...it takes loads of it to achieve the impossible...not only for you to make it through your training sessions, your bowls of chicken and rice...but also to keep your mind on track...

...I get many emails everyday from clients who have friends OR family who don't understand their choices..."why do you do that?", "why do you train so hard"...the list goes on...

...these things are hard to hear, especially on days where you are physically and mentally taxed by your own "wants"...

...the bottom line is they don't understand...over the years I have been training pro-athletes...creeping onto 17 years now, I have seen many careers sunk by peer pressure that eroded a once galvanized resolve...

Here are some tools to help others understand your journey...

1- Don't try to convert them...lead by example- diet and training pay off and they will notice the benefits that you have reaped
2- Realize that some people don't "have it".  Often these are the ones that will try to pull you off of your path...if you can identify this you can put the appropriate value to their comments...you will not win an argument...so don't bother, take them for a walk
3- "own" your journey...it is not just physical- allow the balance that it provides to trickle into your social life...your sense of well being will be palpable and will help you justify your choices to YOURSELF
4- Don't defend your choices...they results are obvious, you are trying to be pulled off of your track...smile, be nice...and continue on your path...and erode those barriers with actions and not words...


Discipline ebbs and flows...even with the best...understand that it is not easy for anyone, and the choice of success is a choice...YOURS...and yours alone!

This week at ELITE!
1- CFL camp begins- with clients heading off to BC LIONS, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg and Montreal we are almost sure to get an invite to this year's GREY CUP! Good luck fellas...training is over...now on with the easy part...Training Camp.
2- Friday, June 11th- round 2.0 at Siloam Mission- Lunch Service...15 of the Assassins will be serving up delicious hot meals to some folks in the inner-city...just the beginning of something great....
3- Saturday, June 12-13th- Transcona Nationals Skills and Drills....with 70 athletes registered and some of Manitoba's best coaches on hand...it is sure to be an event that they do not forget!
4- Beach 4 Life- tournament 1.0- June 12-13th...for the 3rd year in a row...ELITE as a major corporate sponsor of Manitoba's Beach Volleyball Program will be providing top-notch medical attention and training to Manitoba's best....with 5 tournaments over the summer...it is sure to be a busy one!
5- Tuesday, June 8th...."owning your success 2"...it is FULL, so if you have not signed up...watch the blog for the next session, sometime in July.
6- Tuesday, June 16th...Nutrition Level 1.0= Understanding the ELITE Basics...only 25 spots available...so if you want it...get on it!

Until next time ELITE NATION...officially over 6000 strong!
your pal,
fISH