Growing up, hard work was a badge of honor.

“That guy is a hard worker.”

It was the strongest compliment a lot of people could give.

If someone was willing to sweat a little more or go a little longer...they were deemed successful.

But over the years…it’s a pretty dumb way of looking at things.

40 years on this earth and I've seen people work a hard 70-80 hours, and be "broke"

Unable to pay for a $1000 emergency if it popped up.

I've also seen people work for 30-40 hours, not break a sweat and live the life they desire.

Smart work beats hard work.

Then, when it comes to fitness, some people grind endlessly in the gym

Restricting all the calories, and still make very little even progress, even sometimes regressing.

Then we team up, identify what's really going on, make a small tweak here and there

Then boom, progress!

Now make no mistake…I’ve yet to meet a person who didn’t put in a lot of hours working hard that achieved any degree of success, especially at the beginning.

But to continue down the same road and expect to see something different is not the way to go. No matter how perfectly you navigate that road, if it's the wrong one, you'll never make it to your destination.

So how can you start working smart…well, here are a few thoughts to help you:

- Decide where you want to go and develop a plan to get there. Then work on the plan.

- Understand that doing more is not the point. Honestly anyone can work themselves to a pulp…the better question is ‘who gets the most results from each day?’

- Go into your day with the habits that serve the greater you…2-3 at most. Do those before doing anything else.

When you spend time on something you’re actually saying ‘this is the most valuable thing I could be doing right now.’ Think about your fitness that way and look for ways to spend less time doing the things you decide aren’t really that valuable.

I think Abraham Lincoln summed up the way I feel about this very well:

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."

He didn’t suggest to shy away from the six hours of work…he simply suggested using those six hours more wisely than most would.

That’s how you get better results than the rest.

And if you want to get more from every hour you spend, you need effective programming.

We're going to be working with a few more people to help them build their daily habits, nutrition, and training into something that will yield visible result over the next 12 weeks.

We're starting Monday. Would you be interested in the details? If so, reply with RESULTS and I'll send them over.