of leadership and being a good leader all the time… but what does that really mean in today’s challanging and economically tough times?
Can you acquire those kills or do you need to be born with them? If you’re anything like me and several million other people you’ve been glued to the TV this week watching in amazement the spectacular levels of athleticism our fellow human beings are capable of. If so, you are watching a form of leadership that models (more…)
A few weeks ago one of my coaching clients had traveled to the Big Apple on what was designed to be a reconnaissance mission. The goal was to scout out the right location for a customer and client reception party that was going to take place in conjunction with big media conference going on at the Jacob Javits Center in July.
He owns a mid size media production company here in Denver that produces some absolutely amazing digital work. I’m not going to mention the name of the company but you have seen their work on Discovery, History, and several other cable channels.
We’ll my client felt that as long as he was going to be in New York he might as well see if he can set up a few meetings with some of the networks headquarterd there. As a result of his efforts he (more…)
My drink of choice for a long time now has been green tea. Yesterday I stumbled upon a study from Molecular Nutrition & Food Research that reports– adding citrus juice to green tea promotes better antioxidant absorption. Less than 20% of the catechins (antioxidants that may lower the risk of disease) in green tea survive in the nonacidic environment of the intestines. Scientists added citrus juices to the tea and found that with lemon juice present, 78% of catechins remaind intact during digestion and 71% with orange juice. That’s quite the boost!
Looks like I will be sucking on the lemons before the green tea shooter.
After 6 hours of waiting, questions, and more waiting I was denied admission and gently escorted out of the country. For one brief moment I felt like a loser. I had gone back in time some 29 years to a place and emotions I thought I would never have to experience again. For that moment all the joy, excitement, and success I had felt about my talk at the IDEA event and how it changed lives just two days earlier had evaporated into an old belief that I wasn’t good enough and would never amount to anything. While I was being questioned I could feel my body tighten, blood pressure elevate, and pulse quicken. I could also feel myself begin to shrink…I felt small. Have you ever had one of those up and down weeks? You know… one day you’re up and really excited about what’s going on and the next day you feel like you’ve been kicked in the crotch. Sure you have –we all have.
Just yesterday I was on a plane from Vegas to Vancouver, celebrating a big victory. I had my computer in my lap, and was getting ready to share with you my very exciting experience at the IDEA World Fitness Convention that week. More on that later. That was just about 36 hours ago. By the time I had got back to my computer my state had been radically altered. I had been on my way to Vancouver BC to co-teach a training course when I was stopped at the border. Yes… STOPPED (more…)
Have you ever set a goal or “resolution” for yourself than found yourself 6 months later wondering what happened? I’ve done it! A few years ago on New Year’s Eve I said I was going to “double my income in the next 12 months” only to find myself 6 months later making even less money than I did the previous first half… what da hell?
I did three things after that startling revelation that helped me turn it around so I was able to achieve my financial goal even with only 6 months of the year remaining. Click Here Now (more…)
Music is commonly used to help induce certain states and feelings. Some music can make us feel more aggressive, or completely relaxed, and still other types of music can induce feelings of nostalgia. We also know that music and exercise has been going hand in hand since long before Jane Fonda’s aerobic video’s hit the scene.
The right music can help produce energy in the body and in the mind simultaneously. Through actual scientific studies researchers have discovered that the frequencies in some music can actually optimize the flow of energy in the body and brain. Through their studies researchers have been able to demonstrate how most people live their daily lives in a weakened state and not able reach their full potential as a result of several external reasons.
They believed that over 60,000 man-made chemicals in our air, food and water supply, actually interrupt the flow of energy in our bodies. In addition, they have also demonstrated how things such as cell phones and mp3 players actually contribute to that weakened state. As a way of counteracting these negative environmental effects some researchers have looked to the possibility of music. Using the harmonic recording of a monk chanting they discovered that there were actual physiological changes in the body and positive changes in brain wave activity. This inspired a search for other types of music that would reproduce the same effect.
You never know who you are going to run into in the restroom!
I know this is a little silly but a few weeks ago while I was co-hosting the Extreme Health Event in Irvine, California I ran into three really cool people while in the men′s room. Now I know it′s an unwritten rule that you never talk to anyone while standing at the urinal although it has happened to me. Don′t do it!!! (ladies this might not apply)
So let me make this perfectly clearI was at the sink washing my hands when I ran into both Bill Phillipsand John Gray (John is also the keynote speaker at IDEA World in July). The third person I met I had no clue who he was when we first said hi. But as we were washing up we had a very casual conversation about the event and
After 6 hours of waiting, questions, and more waiting I was denied admission and gently escorted out of the country. For one brief moment I felt like a loser. I had gone back in time some 29 years to a place and emotions I thought I would never have to experience again. For that moment all the joy, excitement, and success I had felt about my talk at the IDEA event and how it changed lives just two days earlier had evaporated into an old belief that I wasn’t good enough and would never amount to anything. While I was being questioned I could feel my body tighten, blood pressure elevate, and pulse quicken. I could also feel myself begin to shrink…I felt small. Have you ever had one of those up and down weeks? You know… one day you’re up and really excited about what’s going on and the next day you feel like you’ve been kicked in the crotch. Sure you have –we all have. 
Music is commonly used to help induce certain states and feelings. Some music can make us feel more aggressive, or completely relaxed, and still other types of music can induce feelings of nostalgia. We also know that music and exercise has been going hand in hand since long before 
’s aerobic video’s hit the scene. 
You never know who you are going to run into in the restroom!
