A P*ss Poor Performance

I was asked today (Thursday), by an ex client (ex because they hit their goal and no longer need my help) and now a good friend of mine: 

''Matt, when is the best time to start something new? Shall I wait till Monday?'' 

Without hesitation I replied '' Start now!'' ''Why wait till Monday to start something new?''

Then I remembered a story a director of a company (who is also a good friend of mine now) once told me.

I passed on this story to my ex client/ good friend.

He still hasn't started that something new...

Two hungry lions were stood at the top of a hill watching a herd of gazelle as they grazed. 

One lion turns to the other and says, ''What are we waiting for? Lets sprint down there right now and catch as many gazelle as we can''.

So off they went, sprinting towards the herd. 

Can you guess what happened? That's right, as the lions sprinted towards the herd, the gazelle spotted the lions and ran off safely in all different directions,  leaving the lions hungry.

The next day, the situation presented itself again. 

This time the other lion said, ''While we are sat up here, lets make a plan so we don't fail like we did yesterday.

Their plan was this:

We will pick out one Gazelle that looks weaker than the rest,

 From there, we will both sneak up on the herd from different directions, 

Once we are in position, we will pounce and chase after the targeted gazelle''.

So they did. 

The Lions ate well that night.

The moral of the story is this:

Tomorrow will come, and when it does, you better be prepared for it, because, if you aren't, you will fail! 

Sounds a bit dramatic I know, but it's true.

 What I'm saying here is you need to have a goal, something to aim for.

***You wouldn't just get in the car and drive without planning on where you're going to end up now would you?*** 

Once you have that goal, then you need to work out a sustainable plan of how you're going to achieve it.

 It's only when your goals, and plans, are down on paper should you start on your path to achieving them! 

So if you really want to succeed at anything, whether it be a health or fitness goal, securing that promotion at work or even chatting up the hottie in the coffee shop, you must do this...

Remember the 6 P's:


Perfect Planning Prevents a Piss Poor Performance.


Matt 'helping you catch gazelle' Smith