JaWarren Hooker Fitness Performance

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

FOR 2012, THE MISSION OF JA’WARREN HOOKER FITNESS PERFORMANCE IS, TO COUNTERACT THE HEALTH CRISIS THAT IS PLAGUING THIS COUNTRY!

IF YOUR GOAL FOR 2012 IS TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH, DROP UNWANTED BODY FAT, GAIN LEAN MUSCLE, INCREASE ENERGY, IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OR SIMPLY FEEL BETTER, PLEASE CONTACT ME TO AND I WILL DELIVER YOU THE RESULTS YOU DESIRE!

WE HAVE OPENED A PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP FOR OUR “1/1/2012  24 DAY CHALLENGE” PARTICIPANTS THAT ANYONE IS ABLE TO JOIN!

I HAVE  CREATED (AND WILL CONTINUE CREATING NEW) WORKOUT VIDEOS THAT ARE BEING POSTED IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP PAGE. THEY CAN BE DONE IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR OWN HOME WITH MINIMAL EQUIPMENT.

THIS FACEBOOK PRIVATE PAGE GIVES ME THE ABILITY TO TRAIN, COACH AND GUARANTEE ANYONE AMAZING RESULTS, NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE!!

This blog is long overdue.

I’ve actually been thinking about writing on this subject for some time.. I think that most everyone who reads this will be able to relate and I hope it will  inspire you and encourage you to keep re-inventing yourself.  I always seem to think about this when I get complacent, too comfortable or just need a kick in the butt.  If you get this concept and actually put some action behind it, you will never be complacent and will always evolve.

DOES SUCCESS = COMPLACENCY?

You would probably say that’s a dumb question to ask, because I’m sure that everyone would initially say “N0”!  I myself think that often times this statement is actually true.  Whether it is success in business, health and weight loss, spiritually, in a relationship, it will apply to pretty much everything.

So, what do I mean by “success = complacency”?

Say, for example, relationships. I’ve seen it so many times, I’ve seen it everywhere.

Before we enter a relationship, we all want to look our best at all times while we are “on the market”, looking for that special partner to be with. Health and exercise are a major part of our everyday life, but soon after we find that special someone we want to spend our time with, we tend to get “comfortable”, our priorities change and we soon find ourselves getting more and more out of shape. Not unusual, happens all the time.

Sports- I’ve worked with many athletes in my professional career. Collegiate athletes can fall into this category quickly because of all the fame and exposure . Here’s a perfect example:

I worked with an athlete, who was a lottery pick going into the NFL. Signed a multi-million dollar contract, received millions in signing bonuses.  He had worked all his life to accomplish that goal, spent his elementary and high school days dreaming about the NFL.  Then he made it!  What now? How do you challenge yourself once you’ve reached your ultimate goal?!  Don’t become complacent! This particular person did and was cut from his NFL team within a couple years.  FYI- Not all the money was guaranteed.

Business- Many people want to own their own business, but only few actually succeed at doing so.  Here’s one reason why a business might fail. It starts out as a great concept, but never evolves.  Your business may be extremely successful one year, yet you find yourself out of business the very next year.  Maybe you weren’t prepared for it being successful so soon. If you didn’t plan for possible success or possible temporary failure from the get-go, you are leaving your business to an “I hope” creed.   Ok success- you have a business you’ew making money, all seems great and you did it!   Failure- you never evolve, re-invent your business to attract more business and create more exposure. 

Health, weight loss or fitness level- In my line of profession I see it all the time. Remember, a goal, once attained, needs to evolve into a new goal. If you want to lose 20 pounds and you reach that goal, what ‘s next? If your fitness goal is to run a marathon and you completed your first, what now? A goal that has been achieved, should definitely be celebrated but don’t become complacent, set a new goal.

Now, I am not saying don’t be happy with where you are at in life. I totally promote enjoying life to the fullest.  Push yourself, set goals, attain them, and set new ones.  In my life I always tried to reinvent myself especially when I’ve had success.  When I was a little kid, my sisters used to beat me at running.  I set a goal to become faster than them. I reinvented myself, and years later, at the end of high school, I had 2 state records that still stand and 8 state titles. I set new goals for myself when I entered college and ended up being the fastest high school sprinter in the Pan-American.  I kept setting higher goals and ran the NCAA 60 meters as the fastest in college. From there I made the 2000 Olympic team and ranked in the top 20 in the world.  Success does not define you, what defines you is what you do after you have success.

I have also witnessed some extraordinary individuals who kept pushing to avoid becoming complacent.

Business- A good friend and client of mine built his company from the ground up into a multi-million dollar empire, changing the way people travel forever. One would think “you have made your mark on the world”.  Yet, years later he decided to sell that company and re-invented himself and founded another multi-million dollar company  After that company just recently went public, he is already working on new projects.  He’s wired differently than most, he doesn’t do it for money, for fame, just for re-invention.

Weight loss- Here’s a great story.. A good buddy of mine has been very successful in the music world.  Popular rapper, done hundreds of shows.  When I met him, he weighed 317 pounds and was not successful in his weight loss efforts.  I personally think that he was complacent with his other successes to the point that his health didn’t even matter to him. When I finally sat down with him to talk about losing weight, he made a conscious decision to finally regain his health . He re-invented himself from rapper to health nut.  We started him off on AdvoCare’s 24 Day Challenge. He ended up losing 24 pounds and 24 days!  Within one year he went from 317 to 205.  That right there is re-invention. He kept setting new goals for himself and is now getting ready to run his first half-marathon!

Sports- I have a friend/client, who, as a college football player broke the NCAA record for reception in a career.  Kept on pushing himself and has been in the NFL for 9 years now.. Re-invented himself and used the fame and exposure to become a great businessman.  He has foundations, runs kids football camps, has created a following not just because he plays in the NFL.  Remember success does not define you, what you do with that success, does.

So take a look at where you are, and where you’ve come from; now think about where you are going.. Always think about where you are going, even when you reach your destination. Life is limitless, don’t limit yourself.