Game Plans for Winning at Life

By Rudy Ruettiger

Insight #1
Be the person you want to be. "Make the decision to take action and move closer to your Dream. Create daily success habits and surround yourself with information that will empower and inspire you."

Insight #2
Use anger in a positive way to get results. "Anger is a normal reaction. It's what you do with anger that makes a difference in your life -- direct your anger towards a goal --- use anger in a positive way to get results --- from anger comes determination ---comes triumph."

Insight #3
It starts with a Dream. "Visualize your Dream and make a commitment. Having a Dream is what makes life exciting. Never underestimate the power of a Dream. It will change your life. A Dream gives you the ability to determine your future."

Insight #4
Eliminate the confusion. "Find mentors who encourage you. The right information will eliminate confusion. Visualize exactly what you want to be --- and focus on that --- believe in yourself and don't let anything stop you. Reinforce your Dream every day with positive information from tapes, books, and mentors. Each day you will get closer to your Dream. Eliminate the confusion and fears, and make it happen."

Insight #5
The greater the struggle, the greater the victory. "Most people allow struggles and fear of failure to stop them. The key is to learn from your struggles and move on. Failures will make you stronger and give you the information you need to reach your Dream. Struggle will prepare you for success. Without struggle there is no success."

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Positive Words Create Positive Actions
By Zig Ziglar

In our society today we tend to accentuate the negatives instead of the positives. One example is the "alarm clock" we use to wake ourselves up in the morning. Realistically, when we hear an alarm it generates fear or anxiety. When somebody robs a bank, an alarm is sounded; when there's a fire, someone sounds an alarm. Perhaps waking up to an alarm helps explain the profusion of negative words we use. If you rethink the issue of your clock you will realize that it is really giving you an opportunity. When you hear it ring, you have the opportunity to get up and go. A whole day full of possibilities is available to you once you hear your "opportunity clock." If you can't hear it ring, that might mean you've gotten up and gone! That could be bad.

Muscle Soreness -
It's not Lactic Acid

Ask any gym rat about muscle sorness after a hard workout and you might hear something about lactic acid. It's been a commonly accepted wives tale for years that the build up of lactic acid in muscles causes fatigue and soreness.

The truth is that muscle soreness, (the kind that sets in 24-48 hours after a hard workout) is really due to microscopic muscle tears. The microscopic tears that occur as a result of over exertion actually swell and bleed, and cause an increase in sensitivity. When you work so hard that you tear down muscle cells, the body responds by building up new muscle that can do that same amount of work the next time and not suffer damage. This is why you get stronger, and also why doing the same activity after a while no longer leads to muscle soreness or an increase in strength. Your body has an amazing ability to adapt to the task at hand. If you want to limit the amount of muscle soreness you experience after a hard work out, try the following: massage hot baths sauna extended pre workout warm ups You can also limit muscle soreness by slowly increase the weight you are lifting or the work that you are doing. Sticking with an increase of less than 10% per week allows the body to build strength without producing lots of micro tears in the muscle fiber.

FITNESS FEST 2011

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Friday 28 January 2011

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