(I Know, Crickets in the Background...)

My blogging and article writing have been sparse over the past few months due to the recent start of my martial arts school.

Basically, I've found that I'm NOT Superman and I am just not as smart, organized or as "with it" as I believed myself to be the past few years.

Nothing like a challenging endeavor to ground (humble) you and remind you of your limitations.

Things are going pretty well with the school, so I'm grateful, but it's certainly taught me to look at the big picture and focus on PRIORITIES.

There are a million things to distract you and detract you from your goal/purpose, and it takes a lot to keep yourself focused on what's important.

That's why I have decided that this blog and my separate online endeavors involving just "fitness" must take a backseat to my students and developing the community of fitness and health at True Way Martial Arts.

There's nothing like getting face-to-face and belly-to-belly with people interested and ready to TAKE ACTION and do what they can to achieve their personal best through martial arts training and personal development.

I just love to see real people growing and realizing their unlimited potential, and my mission is to have that spread like wild fire through our community.

So you'll still catch the occasional rant from me on this blog and via email from time to time, but don't expect it daily. (perhaps every two weeks or more)

I am rolling up my sleeves and getting my hands dirty with the messy work of changing people's lives one on one and in small groups.  Hopefully it will be well received and I will have a positive impact.

I will not be inundating you with promos for my ebook (The 28 Day Deadline Workout) or the next best thing in fitness.  If you are still interested in it, follow the link below to pick your copy up:

www.28daydeadlineworkout.com

I have recently reduced the cost of the ebook to $19.95, so if you have had any interest in it, now is the time to get it.

I hope this message finds you well and may you continue to seek your own personal greatness daily.  Do not forget how significant your physical health and fitness is on every aspect of your life.  Do yourself a favor and get/stay moving!

Take care and till next time,

Chad Johnson
truewaymartialarts@gmail.com 
www.truewaymartialarts.com

Risk

So in my martial arts school this week the "Word of the Week" is RISK.

There's a good quote by Robert F. Kennedy about risk: "Only those that dare to fail greatly will ever achieve greatly."

Huh...imagine that.

If we want to have a big "win," we have to take some significant chances sometimes.

Now there are definitely some parameters, like:
-Don't take poor or unnecessary risks...they should be calculated or planned to some degree.
-Consider your main objectives (does the risk align with your major purpose and desires in life) and consider others (does it negatively effect those around you that you care about?).  What's the point in a risk that is going to seem "good" for you but tears others down along the way.  Don't avoid risks to avoid hurting others necessarily, but don't make your choices without contemplating how your choices and actions may affect others.

And just remember:  Any decision or choice you make there's always an Opportunity Cost.

If you choose to do X, then you are automatically eliminating or excluding the ability to do Y or Z.

So of course you must choose wisely.

But don't spend your whole life on the sidelines, watching the game being played while you merely sit by twiddling your thumbs.

Take a chance on yourself...take a positive RISK.

You are well worth it and you will only grow so long as you challenge yourself to do so.

That's my two cents on it...now what are you going to do about it? :)


Sincerely in Fitness,

Chad Johnson
www.truewaymartialarts.com
www.28daydeadlineworkout.com

PS--And after some technical problems last week, I'm finally rolling out the slashed price on my book, The 28 Day Deadline Workout.  Instead of the retail price of $47, it will be available at $19.95 (over a 57% savings)!!!  Go check it out now to see what it's all about and pick up your copy:  

 www.28daydeadlineworkout.com

In an Over-Complicated World

Hello True Way Followers!

I know, I know...long time very little hear.

It's been crazy busy since I finally started my 12 year dream of opening a martial arts school (officially on Jan 17th).

Things are going great and we're already helping to improve the confidence, fitness and skill of over 50 individuals in the greater Palm Harbor area.  It's exciting and the future is bright!

Incidentally, through the busyness I have realized one of the major flaws of "fitness" and the whole weight loss industry nowadays...it's just way too complicated!!!

We're all like kids in a candy store, overwhelmed by all the choices and so-called "information" from gurus, health clubs and supplement-funded magazines (meaning the fitness mags are mostly owned by companies that sell supplements).

We bounce from one thing to the next and wonder why none of it seems to be working for us to achieve our specific fitness goals.

So as part of my mission (to find the "true way" and share it with the whole), I want to help reintroduce SIMPLICITY to fitness and healthy living.

I know many of you are just as busy and overwhelmed as me, so you need solutions that are relatively "easy" to implement and follow through on.

You need a few basic strategies and activities to help you MANAGE your time and incorporate fitness into it all.

You don't need more...you need LESS.

A few things done consistently and thoroughly is far more effective than a dozen things done haphazardly and halfway.

So in the blogs, articles, ebooks and any other products to come from me, expect the emphasis to be on keeping things simple and getting back to basics rather than some complicated and unrealistic system that cannot be implemented into the typical person's life.

That way you can actually focus on the most IMPORTANT and most URGENT things that will enrich your life and empower you.

My first "pearl of wisdom" for you (if you will allow me to call my advise that without thinking me too presumptuous) is a three-word summary of the mental training component of my book, The 28 Day Deadline Workout (which I must admit, was too complicated and involved in parts):

PLAN-EXECUTE-ADAPT (reevaluate and adjust accordingly...basically recycling the process)

If you stick to just this your effectiveness in EVERYTHING in life will sky rocket.

I could go into more detail, but I think simplicity here is key.

Meditate on that one for a little bit...and feel free to throw in your own thoughts in the comments below.

If you want to know more, or are just the least bit curious about The 28 Day Deadline Workout, feel free to visit the updated website page where I am currently offering the book at OVER 57% OFF the regular price!  Instead of $47, you can pick it up for less than twenty ($19.95)!!!  I guarantee your money back for 60 days, no questions asked, so give it a try with no obligation.

If you live in the Palm Harbor area I even have a few CD-Rom copies that I can sign for you at no extra charge:)  If that means anything to you...

Check out the special offer for the 28 Day Deadline Workout HERE.

Anyway, I hope this has helped you in some way today.  Watch for most of my blog posts to be simple and to the point like this in the future, and feel free to drop me a line about your thoughts on it. 

Take care, and remember:   Train the mind, challenge the body, unleash the spirit!

Sincerely in Fitness,

Chad Johnson

Are You a "True Warrior"?

It has been almost a month since my martial arts school, True Way Martial Arts, opened.

I have hardly had a chance to catch my breath in the whirlwind of activities coinciding with it.

Believe me, I am truly grateful for it.

The school is growing beautifully, and I am extremely excited about the students that are involved so far, and look forward to the many more to come.

We already have a major event, the Palm Harbor Citrus Festival on Saturday, March 12th, where we'll be featured on stage for a demonstration.  We are excited at the opportunity to show our stuff and get people in our community aware of the benefits of martial arts training and a lifestyle of fitness!

As everything is finally settling in, I have begun to finally establish a rhythm in my own training.  Whether it's martial arts skill training, physical conditioning, strength training or stretching, I am back into my preferred routine of daily activity.

As such, the time has come for the release of my own personal fitness training program with a martial arts twist. 

My martial arts boot camp is designed to improve the fitness and capabilities of everyone from completely untrained to high level athlete.  It includes strength training, cardio conditioning, mobility and flexibility training and even martial arts techniques to give you a total body workout that challenges the body to constant adapt and get better (fitter, stronger, leaner, etc.).

I call it TRUE WARRIOR FIT CAMP, and it's offered three days a week (Tue/Thu/Sat) in the mornings (9:30-10:30am).  I believe it brings out the "true warrior" in each of us and I am pumped about what it's going to do for all the participants along the way!

So my question to you today is:

Have you been training so far in 2011?

Have you been honing your inner warrior day-in and day-out to become your personal best?

Do you stick to your fitness routine and always try to get something significant out of it?

I could give you a lot of fitness "facts" and statistics to try to appeal to your logic and get you to begin your fitness path today, but very few people really respond to logical reasoning anyway.  We humans are emotional creatures, so I believe we have a far greater chance of influencing you to a lifestyle of fitness if we motivate you and challenge you.  Now it's time for you to step up to the plate and knock one out of the park.

So let out that inner warrior today and finally get started on your training path!  You deserve it and every one of us ultimately needs it.

You should hear a little more from me in the coming weeks now that I have an actual system and everything is falling into place.

Take care and always remember:

Train your mind, challenge your body, unleash your spirit!

Sincerely in Fitneess,

Chad R. JohnsonPersonal Trainer (ACE-CPT)
Strength Coach (NSCA-CSCS)
Youth Fitness Specialist (IYCA-YFS)
Owner & Head Instructor of TRUE WAY MARTIAL ARTS
www.28daydeadlineworkout.com
 www.truewaymartialarts.com

January Has Been a Blur

I am a firm believer that ACTION creates far more results than analysis.

Sure you need to take the time to assess the situation and review your data, but many people get wrapped up in the planning and "preparing" or thinking process than actually taking steps to move forward in the process.

Your fitness training goal is no different than any other aspect of your life.  You must incorporate daily activities to move forward and continue achieving your personal goals.

That's why I've been pretty "quiet" the last few weeks here on the blog (and even through the email newsletters)...I've been busy trying to take action and make things happen along the way. 

My question to you is:  How have you been doing so far in 2011 with TAKING ACTION?

Have you made the steps necessary to move forward in your personal fitness and life goals, or have you just been busy being busy and spent all your time thinking about what you're going to and analyzing everything?

There's only a few days left in January, which means one whole month of this "new" year is already drawing to a close.  Don't waste any longer to start achieving your personal best...take an hour OR LESS (not too much analysis) and plan out exactly what you're going to do to make your fitness goals happen this year (heck, this next month even!)...and then: TAKE ACTION!  You'll be amazed at what you can accomplish when you set yourself in the right direction and then follow through daily.

If you need some help with that process and want an effective, thorough and realistic fitness training program, I invite you to try my new ebook: The 28 Day Deadline Workout Program.  It's risk free as I offer my bonafide 60 day money-back guarantee with no questions asked.  If you are unsatisfied with it for any reason, simply send a request to be refunded and we'll do it for you.

It's that easy...so go check out the info page today and make a decision to move forward in your 2011 fitness program!

See here for more details:  28 Day Deadline Workout Program

Until next time, remember: Train the mind, challenge the body, and unleash the spirit!!!


Sincerely in Fitness,
 
Chad R. Johnson
Martial Arts Instructor (WTF 3rd Degree)Personal Trainer (ACE-CPT)
Strength Coach (NSCA-CSCS)
Youth Fitness Specialist (IYCA-YFS)
Owner & Head Instructor of TRUE WAY MARTIAL ARTS
www.truewaymartialarts.com

www.28daydeadlineworkout.com