COMMIT TO THE STRATEGY Over the years I have tried many things that didn’t work. I have started fitness and wellbeing regimes that didn’t suit my schedule and I didn’t really enjoy. I have jumped from business idea to business idea never following through on them because they took too much time, didn’t give me results fast enough and the strategy didn’t suit my personality. I tried to windsurf – too hard! I tried to be a great AFL footballer – it interrupted my social life! I left jobs - I didn’t like the boss! There came a time when I thought; ‘it’s not fair, why me?’ Why is it that nothing ever works? I then looked at all the things that I had tried and failed to see what the common thread was. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks; in every single situation the common thread was me ! The reason why I couldn’t commit to a wellbeing regime wasn’t because of inconvenience or lack of enjoyment. The reason why many of my business ideas didn’t take off wasn’t because of a bad strategy or plan. The reason why my AFL career didn’t eventuate, my windsurfing went no where and my jobs didn’t last had little to with the actual strategy to be successful. It had everything to do with my commitment to the strategy! I just didn’t stick to the strategy because I kept thinking there must be an easier way or a short cut. My attitude was that I wanted the plan, project or regime to work for me. What I have learned about success and people who have ever achieved ultimate success, in no case did they just stumble across something that worked for them. In every instance they chose a path or a strategy, they worked the strategy and stuck to it until they got the end result they were after. They did this regardless of the struggle and whether they enjoyed it or not. You already have the right strategy If you are a member of a gym and have a gym program, it will work if you commit and stick to it! If you have been to a nutritionist or naturopath and got an eating plan for yourself to be leaner and healthier it will work, but it just may take longer than you think. If you are in a business or career that seems really hard right now, it’s okay just stick to it if it is leading you to where you want to be. The point is that, in most cases, you already have the right strategy – all you need to do is to commit to that strategy for long