When it comes to Success and my YouTube, and my future brand aspirations; I'm far from it. But that doesn't mean I have nothing to reflect on when it comes to the word - goals; and obtaining whatever you want. I'm not a Ronnie Coleman or Jay Cutler, but I use to be that fat kid that couldn't run a lap around the gym without throwing up or being the last to finish... or being the last one picked for the team when it came to gym class.

Instead of actualizing my potential, I believed what others labelled me as. A person who wasn't fit, below average, and lacked self esteem. Fast forward a couple years, I enrolled myself in Muay Thai classes, and lifting weights that people twice my size were lifting.

Before you start working out ever, like even touch a weight.. You go to the gym, see the people on television, magazines, etc. and you see how big they are, how they have muscles, and you think to yourself, ''I will never be able to get that, that's too much work.'' So instead of even starting you just become complacent with where you are AND NEVER START... or you do have the courage to start a workout regimen but you constantly compare the amount of weights you lift to others. We often forget that everyone has to start somewhere, and a person doesn't simply squat 500 lbs out of the womb. 

2. End Result

You need to have a goal, whether you want to lower your body fat percentage to see visible abdominal muscles, gain 3 inches on your arms, or run a marathon; you need to have a clear and definite end result of where you want to be. It needs to be realistic and not so generalizable such as, ''I will be in shape..'' or, ''I will be skinny.'' The key in having a goal is that you need to push to towards it every damn day but at the same time you can't obsess about it so hard that it prevents you from actually getting there. It sounds ludicrous but just like anything in life; moderation.  

3. Work Ethic

It's nice to dream about having a six pack, or being able to see yourself being able to have a longer endurance in marathons or etc., but you need to put in the work. Everyone would like to have a nice butt or a chiselled six pack, but most people don't. Why? Because they didn't put in the work. Put your hours in, do your research, and show up - in return, you'll be able to see your results over time (in contingency with below). 

4. Innovation 

Everyone has their own workout routine; however, Billy Bob's push/pull/legs split may not be as efficient for him as it is for you. Your body may prefer more of a chest/back/quads/hams routine. Everyone is different. What you need to do is see what works for you to optimize the most gains for yourself. You can't just simply copy a person's routine and expect it to work for you. Although, it may be a good starting point - you eventually learn your body and figure out this might be better for you or that. On top of that, things may become too mundane where it feels like you're just going through the motions. It's good to throw a curve ball and change things up - that's how breaking plateaus are done and creating a better you. 

Not going to lie though, my work out schedules and where I use to be is far from where I am now but I'm certain I can get where I want to be; but I have other priorities now. The irony though right? What is even more awesome is that these phases that I went through in working out - I can apply this to YouTube, or anything else for that matter.

Check out my old workout video transformation where I tested and tried myself in terms of diet, working out, and actually achieving the results I wanted to achieve.