Fit for Life: What % Are You? Top / Middle / Bottom

Saturday, January 20, 2024

 

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Over my 55 years on this planet, I have noticed that humans can be divided by the 80/20 rule.

 

This means that 80% are good-intentioned human beings who have other people's best interests in mind as well as theirs, and 20% are just self-centered a-holes who don't care about anyone but themselves. (I was one of those, and it landed me in prison along with many others in that category)

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I firmly believe that 80% of the police force took the job to serve and protect, while 20% have ulterior motives.

80% of personal trainers and coaches care about their clients and continuously strive to learn and become better, while 20% are more concerned about how good they look and are looking for easy money.

In teaching, I believe 80% care about the education of the nation's children, and 20% just want a job with benefits and to take the summer off. It's the same with doctors; 80% have good intentions, and 20% have big egos because they went to medical school. I think the numbers go the other way with politicians and lawyers, but that's another story for another day.

 

Now understand that I am treading lightly when writing this because I don't want to insult anyone, but if you are in the 80%, then we are good; if you consider yourself in the 20%, you need to do some self-evaluation and make some personal changes as to what your intentions are in life.

 

The 80/20 rule applies to a person's integrity, how good of a human they are, and their intentions towards others; however, when we talk about performance and being a high overachiever, I have discovered another formula that breaks us down into a 33/33/33 category.

 

Let me explain how this works and my experience within my industry.

 

These numbers came to light when I was at a conference, and a gentleman named Steve Hadley presented to the group. He was specifically talking about the standard membership base in gyms nationwide, based on data he retrieved over the years.

 

He presented to us like this:

 

33% of our member base will get excellent results with our program. These people will get involved with community events, show up for their workouts 5+ days per week, follow the nutrition plan we outlined for them, check in with their coaches regularly, ask questions, do all the challenges, log their food, drink their water, and get the required amount of sleep. They call these excellent results because they go all in and follow the protocol regardless of their circumstances outside the gym. They make themselves & their health a priority. Thus, the outcome is favorable.

 

The middle 33% will show up 3-5 times per week, make a great effort in the gym, do well with their nutrition sometimes, mostly get a good night's sleep, maybe have a couple glasses of wine during the week, and do 75-80% of what the coaches tell them to do. They are content where they are and are reaping the benefits from the workouts, so their guidelines are a little looser than the first 33%. They are also great members and are dedicated to regularly making it to the gym. They, too, deserve praise, and if they want to take it to another level, small changes are needed.

 

The last 33% are the ones that join, but we barely see them. They regularly go MIA, and we put more time and effort into calling them and getting them back into the gym than we do in coaching them to better health and fitness. They let every traffic light, runny nose, and hangnail deter them from going to the gym because they do not prioritize their health. We care about these members' health and fitness more than they do. This isn't saying they are bad people; it just tells us that they feel their health isn't significant enough to make an all-out effort.

 

These are nationwide industry standards, so I am proud to say that at Providence Fit Body Boot Camp, our MIA membership base is below 18% and shrinking.

 

With that all being said about the gym industry, you can apply that to just about any profession.

You will always get the percentage of people that go over and above expectations, a rate that just meets expectations, and those that fall below expectations, and just mail it in.

 

So, how can we improve this on an individual basis?

 

First, ask yourself the following questions, then fill in the blanks, and this will give you the blueprint on how to be 100% you in 2024

 

•Where are you now? Make an honest assessment and determine what category you are in.

• What's holding you back from being in the top tier of overachievers?

• What's the first step to fixing this? What goals must you set to take you to the top level in your life?

•Where are you capable of more? We can all have more in one or many areas of our lives. I ask myself this question daily.

• What is your first step to greatness? Everything needs the step ladder approach, as we can't improve in one day, so plan your first step, climb it, and keep looking for that next step to improve.

 

Self-improvement isn't for everyone, as some people are content living an average, mediocre life, and that's ok; just don't complain about what you don't have due to the work you didn't do. If you would rather hit snooze daily, scroll social media, or gossip with friends, then be comfortable being comfortable.

 

If you are not where you want to be in life and know you are destined for more extraordinary things, start by taking the steps outlined above, be patient, and keep taking positive steps towards a better you in 2024.

 

Committed to being better,

Coach Matt

 

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