2009: 5% down, 95% to go...

Guest Blog from Alwyn Cosgrove.When this man talks about fitness,fat loss and business, people with any sense listen-he knows his stuff.

Today is January 22nd.That means 21 days (3 weeks) have already passed in 2009. That's a little over 5% of the year gone already.So let's do a quick "goal review" or a Resolution recall.Are you 5% towards your goals?If your goal was to lose 50lbs of fat - you should be down 2.5lbs right now if you're on track. If your goal was to increase your income by $10,000 this year - you should already have made an extra $500.Now I know goals are not always achieved linearly - particularly not fat loss or financial goals -- but you'll hopefully see my point.An easy goal that I always set is just a specific number of workouts that you are going to do. Then you just mark them off. One goal for 2008 was to perform 250 workouts. In 2009 I plan on doing the same.To be on track I need to have completed about 12 workouts by now. This morning I completed workout 18 of this year.

I am also planning to launch three new products this year. The first one - a book entitled "55 Fitness Business Strategies for Success" will be launched at the Perform Better event this weekend in Los Angeles.For one of my business projects - as of yesterday I'm at 5.5% of my annual goal. For another I'm at about a 4% increase over the same point last year (which is slightly behind schedule).

The point is - you need to constantly assess where you are in relation to your desired outcomes.Are you on track?Are you headed in the right direction?Have you even moved off the starting line?Yes? Congratulations - 2008 is shaping up to be a great year for you.

No? Don't worry - just step up your ACTION a little bit and catch up.If it's your fitness business that needs an overhaul - then check out the Results Fitness Business Mentorship.If your own goal is to get leaner - get on the Afterburn ProgramIf it's to gain muscle size then check out the Muscle Gaining Secrets Program.

Remember - even if you're off course - you can still get there. A plane traveling cross country is off-course 80% of the time and still makes it to it's destination because the pilot knows where the destination and makes constant corrections.5% down - 95% to go. You've still got time to make some major changes in your life this year.--ACwww.alwyncosgrove.com

An old employer of mine,a very wise man, always told me:
That that gets measured gets done.

I like how Alwyn breaks the year down into percentages, and the goal of a certain number of workouts in a year is one I am going to adopt.