I remember being 19-20, and I would get in great shape.
Then I’d gain weight.
I’d get lean again.
Then put all that weight back on.
I felt like the harder I tried, the further and further I was getting from my goal.
I was about 194 pounds and 17% body fat in this photo.
I remember seeing this photo and feeling like “Damn, I don’t want to be here.”
I wanted to fast forward to being 8% and lean.
I didn’t feel good about how I looked and every single day was a means to an end.
I’d go on extreme diets.
Take my calories too low.
Do too much cardio.
I’d lose some weight and then binge and I’d gain that weight back.
Then a successful mentor of mine recommended Eckhart Tolle.
I recommend all of his audiobooks!
I remember hearing one of his passages from “A New Earth,” and it really hit me.
I was viewing the present moment as a stepping stone to the future.
There was no fullness of life now.
Most people have this same issue.
“I’ll only be enough when…”
“Life will only be good when…”
“Happiness will be when I have this…”
All you are doing is telling yourself you are not enough now and life is not enough now.
When you resist this moment, you resist life.
This was a BIG mental hurdle to overcome.
When I accepted this 100% is when I had my first big transformation.
As soon as I accepted where I was, the weight was off my shoulders.
I was finally free to transform.
I learned to not rush things and enjoy the process and present moment.
One of the most powerful lessons in spiritual teachings are these 3 elements.
- Non-judgment
- Non-attachment
- Non-resistance
If you can learn to not resist this moment…
If you can fully accept this present moment, now you’re free to make the best possible on the chessboard.
You’re free to take the right action.
The transformative action.
You cannot transform when you are resisting.
Let’s say you are upset with your dating life and having difficulty dating quality women.
Accept the current position you are in fully.
From there, you can make smart decisions.
My Dad’s favorite quote ties into this.
His favorite quote was by Napoleon Hill.
“With every adversity, there is a seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.”
This is true.
But if you are in a state of resistance…
If you are not accepting this present moment, you will be blind to the opportunities that present themselves.
This is one of the most important things to dial in.
In my coaching program, we focus heavily on mindset calls.
This is actually more important than the programs and fitness itself.
The mindset is so important.
I want you to have to belief that no matter where you are at now… things are going to get really, really good.
Have this belief while fully enjoying the present moment now.
Because when you do, you will experience such an incredible journey.
Your internal reality creates your external reality.
I’m so pumped when I see people finally fully embracing the stuff I teach on our calls.
If this sounds good to you?
If this sounds kind of “woo woo” or out there, I fully understand.
It’s very likely that your current beliefs aren’t serving you so why not believe this?
Give it a whirl.
I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Change your mindset and beliefs, and you will change your life.
I’ve seen it work countless times.
Let this work for you.
Talk Soon,
Greg O’Gallagher
