Act The Part

I've just been listening to a fab audio interview with Siren from American Gladiators. The interview is available at http://www.midyearresolutions.com/siren/ and well worth listening to. She has a pretty inspirational story and had loads of motivating advice to share. One of the things I really liked was her point about believing you are already successful in your chosen goal and then acting the way you would if you were already there, which makes actually getting there for real a lot easier and more likely.

Just moments earlier I was listening to a Vince Del Monte interview where he said pretty much the same thing - it's so important to 'Act the Part' when you are striving for something. He reminds his clients that if they want to build muscle or get 6 pack abs you have to eat and train as if you're already there. This has a double effect of creating the right behaviours as well as creating a positive mindset and meaning you are more vividly visualising the end result. He also suggests, as many do, that you should surround yourself with people who are where you want to be - if you want to be succesful, surround yourself with successful people - their habits and success will rub off on you!

I love the Mid-Year Resolutions concept and it's certainly got me thinking about what I planned to achieve this year and reminded me there's only 5 months left in which to do it... I'm going to be 30 at the beginning of November and there's a lot I want to have done by then, too, so this has been a great gentle reminder that there is still time, but action is needed now!