Jordan Deacon PT

Are you trying to be perfect in everything you do?

When you start training, improving your nutrition and building a routine around them.

It's easy to think everything must be perfect in order for you to get results.

But that's not the case at all.

In fact chasing perfection can often be the catalyst that makes you give up.

As it's unsustainable and when you can't maintain that perfection, you fall off the wagon.

But missing one workout or eating out here or there isn't going to make f**k all difference down the line.

Those that get the best results are the ones that can make fitness fit into and compliment their lifestyle.

Not take away from it, make it more complicated and leave you feeling pretty miserable.

So instead of chasing perfection, chase consistency.

Being 80% consistent is more realistic, very achievable and proven to deliver results.

Oh and allowing you to keep doing the things you love and enjoy.

If you need help fitting fitness into your lifestyle, drop me a DM 👊🏻

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.⁣

Or to wait until you feel more confident to take action.

Whether you like it or not, building confidence takes time.

It's a skill and needs training and developing like any other skill would.

You'll see it start to build once you've taken action, faced your fears and repeated those actions.

Yes, you will have to do things without confidence at first.

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵?⁣

The better you'll become, the more wins you'll experience and the more benchmarks you'll hit.

Resulting in boosting and cultivating your confidence.

You'll also probably make mistakes or experience failure at times.

That's fine and normal, these act as lessons to learn from so you can grow and come back stronger.

Your confidence can only develop if you take a plunge into the deep end.

As no one ever gained confidence or experienced growth without facing their fears.

If you want a coach to give you the tools to help build your confidence in all areas in your life, drop me a DM 👊🏻

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵?

When you're starting something new or things begin to challenge you?

You're not to sure how to start, what you need to do or how to approach it.

That dreaded feeling of overwhelm soon comes over you, making you stressed and anxious.

You end up overthinking, trying to do too much and creating negative self talk which makes you feel like giving up.

But it's completely normal to feel overwhelmed, we all experience it as some point in our lives.

It comes with wanting to change as it's an emotion of growth.

The good news, there's a simple way to reduce the feeling of overwhelm.

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧.

Because without one you're not clear on your priorities, with no strategy and you're winging it.

If you're going to the gym (which may present a challenge in itself) and then making the session up as you go along?

You're going to increase the chances of you becoming overwhelmed, add in the lack of results and you give up.

You have to make it as easy as possible, so you can set yourself up to win.

Next time you begin to feel overwhelmed, take a moment to get clear on your priorities and create a plan of action.

That way you'll reduce or prevent feeling overwhelmed.

You may still feel it a little, but that's fine as it's a part of the growth and challenging yourself.

𝗪𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?

Take a look at your current habits.

Because your outcomes are a lagging measure of the habits you've built.

Want to know what shape you'll be in? 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴.

Want to know how much energy you'll have? 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 & 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴.

Want to know how much money you'll have? 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 & 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴.

By taking a moment to assess your current habits, you'll get an indication of what to expect in 3 months.

If the signs it gives isn't what you want?

You MUST change the habits that don't align with your future vision.

Because if you keep feeding the habits that don't serve you, you can't expect to get the future you desire 👊🏻

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩?

Or are you allowing others to take the wheel?

How you react to things is like that of a captain on his boat 🚢

When there's a storm and the seas get rough, what do you do?

𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵, 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺?

𝐎𝐫..

𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?

You are the only one responsible for your boat and choosing whether you move forwards or back.

So when you feel that added peer pressure of needing to drink and eat to other peoples standards.

Or when you try to change your habits and behaviours but struggle as you want to 'fit in'.

Remember you are in control of your own ship.

You may face rough seas or storms 🌊

But if you stand firm at the wheel with your goals in sight.

Rest assured you can handle what's thrown at you without anyone else having to take your wheel ⚓️

"𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦", "𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺".

𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭.

You're filling yourself up with excuses because you're afraid of getting uncomfortable.

You haven't tried everything.

You may have half arsed a few things and they didn't work out.

Which has left you feeling you're unable to achieve the results you want, no matter what you do.

Chances are though, your previous efforts were well within your comfort zone.

Once things got hard or you had to be consistent you gave up and decided it didn't work.

You didn't even scratch the surface of what you're capable of.

As unfortunately, growth doesn't happen inside your comfort zone.

Very few people are willing to get uncomfortable to get after what they want.

And that's why so many never achieve the results they desire.

𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴:

If you don't challenge yourself on a regular basis, how do you expect to make any progress?

If the thought of a challenge scares you?

Good, it means it has the potential to change your life.

If you're doubting yourself, or still don't think it will work for you.

Then it's time to get someone in your corner who will demand the best from you.

That means the first step outside your comfort zone starts with a DM.

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?

You end up suffering down the line.

Do you know what happens when you choose the more challenging option?

You're rewarded with a better, happier and more successful life.

You may not realise it but every day you're faced with these decisions.

And these decisions not only affect you right now, but also affect your future.

That's why when you opt for easy choices, it generally leads to a hard life.

There's no long term benefit and it carries risks of repercussions further down the line.

But if you choose the hard option, this would lead to an easier life.

Making decisions that may be more effort in the moment, but benefit you long term.

➡️ 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺.

➡️ 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧.

➡️ 𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘧𝘭𝘪x.

You become healthier, fitter, stronger and more successful by choosing discomfort.

Every time you have a choice to make, ask yourself:

"𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬?"

If you still opt for short term gratification, you'll sacrifice long term success 👊🏻

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭?

𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺? 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘦? 𝘖𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭?

It could be wanting to get into incredible shape, having unstoppable confidence or overhauling your lifestyle.

But it never happens and remains a wish because all you're doing is thinking about it.

And when all you do is think about it, it leaves you feeling overwhelmed.

Because you end up looking too far ahead and that puts doubt into your mind.

"𝘐𝘵'𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨"
"𝘐𝘵'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥."
"𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤."

What happens then?

You end up procrastinating, putting it off and making up an excuse.

"𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘴 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱."

Which means you give up before you even start.

But do you know what the solution is?

Stop looking so far ahead and focus on what action you need to take this week.

That's committing to do something every day that will take you closer to your goal.

It doesn't matter how small, it all snowballs and compounds.

Taking you closer towards that bigger goal.

All you need to do is take action, be consistent and stop putting it off.

The ultimate action you can do right now? Drop me a DM to get started 👊🏻

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝?

You're trying to motivate yourself to do things you don't value.

So of course you're going to struggle.

Ever noticed you don't need motivation to do the things you love?

Or the things that you value highly?

You love going out for drinks so needing motivation to do it never crosses your mind.

You might not be motivated to go to work, but you still go as you value the pay check at the end of the month.

But when it comes to the things you don't enjoy doing and don't see the value in?

It feels a struggle and unless you're ultra motivated, it's sacked off without a second thought.

It doesn't matter how much you want to do or achieve something, if you don't value the things that will get you there?

You'll procrastinate, put things off and try to force yourself to do things you hate.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵?

1️⃣ Identify what you want to achieve.

2️⃣ Figure out why achieving this is important to you.

3️⃣ Ask yourself what happens if you don't achieve this.

This attaches more meaning and importance to the bigger picture.

Raising the value in the tasks you need to do to get you there.

Creating the fire in your belly using both ambition and fear as your powerful motivators 🔥