Rob Massam - Online Health Coach

“I quit.”⁣
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That’s what I said to myself last week,⁣
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This is, without question, the hardest thing I’ve ever done. ⁣
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Surprisingly, it has very little to do with fitness.⁣
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The biggest challenge has been the on going battle in my own head around my swim,⁣
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With a very real fear of water it has become, at times a stress i could do without I’ll be honest, ⁣
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Especially when you’re trying to build a business, ⁣
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Be the best dad you can be to two amazing kids, ⁣
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And running on barely any sleep,⁣
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Then throw in the fact you’re trying to learn a completely new skill,⁣
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It’s easy to convince yourself the timing just isn’t right.⁣
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And last week I did just that, ⁣
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I threw my toys out the pram.⁣
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I’m not proud of it, but I’m being honest.⁣
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People often assume this is easier for me because fitness is my job apparently.⁣
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The truth?⁣
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That couldn’t be further from reality.⁣
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After some honest conversations with my wife I realised something.⁣
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I don’t actually want to quit.⁣
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I just needed some space,⁣
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So here’s the plan.⁣
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For the next 8 weeks, I’m putting my head down.⁣
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No excuses.⁣
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No negativity.⁣
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No looking for a way out.⁣
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I’m just going to show up and see what’s possible.⁣
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Let’s be honest, I’ll achieve nothing by giving in,⁣
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Equally if I keep focusing on the destination I’ll ruin the thing I love most….⁣
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The actual training!⁣
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So here’s to a new mindset this week, I’ll let you know how I get on💪🏻⁣
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Let’s go. 💪

Today’s Rob-izm,

It’s a sad truth and think it’s something I’m only aware of because I’m the guy the other end of the message.

Otherwise, any other role I think I’d very easily find myself falling in the same trap.

I turn 40 next year.⁣
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And if you’re around my age, you’re probably in one of two camps…⁣
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You either feel 40…⁣
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Or you’re pretending you’re nowhere near it.⁣
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I’m firmly in the second camp.⁣
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Call me in denial if you like, ⁣
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But Age isn’t what slows most people down. ⁣
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Their lifestyle does.⁣
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I’ve coached people 15–20 years younger than me who are mentally, physically and personally in a terrible place.⁣
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I’ve also coach people 20 years older than me who are achieving things I genuinely admire.⁣
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The difference isn’t the number.⁣
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It’s the decisions they make every day.⁣
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That’s not judgment.⁣
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That’s a responsibility you have to take!⁣
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At some point, we all have to stop blaming our age, ⁣
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Our schedule ⁣
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Or our circumstances and ask ourselves…⁣
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“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺?”⁣
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I know exactly who I want to be.⁣
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And most of you do to!⁣
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This is why I train.⁣
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It’s why I race.⁣
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And why I’ll keep showing up.⁣
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Today you have the opportunity to do that for yourself,⁣
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You can make that decision,⁣
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You really can,⁣
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Because the years are coming thick and fast⁣
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And you get to decide how you feel when you meet them.⁣
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Here’s to many more years of denial!⁣
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Let’s go. 👊⁣

3 people can do the same exercise and have a completely different outcome,⁣
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Let’s take squats, for example,⁣
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Person 1 will feel it in their knees,⁣
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Person 2 will feel it in the back,⁣
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Person 3 will squat pain-free and turn into an absolute powerhouse.⁣
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The only difference between those 3 people is how they’ve been coached,⁣
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Or if they’ve even been coached at all.

This is a must for me,

Amongst the challenges life throws at me I always make sure I have something locked in.

It’s my healthy compass,

It forces me to show up when I could very easily not,

It stops me slipping into the dad ditch,

And it reminds me of who I actually am as opposed to the person life can very easily force you to become!

Get the thing booked💪🏻