What are your needs? For years I have tried to figure it out, and I have come to one conclusion, there are only 6 human needs in this world.
Everyone finds the first 4 in all people, they are called needs of the personality, last 2 are needs of the spirit.
We all have same needs but what of the 6 drives us, that tilts you in a direction and changes your destination or destiny.
1. Certainty (avoidance, to give up or go all in, to smoke or not smoke to be comfortable or drink, some people workout, some of us find certainty in our relationships…etc...)
2. Uncertainty (we need surprise, but no one wants any surprise, they only want surprises they want, because surprises we do not want are called PROBLEMS! That is the problem, we need to accept unexpected and sometimes unfortunate surprises and roll with them. Uncertainty is what creates who we are)
3. Critical Significance – to feel special, unique, wanted, but the fastest way to feel significant is via violence because you become significant immediately, you get a response. Each of us have a different map some good or some bad, all methods to feeling significant.
4. Connection/Love – most want it but people settle for connection because love is too scary. You will get hurt again no doubt at some point, but it is true we need it love not just a connection. Look for intimacy, friendship, prayer, walking in nature, get a dog, but fine a connection and something you love, or at the very least, love to do.
5. Contribute beyond ourselves (the secret to living is giving; it is not about me it is about we). You can feel the difference when you have a calling.
6. Emotion (this one is up to you)
Explore YOUR web, the web in your head, the needs, beliefs, emotions that are controlling you, for 2 reasons…. So you have more to give, but so you can appreciate what drives you and other people.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
How to SEE YOUR ABS!
WHAT YOU ARE READING NO ONE WANTS YOU TO KNOW, NOT YOUR TRAINER or INFOMERCIALS, etc.
What you are about to read is the truth about ab workouts and how to get those oh so perfect abs you've always dreamed of.
HOW OFTEN do you see those informercials about abs and exercise equipment for them, on average, at least once a day I see one. You know them, the ones that have a bunch of dolled up guys/girls with good bodies all standing around talking about ab workouts and how great this product is. Diagrams, speeches a wink and smile... that's the sale! Personally, I love the names. The "Ab Doer," the "Ab Dolly," the "Ab Swing," etc., here is the question, why don't they just name it the "Ab machine that will totally waste all of your money and no do exactly what you think it will."
The truth is, no matter what Chuck Norris or whatever other idiot in the commercial says, it is all a big lie. The truth is, EVERY one of the ab machines you see in EVERY one of these infomercials is not as effective as it says.
The truth is everyone in these infomercials with the perfect 6 packs and flat stomachs all got that way WITHOUT using the dumb abdominal product they are advertising.
There is only ONE way to get a stomach like that and it has nothing to do with any kind of "magic" ab workouts or abdominal exercises. It's the huge secret that everyone in those commercials don't want you to know because if everyone knew this secret, these infomercial idiots would all have no jobs.
****You have to have a low body fat. It's as simple as that.****
You don't have to spend $19.95 to swing in the "Ab Chair" for 8 minutes a day, you don't spend $29.95 to ride the "Ab Dolly" for 3 minutes a day. All you have to do is have a low body fat; not do some kind of magic ab workouts. The brutal truth is we all have perfect abs. The 2000 pound guy who has to be lifted out of his house by a truck because he's so fat, has good abs too. Everyone has sexy abs. The problem is most people just can't see them. Why? Because the body fat % is too high. Eat a perfect diet, resistance training and cardio, and your body fat will decrease, and your abs will be able to be seen. Sure, doing abdominal exercises and working out your abs is good, this helps strengthen and build your ab muscles, but that won't do much for you if you can't see them because there is a layer of fat covering them!
Sorry, crunches 2 days a week won't cut it.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
200 BODY WEIGHT REP TEST!
Let's start with a few assumptions. You don't have the luxury of spending hours in a gym. You don't have much workout equipment at home. You've found it hard to stick with an exercise plan over the long term.
Best of all, you can start today. And why wouldn't you? Now that you have this workout, you're all out of excuses.
The Bodyweight 200
This 12-station, 200-rep program burns fat and builds muscle -- in less than 90 minutes a week
Directions: Do this workout 4 times a week -- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Perform the exercises as a circuit, doing 1 set of each movement for the prescribed number of repetitions. Complete them in the order shown, without resting between exercises.
Too easy?
Rest 1 minute and repeat the circuit.
Rest 3 minutes and repeat the circuit.
The Workout
1. Prisoner squats (30 reps)
2. Pushups (30 reps)
3. Jumps (10 reps)
4. Swiss-ball leg curls (10 reps)
5. Swiss-ball pikes (10 reps)
6. Stepups (20 reps)
7. Pullups or chinups (5 reps)
8. Forward lunges (30 reps)
9. Tucked-elbow pushups (20 reps)
10. Inverted rows (15 reps)
11. Prisoner squats (15 reps)
12. Chinups (5 reps)
Best of all, you can start today. And why wouldn't you? Now that you have this workout, you're all out of excuses.
The Bodyweight 200
This 12-station, 200-rep program burns fat and builds muscle -- in less than 90 minutes a week
Directions: Do this workout 4 times a week -- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Perform the exercises as a circuit, doing 1 set of each movement for the prescribed number of repetitions. Complete them in the order shown, without resting between exercises.
Too easy?
Rest 1 minute and repeat the circuit.
Rest 3 minutes and repeat the circuit.
The Workout
1. Prisoner squats (30 reps)
2. Pushups (30 reps)
3. Jumps (10 reps)
4. Swiss-ball leg curls (10 reps)
5. Swiss-ball pikes (10 reps)
6. Stepups (20 reps)
7. Pullups or chinups (5 reps)
8. Forward lunges (30 reps)
9. Tucked-elbow pushups (20 reps)
10. Inverted rows (15 reps)
11. Prisoner squats (15 reps)
12. Chinups (5 reps)
Monday, March 29, 2010
Cloudy Days and "Just Barely Training"
"A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day."
- Ancient Proverb
I cringe when I hear, "It's obviously going to be another one of those days." What is this person doing? They are setting up an expectation that the entire rest of the day will necessarily be a disaster. What do you think they will find at every turn? Disaster. The sad reality is, people that think this way never see the results of their own making for what it is- self-fulfilled prophecy. Instead it is interpreted as validation of their ability to spot disaster before it strikes.
When your imagination begins to paint an expectation, your mind goes to work to complete the picture, and your subconscious-driven actions follow. What picture are you setting up to be painted at the top of every morning? Psychologists have determined that your first interaction with someone at the start of each day will have more impact on your state of mind than the next eight interactions combined. Studies also show that it takes seven positive inputs into your mind to overcome one negative input. What do you think you are doing to yourself and your day when you start your mornings with a prophecy of doom? This is why I make sure my first conversation of the day is with myself and that it is strikingly positive. This way, I take control of my day's destination.
If you are rolling your eyes by this point, then re-read the above passage with an open and realistic frame of mind... reflect.
Train, But Just Barely
Any degree of training is better than nothing at all. But you can only get out of something what you put in. Remember, losing weight isn't just a matter of going to the gym once a week. It also involves lifestyle changes. Take a walk on your lunch break, park on the opposite end of the parking lot at stores, and do more yard work (your girl will love the new you).
- Ancient Proverb
I cringe when I hear, "It's obviously going to be another one of those days." What is this person doing? They are setting up an expectation that the entire rest of the day will necessarily be a disaster. What do you think they will find at every turn? Disaster. The sad reality is, people that think this way never see the results of their own making for what it is- self-fulfilled prophecy. Instead it is interpreted as validation of their ability to spot disaster before it strikes.
When your imagination begins to paint an expectation, your mind goes to work to complete the picture, and your subconscious-driven actions follow. What picture are you setting up to be painted at the top of every morning? Psychologists have determined that your first interaction with someone at the start of each day will have more impact on your state of mind than the next eight interactions combined. Studies also show that it takes seven positive inputs into your mind to overcome one negative input. What do you think you are doing to yourself and your day when you start your mornings with a prophecy of doom? This is why I make sure my first conversation of the day is with myself and that it is strikingly positive. This way, I take control of my day's destination.
If you are rolling your eyes by this point, then re-read the above passage with an open and realistic frame of mind... reflect.
Train, But Just Barely
Any degree of training is better than nothing at all. But you can only get out of something what you put in. Remember, losing weight isn't just a matter of going to the gym once a week. It also involves lifestyle changes. Take a walk on your lunch break, park on the opposite end of the parking lot at stores, and do more yard work (your girl will love the new you).
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Small Successes
To many, success seems to come suddenly. When you observe others and what they have achieved you usually don’t appreciate what it has taken for them to get where they are. Ultimately, in failing to do this you also fail to learn what it would take for you to attain the same level of achievement and success.
But, if you take the time to truly think about it, you will find that success is usually only a small step away. Yet despite that it eludes most people. It is always so near and yet so far. Let me illustrate what I mean with a short story.
So we start off the day at sunset, walking through the thick bush. Because we are looking for direction, we have to walk in a straight line. Any slight deviation from the path and we would inevitably get lost. That means that whatever obstacle we encounter on the way had to be overcome. That straight line had to be maintained at all costs. Worse still, there is no light - we are basically walking blind in the moonless night.
So you could not see where your next step was going to land. But we have to walk fast.
So we walked through the night. No time for fear, no time for doubt. We had to do what we had to do. Our futures depend on it.
As I walk through that unknown and scary world one thought keeps going through my mind…It was… “Just take it one step at a time. Doesn’t worry about what will happen later, just think about each step… one small step to success”… That is the idea I hang on to.
So with that I find some courage to get going. Move on through grass as tall as giraffes and as tough as bamboo.Hands pierced, bruised and sliced as we search around in the dark to make a path to go through.
We conquer what seems to have been endless mountains on the way. The rocks so hard on our tired feet it was as though we had no boots on. Our legs cry for mercy from the effort of climbing up the steep slopes. We keep moving… “small steps to success.”
Every now and then a dim light appears in the distance offering some hope to find a village and get some water to replenish our fast depleting reserves. Only to disappear as we get closer.
Take a break, if you must, but don't give up. The pain and fatigue unbearable. Soon the morning will come. But no time to appreciate the sunrise.
Every step accompanied by some pain in one part of the body or other. Every part of the body was crying out for attention. But we had to move on… “small steps to success.”
Finally, we arrive. The journey of a thousand miles...
So, you see, we take small steps to success all along that hike. Together, they add up to hundreds of thousands of small steps. But we might have chosen not to take the first step. We might have stopped at any point along the way. That would have meant that we would not have gotten to our destination.
There were also obstacles along the way. But with each small step they were overcome.
There were frustrations, fears and uncertainties. But with each small step they were crushed.
There was hardship and danger, but with each small step and focus on the desired destination it was conquered. So you see, success is no mystery.
It takes only one small step to succeed.
Because, as the Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu said: “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
Have you taken that one step today? Why not? What is holding you back, is it you?
But, if you take the time to truly think about it, you will find that success is usually only a small step away. Yet despite that it eludes most people. It is always so near and yet so far. Let me illustrate what I mean with a short story.
So we start off the day at sunset, walking through the thick bush. Because we are looking for direction, we have to walk in a straight line. Any slight deviation from the path and we would inevitably get lost. That means that whatever obstacle we encounter on the way had to be overcome. That straight line had to be maintained at all costs. Worse still, there is no light - we are basically walking blind in the moonless night.
So you could not see where your next step was going to land. But we have to walk fast.
So we walked through the night. No time for fear, no time for doubt. We had to do what we had to do. Our futures depend on it.
As I walk through that unknown and scary world one thought keeps going through my mind…It was… “Just take it one step at a time. Doesn’t worry about what will happen later, just think about each step… one small step to success”… That is the idea I hang on to.
So with that I find some courage to get going. Move on through grass as tall as giraffes and as tough as bamboo.Hands pierced, bruised and sliced as we search around in the dark to make a path to go through.
We conquer what seems to have been endless mountains on the way. The rocks so hard on our tired feet it was as though we had no boots on. Our legs cry for mercy from the effort of climbing up the steep slopes. We keep moving… “small steps to success.”
Every now and then a dim light appears in the distance offering some hope to find a village and get some water to replenish our fast depleting reserves. Only to disappear as we get closer.
Take a break, if you must, but don't give up. The pain and fatigue unbearable. Soon the morning will come. But no time to appreciate the sunrise.
Every step accompanied by some pain in one part of the body or other. Every part of the body was crying out for attention. But we had to move on… “small steps to success.”
Finally, we arrive. The journey of a thousand miles...
So, you see, we take small steps to success all along that hike. Together, they add up to hundreds of thousands of small steps. But we might have chosen not to take the first step. We might have stopped at any point along the way. That would have meant that we would not have gotten to our destination.
There were also obstacles along the way. But with each small step they were overcome.
There were frustrations, fears and uncertainties. But with each small step they were crushed.
There was hardship and danger, but with each small step and focus on the desired destination it was conquered. So you see, success is no mystery.
It takes only one small step to succeed.
Because, as the Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu said: “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
Have you taken that one step today? Why not? What is holding you back, is it you?
Monday, February 15, 2010
Quality in Life
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. To some, mediocrity is king. Reach for realistic goals just out of reach. SET THE BAR HIGHER!
God is Good! GOOD LUCK!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
SPRING Clean your LIFE!
Our minds are much like our homes. They both get cluttered with old ideas, old attitudes, old conversations, and old pains. Both need a routine cleaning of stuff that we collected for one reason, and are holding onto out of habit, neglect, or just sheer willfulness.
Pursuing a simple, sustainable, flexible, happier lifestyle means that you have to choose it. And that means choosing to lose some other things. It means getting rid of things that no longer work for you, it means updating the way you do things or think, it means freeing up some space for new and exciting opportunities and challenges.
Sometimes it means looking backwards, or moving forwards. New born birds are afraid to fly, you should not be.
Just like cleaning your home, a mental Spring Cleaning takes a dedicated effort, a conscious choice to make changes in your mind the same way you make changes in your décor.
** Clean out the anger, hatred, jealousy, and self doubt. If you need to apologize, bite the bullet and do it. If you’re still angry and waiting on an apology from someone who won’t or can’t give you one, decide to let it go. It’s not contributing to your life – in fact it’s contaminating it – so it needs to go to the junk heap at the curb. Only then can you put something positive in it’s place. Make some room for happiness.
** Wash away delay and procrastination. Delay and procrastination set you up for frustration after frustration. You’ll find yourself constantly in the past, trying to catch up, scrambling around trying not to get caught. Is that really how you want to live? Get into the present! You’re missing your life by living yesterday over and over. ** Dust off your attitude. A positive attitude begins with gratitude. For just one day, practice giving instead of taking, practice sharing as much love, help, care, concern, and gratitude as possible. It’ll change your perspective. ** Throw out misunderstanding, and lack of patience. Open the shades and let in the warmth of friendship. True friendships, take work, time, energy, thoughtfulness. True friendships and love require FORGIVENESS, require UNDERSTANDING. The results are certainly worth it. ** Lighten up your thoughts with humor and fun. Yes life is difficult and the world can be a scary, tiresome place. Choose to insert laughter into each day; choose to have a little fun every day.
** Open the windows of your mind to new ideas and a fresh perspective on living a happier, better, easier life. Change takes action. There’s no silver bullet, no magic pill. But if you’ll open your mind to some different ways of doing things, if you’ll try some new habits, if you’ll work your mind muscles and your organizational skills in a different way, you’ll find that you’ll create the life that you truly want, not just the one that you end up with.
** Enjoy the person you are. If you don’t like yourself, find out why, and start working on becoming a person you do enjoy and that others will enjoy also. The returns will be worth it.
Christopher Power
Fitness Coach
http://cpowerfitness.com
914.450.8261
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