Plan, Act, Succeed

What's your plan? Do you have one when you start the workout? Or do you just go along and make it up as you go?What's your break pattern going to be? How long? Do you measure it in breaths? Seconds? Minutes?Where's your head before the workout, during the workout, after the workout?Do you analyze the workout, think about your strengths and weaknesses, and realistically assess yourself? Can you reassess during the workout and adjust your plan if it isn't working? Do you log your workout afterward -- and make note of what went wrong and what you could do better – what you will do better – next time?No one is saying you have to have a plan. Just like no one is saying you have to work out. Or that you have to go to work, or go to school, or pay your bills, or walk the dog that's whining by the front door.But you know what? People who plan do better. At fitness and in life. Just a simple fact.And people who plan – and who know when to throw out the plan and fly by the seat of their pants – well, they do best and they have the most fun. But that's a skill and you have to practice it. Live it, study it, learn from it. Know when to keep your hands on the wheel and when to let go.But life belongs to those who act, not just react. So plan and act.Make up your mind who you want to be in the gym, in the workplace, in your home, in life overall. Make a plan. And then go get it. Pay the price to be who you want to be.