As we enjoy time with family and friends at parties and cookouts, we have to remember and be thankful for our freedom!

It’s hundreds of men and women that serve in the U.S. Armed Forces that allow us to have the freedoms we do, to speak freely and create lives of health, wealth and abundance.

I want to thank all of our service men and women for the sacrifices you make and continue to make to ensure our freedoms and liberty is intact.

It’s easy to forget how good we really have it.

With terrorism, the economy and anything else, negative, we can focus our attention on; it’s easy to have worry, doubt and fear.

We must remember why we do what we do, why our freedoms are important and why we continue to prevail time and time again to make a better, stronger nation.

Much of this strength comes from those who fought and died to keep us safe and protect us from harm.

Steven Carter- Trinity Fitness Instructor, TKD Team member

For those of you close to Trinity and/or members, you know that several of our current and former staff members are active in the military.

Steven Carter U.S. Air Force and Jonathan Fennell U.S. Army are both proudly serving our country.

Thank you boys for your continued service!

I want to thank all of our service men and women for the sacrifices you make and continue to make to ensure our freedoms and liberty are intact.

Time flies when you’re having fun!

How are you doing with regards to the goals you set at the beginning of the year?  Or maybe you’re in the middle of goals you started last year.

Are you on track?

Focus on the end result!

Are you looking at gauges to see where you can make things better?

It’s very easy to get side tracked with everyday life, politics, work, etc.

But stay focused, stay the course. It will be worth it.

We are definitely a society of “want it” gotta “have it” now! But, many things take time.

Weight loss and fitness goals are no different.

If you haven’t already, set some goals to get your fitness and nutrition on track. If you’re in the middle of your goal, keep going.  At the very least, small changes to your daily activities can produce significant changes and results down the road.

Distractions will come up and it will always be easy to make excuses and start tomorrow.  But tomorrow never comes.

All we have is today!

It’s the laser guide focus, disciplined, strong willed people that will accomplish what they started.

The Power of Focus

I believe and have faith in you.

I believe that if you imagined accomplishing a goal, you have what it takes to get there or you never would have had the thought.

Take some time, reflect on what you’ve started or want to get started. Create a start and an end date.  Work backwards from the end date to today and add steps to complete it.

This is the beginning.  As you work towards the goal and time passes you will make corrections and fix aspects of the goal process to streamline and make it work better for you.

Ask youself....why?

Why do you continue to make short term decisions that blow any chance of long-term success?

Why do you continue to eat junk food when you want to lose fat?

Why do you watch so much TV when you know you should be exercising?

Why do you hide or even deny your goals when you know that support will help you succeed?

When you don’t follow the program set for you, why do you blame others when you’re irresponsible?

Why DO you constantly look out the window when you should be looking in the mirror?

The reason most people fail to see any goal come to pass… is that, “Too many people give up the pursuit of their long term dreams and goals for the short term gratification of the the moment. “

Nathan J. Nowak

Rather than me responding to these questions, I’m interested to see what you have to say.

Add your comments, thoughts and anything else you’d like to say below.

Have a great weekend!

Will is a famous actor starring in Bad Boy’s, The Fresh Prince, In Pursuit of Happyness and many more!

Many actors and actresses just don’t live on the same planet we do, but I think Will Smith does!

I encourage you to watch this daily until you believe you can have everything you want too.

It’s out there for ALL of us.

We must have the courage, persistence and determination to go out and get it!

FINISH STRONG!

Our parents tell us you should be more like little Johnny or go and do what the other kids are doing.

As we enter school, if you stand out, you are labeled a trouble maker or distracted.

By college most of us have fallen to the words of these well intended, but unfortunately misled elders in our lives.

It’s no wonder that many people feel trapped, afraid to break free from the rest of the pack in order to create, do and be something we feel inside.

Are you trapped?

We like to talk about what we want, sometimes becoming emotional and passionate about the subject, yet we do the exact opposite things which would lead us in the direction of our dream or do very little to nothing at all to go after it.

So, what are you afraid of?

What are you hiding from?

What do you think will possibly happen to you if you shed the ways of old and go after what you truly feel is in your heart?

Death? Probably not, unless you want to jump from a plane without a parachute.

Will someone take away your birthday? No, but it might be nice to skip a few.

I love this next one,

“Well, I don’t know how…” (you need to say it in a whiny voice for full effect)

You don’t know how? Everything we “know how” to do we were either taught or learned by doing.

Remember this, “if your WHY is big enough, the HOW won’t matter!”

Here’s another good one.

Will you lose friends or family? Ah ha! That might be it.

We’re so concerned with what other people will think or what we perceive they may think if we go after what we want.

Yeah, you may lose a few friends or family members trying to keep you down, but it’s very well worth it.

Why stay friends or in a relationship with someone that doesn’t allow you to or want you to be yourself and be the best you, you can possibly be?

If you look throughout history the greatest men and women didn’t stand in a crowd, didn’t bow down to mediocrity and didn’t settle for what others thought they should do.

Break Away from the Pack! Go For It!

They took a stand, studied the subjects they were interested in and took action towards their goals and dreams!

Will you choose to be afraid and trapped the rest of your life

or

will you choose to be the best YOU. The YOU that only you can see right now. The YOU that could bring greatness to your family, your community or even the world.

The choice is ultimately yours to make.

Make it a good one!

I wrote an article several years ago about the retail store Old Navy and their misleading size labels on clothing.

But, now more and more retailers are adding extra material to the waist line and labeling it a smaller size.

Why? To make you feel like you really aren’t as fat as you think you are.

Well thank you very much, retailers!

If the tag says it, it must be true!

Who’s telling us the truth these days?

Politicians?

Nope

Infomercials?

Nope

Clothing Designers?

Nope

Let me ask you… does it make you feel good to know that your waist line is 40 but you fit into a size 4?

Who are they kidding?  I believe it’s a slap in the face to actually think by lying to consumers about the severity of their weight problem you won’t hurt their feelings or self-confidence.

It’s kind of like having a sheltered childhood.  Parents think they’re helping by keeping kids from the “dangers” of the world, but once they’re out on their own, reality and shock set in.

The reality is that some people are fat and we need to do something solid and concrete, not shelter people from the truth!

If I were you, I would think twice before squeezing into those jeans and buying into the lies and deception of the retailers trying to sell you.

But, if living a lie is something you like, makes you feel good and you’ll worry about the consequences later, than by all means, be my guest.

Are you ready for a change?

Ready to make 2010 your best year ever, I mean really, “Your Best Year Ever!”

We’re here to help!

Check it out! TAKE 21

Have you noticed that New Year’s Eve makes liars out of many normal, honest, upstanding citizens?

Close to the end of the year, you’ll catch them say things like,

“This year will be different” or “I’m going to do better this year.”

Perhaps I’m talking about you.

The clock strikes 12:00 am and for a brief moment you believe it will be different; this will be your year!

Maybe it’s the champagne?

January 1st rolls around and you start thinking,

“I don’t need to start right now.”

Besides, you might have a hangover from the celebrating you did the night before. By January 2nd the New Year bells are silent, and now those big plans are starting to fade.

Reality sets in and you start saying things to yourself like,

“Those were silly thoughts. I can’t do that.” At this point, you begin making changes to your goals. Some you might scratch completely.

Others you modify to make them fall within your comfort zone. Next you experience procrastination. It’s the first of the year, and you convince yourself you don’t have to start right away. You’ll get comfortable with the beginning of the year and get settled, and then you’ll start on your goals.

Does all of this sound familiar?

Why do you think it will be different this year?

It’s starting out just like the last one. And if you don’t do something fast, you’ll end up at the end of 2010 feeling just like you do right now.

In order for your life to change, you have to change.

The bigger the changes, the bigger the commitment, and the bigger the commitment the bigger the results!

There’s no quick and magical way to get out of life what you want unless you have a plan to get it.

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, he will achieve.”

Napoleon Hill

There is absolutely no thought or idea that you have that cannot come true.

We are born with the ability to think and create anything. From airplanes and space ships to electricity and automobiles, there isn’t anything in our life that wasn’t first created in someone’s imagination first.

2010 - The starting line... GO!

Starting today, make the effort to set, track and achieve the goals you have for this year and your life!

You’re going to live out this year just like 2009, this time why not be, do and have more!

“When you develop yourself to the point where your belief in yourself is so strong that you know that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, your future will be unlimited.”

Brian Tracy

Too much egg nog!

As we enter another holiday season, it is easy to lose focus of the big picture. I am not talking about getting together with friends and giving and all that stuff. That should be a given.

I am talking about your fitness goals. Remember the ones you had New Year’s Eve? Yeah, it has been a year already.

There are approximately 4 weeks left in 2009. While you are out and about running from store to store and from party to party, do not forget to take time for yourself to work out and eat correctly (okay, splurge some too).

It is very easy to gain 10 to 15 pounds in less than a month if you are not careful. I’ll show you how tomorrow in my special report, “How to Gain 10 to 15 Pounds Quicker than You did Last Year.”

If time is an issue or your evenings are full, I recommend working out in the morning. This will give you time to get your workouts in and have time to party and shop in the evening. You will feel good about getting your workout in and not feeling so bad when you eat that second piece of pie.

It’s a Win, Win!

Trinity’s “12 Days of Fitness” giveaway!

Starting tomorrow, Trinity is launching the “12 Days of Fitness” giveaway! We are offering special reports on workouts, nutrition, safety during the holiday’s and more!

You don’t want to miss it. Add your name to the list to make sure you don’t miss anything! “12 Days of Fitness”

Make sure you check your email daily!

“Kick Back for Courtney!”

I want to thank everyone who has donated time, money and energy in helping Courtney and I out during this crazy time.To give you an update on her situation.

We went to a doctor’s appointment Monday to have our Orthopedist look at her knees.

Courtney had been complaining about soreness in her right calf. After seeing Dr. Griffin, she had us go to the hospital for a vascular test on her right leg.

The test found a blood clot and we were moved to the emergency room. The first thing doctors do when blood clots are forming is use thinners to thin the blood. This will help with dissolving the clots.

But, we had a major issue. Since she has a brain injury and had bleeding on the brain during the first week, they had to run tests to see the significance of her injury at this point.

Tuesday morning she started complaining of shortness of breath and her left leg started aching. The doctor brought in oxygen for the breathing and we had a test done to make sure there were no clots, but there was a clot in her left leg and left lung too.

Courtney has been on Heparin (a blood thinner) and will be moved to Coumadin another blood thinner that will be taken for at least the next year.

Today, Friday, we are having an ECG (electrocardiogram) test for her heart. This test will determine if she has any heart damage due to the blood clots moving.

As of right now, we don’t have a discharge date. The doctors want to make sure her blood id thin enough and at a level she can maintain at home.

Courtney was very excited about the “KBC!” event on Saturday, but unfortunately we won’t be attending.

If you’d like to come by tomorrow night after the event, that would be great. Just let us know so I can plan.

Here is the link to the event and donation page. Kick Back for Courtney!

Whether you want to donate or participate you are more than welcome to come to the event and enjoy cheering those on that are kicking!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Shelby at Shelby@trinitybody.com

Talk to all of you soon!

Finish Strong!

Nathan

P.S. Courtney says hi and wants everyone to know she is very grateful for all the support, prayers and concern for her during this experience.

P.P.S. I’m writing the story from the beginning from our perspective as we’ve experienced this situation. Stay tuned, I will tell you later how you can get a copy.

When we are talking to someone for the first time, trying to get to know them better, we tell our story.

If you are speaking in front of a group and use life experiences to help with a point, you’re telling your story.
When we are in the moment and have a major decision to make, we feel like that’s the world, right then and there.

But, if we a take a step back and look over our entire life, this is just one chapter in our story.

For example, when telling folks about my education, I might say, “I went to high school at Springs Academy and I graduated in 1993.”

But, is that it?

No.

There were 4 long years in high school. Major decisions were made.

Like who to hang out with,

Finding a job,

High school romance,

Tests,

Parties, etc.

Do you see my point?

A lot happens in high school and at the time it was the focal point of our story, but now it’s usually summed up into one or two sentences.

Same holds true with college. There were four, five or more years spent in college.

Again, you had to make major decisions. Decisions that felt almost impossible to make at the time.

What major to choose, do I stick with a particular major?

What company should I intern with?

Do I join a fraternity/sorority? Which one?

But, right now, when talking about college, we can sum it up in one or two sentences.

Right now you may be facing major decisions.

You’ve been laid off and would like to find a job. You keep telling yourself, “man, if one good job would come my way.” Instead, you have three to choose from.

Which one do you choose?

May be you’re in a relationship that isn’t going well.

Do you stay and try to “work it out” or do you part ways so both of you are happier?

What about this year?

Did you have a New Year’s resolution to lose weight, get in shape, or live healthier in 2009?

Is it happening for you? Are you taking the steps to make it happen?

What will this part of your story be like?

Will it be five or ten years summed up into one or two humdrum sentences or are you finally getting to the good part of your story full of action and excitement?

Major decisions are a part of life and they always will be regardless of the path you choose. It’s the direction you choose now that makes the difference in the next chapter of your life story.

Will you feel like a success at the end of your story, weaving into it details of struggle, lessons learned, and a triumphant win in the end? Or will it be another tragedy, like so many others, that choose to tip toe till the end and say, “should a, could a, would a?”

If fitness was one of your goals and you’ve let it slip up until now, you have a major decision to make.
Will you take action on the long and exciting journey to a healthier more productive life or will you choose the gloom and doom of your comfortable existence?

Either decision you make, it will have its struggles and challenges, but in the end, what story will you tell?