Hey everyone I got a real treat for ya. Heres a guest post from Aaron!!

  Well, we made it. 2010 is finally here, speaking from my own experience 2009 was definitely not my best year and I am sure there are others out there that agree with me. Lets take a proactive look at 2009. No matter if it was a bad year because of finances, job, relationship or in my case athletic performance, now is the time to learn and grow. This year is “The Year I Do Everything Right.” This is the mentally I expect from all of my clients and anyone who reads this article. “This is YOUR Year to do everything right,” I get fired up just saying that and I hope you do to.

Here are some guidelines to follow:

• “Scrap the crap” from your diet, this is the #1 downfall for most people. Imagine 55 gallons, that’s the average amount of sweetened soda an average American drinks in a year. That is 352 20oz bottles, or roughly 84,000 calories a year which is roughly 20 pounds worth of calories. So if you eat right and exercise and drop sweetened sodas you could lose 20lbs in a year, get the picture?
• Be prepared for “plan b”. Only in a perfect world does everything go as planned. So count on things going awry and have a back up plan ready. A back up plan is always a good way to keep focused. I cannot count how many times “something came up” and it just derailed my whole day. If I had a plan b I would have had a back up plan ready to go. “Plan B” is important in all aspects of life.
• Stay True to Yourself. This is plain and simple as it gets, do not get washed up in what other people are doing. Remember you made a commitment to do everything right this year, do not let anything or anyone come between what you know is best for you.
• Do What Sucks. Your “New You” isn’t going to be an easy journey. Sacrifice is the magic word here, be it sacrificing happy hour with your co-workers, sacrificing that extra helping of dessert or sacrificing that extra hour of sleep so you can get to the gym.
• Train the Brain. You are far more capable that what you think.
• HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THE RIDE. We already have a job. Work hard, but never make it work.

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