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My Secret for Instantly Improving Anything
Dear Friend,
Many of you are aware that I started my
athletic career as both swimmer and wrestler.
Sort of an odd combination, don't you think?
At any rate, one of the things I began doing as
a young boy, that I was never formally taught,
was a very simple but powerful task that I, sorry
to say, had to 'relearn' later in life.
Here tis: Just before I went to sleep at night, I
made a list of the exercises I was going to do
the next day and how many I would do of each.
The next day, upon arising, I would glance at
my list, then get to work. Oftentimes I began
the day with a 2-3 mile run, followed by pushups,
situps, pullups, dips, rope skipping - and so on.
After college I dropped the practice of making a
list - opting instead to simply 'remember' what to
do.
Now, I'm not saying I 'forgot' what to do when I
didn't have a list. What I am saying is that 'the list'
represented specific goals I wanted to accomplish in
my workout.
And when I referred to it - then made a
little 'check' mark next to each task I finished,
I found that the practice built confidence,
power and a feeling of momentum.
A couple years ago, during one of my
frequent visits to my second home on
China's Hainan Island, I went
bowling with my brother-in-law. It was
the first time I had picked up a bowling
ball since 1997.
Anyway, the first day we just bowled -
and as I'm not an avid bowler, and not
very technical, I was happy to hit a 147
for my high of the day.
Then I got to thinking. The best score I
had ever gotten in bowling was 154, and
that was back in high school, when
we went once a week for a six or
eight-week period.
So I looked for and found a slip of paper
on the desk, asked myself what
score I would like to hit before leaving
to come back to the states. My answer
was 180. Considering I rarely bowl and have
'caveman' technique, this was quite a stretch.
Nevertheless, I folded the paper and put
it in my jacket.
Over the course of the next four days, my
brother-in-law and I went bowling every day.
And my scores were, pretty much, what they
had been for 20+ years.
But then, on the last day of my trip, in the third
game, I was on fire. Nearly every frame was a
strike or a spare. The numbers were adding quickly
and I sensed I would meet my goal.
After the final score was tallied by computer, I nearly
fell over when I saw I hit 182. What a thrill. I pulled
the slip of paper out and showed my brother-in-law. He
looked at me, smiled and said, 'You're lucky.'
Although I smiled back and said, 'Yes, I'm very lucky,'
I disagreed. It wasn't luck. It was mental preparation and
the science of achieving predetermined goals.
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I took the folded paper out of my jacket and put a check
mark on it. Done.
Making a list works. If you're just starting out and haven't
trained in years, don't make 2-3 miles and 500 Hindu
squats your goal for today. Just set a goal to do as many
pushups or squats as you can. And the honest truth is that
for some people, this means 1 or 2 pushups and a few
squats.
No matter how far down you are on the chart, there is hope
for you. Or, as the saying goes, "Falling into the deepest hole
is nothing to fear. It simply means you're now in perfect position to
climb the world's tallest mountain."
Start making a list before bed each night and I guarantee, within a
few months you'll be amazed at how much better your list
becomes. Consult your list before you workout and
watch how much you "instantly" improve. If I can do it at the
bowling alley, you can do it with your own body.
Well, that's all for today.
Kick butt - take names!
Matt Furey
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