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Last week I talked about how important it is to be coachable. I was NOT coachable when I was growing
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Last week I talked about how important it is to be coachable. I was NOT coachable when I was growing up. Nowadays, I'm coachable in whatever I pursue. Because I know how important it is to have an open mind and listen to those who are further along than me. Or have an expertise I don't have. It's not always easy to be coachable. Sometimes my ego creeps in and tells me I know more than the coach. But I've learned how to let go of it...as long as I believe I've selected the right coach. Here's a story that demonstrates this point in my life. When it comes to fitness and diet I've literally read over 100 books on every different diet and training method possible. Very few trainers have read that much. So when I met a dude named Marshall that ran a gym, I assumed I knew more than him. I knew I had read more books and tried more different stuff. But this dude is literally the fittest person I've ever met in real life. He only weighs 165 pounds. He looks like he was carved out of marble. And he can out lift me in every single exercise. I'm a strong dude that weighs 210 pounds. He shouldn't be that much stronger than me. But he is. For context, last week I watched him farmerâs carry two 225 pound kettlebells for 10 seconds. That means he deadlifted 450 and then carried it for 10 seconds. I tried to do it and couldnât even pick them up cuz the grips were so damn thick. He can jump over an ice hockey net WHILE wearing ice skates. Hereâs the kicker: He only works out twice a week. And he doesn't follow any sort of diet. When he said I should come to his group workouts I didnât want to. I hate group workouts. I hate having to workout at a time that someone else decided on. And I thought there was no way I could get in better shape by working out twice a week. Not possible I thought. But I decided to suspend all my dislikes for a month and just trust him. The results were silly. I did a body fat test before and after. I lost 3% body fat and gained 3 pounds of muscle in one month. Thatâs unheard of for someone whoâs not a beginner weight lifter. Then I proceeded to do what humans do: self-sabotage. I came up with reasons to stop going⦠The time slot was annoying. I didnât want to drive the 18 minutes to his gym. I wanted to do Knees Over Toes Guyâs program. Then I wanted to focus on endurance. Every few weeks I was doing something different at a gym that was 8 minutes closer to my house. Or at my home gym. My whole life Iâve jumped from program to program thinking the next thing was THE thing. Whereas Marshall has done the same thing for years and years. Train on Mondays and Wednesdays for an hour. Thatâs it. Even with all my constant program changing Iâm in better shape than most people. But Iâm not a freak of nature like Marshall. And I want to be a freak of nature. So about 2 months ago I decided to recommit to his classes. Monday and Wednesday at 9am I show up. No matter how I feel. (Unless I'm traveling.) I play 90 minutes of competitive soccer on Sundays and Iâm absolutely drained from the match on Monday morning. Iâm sore and fatigued and the last thing I want to do is train with Marshall. But I show up anyways because thatâs what Iâve committed to. By 10am Monday morning Iâm already halfway done with my workouts for the week. By Wednesday at 10am Iâm done. Then I spend the rest of my week playing sports and doing cardio because I want to be the fittest guy on the soccer field. So why the hell am I telling you all this about my workout program when youâre on an email list about making money? Because thereâs a couple huge lesson here. 1. Find a coach that can help you and just effing listen to them. 2. Outsource some of your deep thinking to someone else. When Iâm not training with Marshall, I have to think about what Iâm gonna do when I workout. I have to decide on the exercises Iâm gonna do. The reps. The sets. How hard Iâm gonna push. In between workouts I think about what I should be focused on. It takes up bandwidth in my brain. When Iâm training with Marshall I donât have to think about it at all. I just have to show up at 9am on Mondays and Wednesdays. I let him do all the deep thinking for me. Iâve surrendered my trust to him. I recommend you find someone you can do the same thing with when it comes to whatever matters in your life. Talk soon,
Ian "outsource your thinking" Stanley P.S. I wrote a [book you'll probably like.]( Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Almost Passive Income, 3000 Mountain Shadow Rd, Boise, ID 83702, United States
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