Dr. John Dougherty

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 🎅 ❤️

Stack wins..

Rarely do the big wins come without some small wins first..

Whenever I’m hurting for a win, I try to shift my mind to recognizing the small wins—

Sun is shining..

Got to work early..

Had a good workout..

It doesn’t need to be anything big— but for me, recognizing the small wins shifts my mindset out of a scarcity mindset and back into abundance—

Shortly after..

A big win 🏆

Wrangler vs Bronco vs G-wagon.. who you got?

How to build unshakable self confidence..

Keep the promises you make to yourself.

I’ve been prepping for this marathon I’m running with a client and have only run 8 times so far— 3, 3, 5, 3, 7, 10, 13, and now 15 miles this past Sunday.

My schedule only allows me to be able to run once every week or two — and needed to run this past Sunday to try to stay on track..

Got a bad ingrown toenail 2 days before that which had made just waking painful.. but I told myself I was going to run 15.

No one else knew. If I didn’t, no one would know but me. Could have easily backed out, or shortened up the run.

But I told myself I would. So I did.

My body felt broken after, especially my toe and foot, but my self confidence was off the charts.

Reaping and sowing..

To reap— to enjoy the fruits of your labor..

Critical and necessary, but not at the cost of sowing for the next harvest..

I’ve never been great at the reaping—

Although I’ve gotten much better at taking time to stop and enjoy— but god I just love the work.

For me, no reward is as rewarding as working as hard as you possibly can and making your vision come to life.

New documentary on Netflix is great..

Beckham was also my inspiration for this look from a shoot with last August 🕶️ 🏍️

Sets and reps..

Want to build a great physique?

Want to build an amazing business?

Want to build your earning power?

It’s the same game..

Volume.

Sets and reps.

Motivated, unmotivated, happy, sad, tired, full of energy, relaxed, stressed..

The sets and reps must still be done.

Head down.. keep grinding

I don’t like driving slow..

I don’t like walking slow..

I don’t like talking slow—

I move with urgency.

That pace, that rush, that added stress is not for everyone.

It may not be healthy— who knows.

I just know I feel best when I’m moving forward.

The physical manifestation of planning your day the night before..

What if you spent ten minutes planning your day the night before?

What if you did it for a week..

A month..

A year..

5 years..

A decade.

What if you planned what you needed to do the night before every single night for a decade—

and you actually did those things?

How far could you be?

How much could you accomplish?

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals 😬

The fear of criticism..

I was on podcast a couple weeks ago talking about being nominated for the gym owner of the year award in the SPF Mastermind and he had mentioned that I have definitely mastered the fear of criticism this past year-

It’s true that I’ve made a conscious effort to share more of my journey— the struggles, the failures, the triumphs, and everything in between.. and the only way to do that effectively is to not fear criticism.

Social media is an interesting place.

For most, it’s a highlight reel of all the good things going on in their lives- vacations, parties, kids, etc.- which is all good, but the people that have a real impact are those that are willing to take a stand and be their true self regardless of what people say or how they react.

To say things that may be controversial. To be vulnerable. To be honest. To be open.

But to do so means not everyone will like you, not everyone will stand up and applaud— some might even diminish, cast stones, make fun of you, or worse..

So how do you get over the fear or criticism?

Simple.

Don’t do it for the masses..

do it for the one☝️

Here’s what I mean— as I make more of a conscious effort on social.. I might make a post that gets thousands of views and hundreds of likes, saves, etc- and others that get next to nothing.

I could make a podcast, and hundreds of people listen, or 7 people listen to it. Doesn’t matter to me either way.

Because for every post, podcast, email, or piece of content, there is almost always at least one person—

One person who replies back to me or sends me a message that my words have had a significant impact on their life.

It changes the way they think.

It forces them to approach situations differently.

It drives them to action.

And as a result, their life changes.

For me, that is worth it.

And that is how I get over the fear of criticism.

There is only one guaranteed way to avoid criticism in this life-

Do nothing. Say nothing. And be nothing.

For me, I know that my time on this earth is limited, and I want to spend it impacting people in a positive way, even if that means opening myself up to more criticism.