Mindset of a champion is the mental side of getting in shape and chasing any goal, and in Part 1 I sit down with four-time CrossFit Games champion Kevin Kester, who says it all comes down to consistency and committing to your goal for yourself. So many listeners asked how to get back in shape after letting their health slide, hoping for a magic formula, and the honest answer is that an imperfect plan done consistently beats a perfect plan done now and then. In this Physical Friday I share Kevin's take and mine.
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To me it is the mental side of getting in shape or chasing any goal, and it comes down to how you think about what you are doing. Champions share habits we can borrow and apply to our own lives. In Part 1, four-time CrossFit Games champion Kevin Kester says it all rests on consistency and committing to your goal for yourself.
Kevin says there is really no secret. It is not the supplements or the sleep, it is everything you do, and you have to be consistent and do it every day. You also have to decide for yourself, not for somebody else, that you are ready to change your life, because commitment is a huge thing.
Because an imperfect plan executed consistently will outperform a perfect plan executed every now and then. It is not about the plan, it is about the consistency of action. I agree with Kevin completely, and that is the core message of this first episode in the series.
Kevin Kester is a four-time CrossFit Games champion who is also a very motivational guy. He has achieved all of that while running a business that supports over 300 employees and keeping his family and priorities in line, which makes his time management and his point about consistency especially credible.
Kevin's full episode is number 774. If you want the complete conversation, go back and listen to it. He spells out exactly what it takes to make a change in your life in a few clear points, and I highly recommend it.
Yes, this is Part 1 of the Mindset of a Champion series. I will keep going in the coming weeks with more outstanding people to talk to about mindset, and I will be weighing in with my own thoughts along the way, so stay tuned for the next Physical Friday.
As I prepared this series, I looked back through the questions on the text thread and found a common theme: people who put family and business first, let their own health slide, and want to know how to get it back. They are hoping for a magic formula, so I brought in Kevin Kester to answer it honestly.
Here is the approach Kevin Kester and I lay out for getting back in shape and making it stick.
Whether you want to be a champion, get off the couch, open a business, or chase a dream, it usually comes down to how you think about it. Champions share habits we can borrow and apply to win at whatever our event is. I explain why mindset drives everything in the episode, so press play in the player above.
Kevin is a four-time CrossFit Games champion, and his answer is blunt: there is no secret, it is not the supplements or the sleep, it is everything you do and you have to be consistent. You have to decide for yourself that you are ready to change and commit to it. I share his full answer in the episode, so press play in the player above.
I agree with Kevin that consistency matters most. A perfect plan is not necessary; an imperfect plan executed consistently will outperform a perfect plan done now and then. It is not about the plan, it is about the consistency of action. I expand on that in the episode, so press play in the player above.
Kevin nailed it. He has achieved a tremendous amount, four CrossFit Games titles while running a business with over 300 employees and keeping his family and priorities in line, and it all rests on consistency and commitment.
Kevin's own episode is number 774 if you want the full conversation, and I highly recommend it. Next week we continue the Mindset of a Champion series with more outstanding people. Press play in the player above.
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