With the best program in the world and a winners attitude you’ll go all the way…

to nowhere!

There are, in my opinion, countless pieces to ensure any athlete (or person) achieves the plan. So many that the best athletes (and/or people) in the world have an entire team of individuals who support them and their journey. 

Fact is, you already have a support team. A network of people that are on your team, that care about you and your dreams, goals, plan and passions.

Do you realise how valuable your support system is? Do you understand the value of your support network?

Your immediate family, from parents to siblings, to partner/s and children, your family provides the foundation from which you feel safe and powerful. These people are the heart of your team, the ones who will be there at the darkest of times, and the ones who don’t care how many times you fail. The same people that will set you right when you feel on top of the world and the people who will always forgive you. 

Your training environment. Training buddies, the coaches, owners and classmates of the gym where you train, your coach, fellow competitors and rivals, are all an essential part of your successful journey. These people create the environment in which you flourish and fall. A great training environment vs the best programming, the environment wins everytime. Imagine: turning up to the gym, where there are people you don’t align with, where you don’t want to be, where you feel unwelcome, feel like training is a chore, where all you want to do is leave, is not an environment that forms a foundation for success.

Your support system. Osteo’s, Physios, Chiro’s, Massage Therapist’s and other specialists, Sponsors and brand partners, who although are likely to have an agreement that is in some way mutually beneficial, what they provide maintains and enhances your performance. As a side point: the more you help these people (/brands) the more they will offer you. 

Your support network. Your coach, coaches and mentors who you look to for advice, guidance, support, reminders and accountability. These people are there for you. 99 times out of 100, these people believe in you, not because you pay them, not because they see a mutual benefit, but because of you. A great coach will not give up their time for someone they don’t believe in and a great mentor will not sacrifice them if they don’t see great things in you. These people are the ones who can remove emotion from the equation. These are the people who will give you the book, but you have to read it, show you the tools but allow you the space and time to learn and use them, and will tell you what it takes but you have to do the work.

Essentially, anyone and everyone who is in any form, part of your dreams, goals, plan and passions, is your support team.

Use your team, cherish them, and in time, return the same care.

One of many pieces.