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If I’ve had 1 conversation about comparison recently, I’ve had 100.⁣
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Bodies, wealth, relationships, material s**t, vacations. ⁣
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If you read till the end, I’ll teach you how to shift from, “I wish I had that” to “How did they do that and what do I need to do?”⁣
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I believe comparison is heightened in the coaching industry simply by the nature of the work and the results produced both income wise and health/aesthetic wise.⁣
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I myself have spent far too much time studying and thinking about how other coaches grew their brand and following when the answer was simple…⁣
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1) They are authentically and unapologetically themselves.⁣
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This is a spectrum of course but being the attractive character that brings education, entertainment, and inspiration to their followers.⁣
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2) They do the thing. Everyday. They love the craft and process most of the time and do it even if they don’t feel like it.⁣
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Massive problem of mine from a social media/content perspective. Less of a problem in other areas. Working on it.⁣
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3) They have a future based cause that people connect with and get behind.⁣
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Something I believe I have but I don’t talk nearly enough about and that needs fine tuning.⁣
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Those are really the core principles.⁣
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Jealousy and envy of others for putting in work you haven’t is the literal definition of asinine in my opinion.⁣
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Instead, when jealousy and envy creep in, start to shift into curiosity about their process. Their habits. Their story.⁣
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Because we know not one single person was an overnight success. ⁣
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Not one. (feel free to let me know who was if you disagree).⁣
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Inspire instead of self-destructing when you start to compare. ⁣
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That will let you write your own story people will want to read and be inspired by as well.⁣
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Please share with someone who needs to hear this if you agree!⁣
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I wanted to be a garbage man when I grew up.⁣
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Why?⁣
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They only work one day a week (or so I thought). ⁣
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Hacking the system already.⁣
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Then I wanted to be a professional baseball catcher. ⁣
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Oddly enough the traits of a baseball catcher are to keep the pitcher in line and provide direction to them while having an awareness over the entire field.⁣
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Much like a coach does.⁣
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Then in 5th grade, we all took a career plan assessment.⁣
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Highest was Design. Second was Health. Third was Business Professional.⁣
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I can’t make that up. ⁣
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All 3 are a vital part of what I do now.⁣
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The internet was barely a thing and social media was far from starting (Myspace for reference was created in 2003) so we couldn’t conceive what is possible today.⁣
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I thought about every white collar medical field career because that’s what I was supposed to do.⁣
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All that time exploring options was necessary. ⁣
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Finally deciding on a sport management major and moving out to Long Island after college, I found that hospitality wasn’t for me either.⁣
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Then the story of my life gets a lot more interesting.⁣
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Figuring out what you don’t want to do is equally as valuable as what you do want. ⁣
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Finding out who you don’t want to be or how you don’t want to act is equally as valuable too.⁣
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Steve reminded us all the importance of looking back at our accomplishments and journey in life.⁣
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My hope for you is when you get down, you take a few moments to look back and be proud of all the up’s and down’s of your life. ⁣
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That’s your story to tell and people want to hear it.⁣
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