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Alpoinacan
Ingredients: 1 Can Alpo Dog food
Preparation: contact everyone you know and tell them that you are committing to a new sensible supportive eating and workout plan and if they discover that you have deviated from your program in any fashion you will eat the can of Alpo Dog Food
The ALPO Challenge
I, _____________________, AGREE TO ACCEPT THE ALPO CHALLENGE!
I AM SO COMMITED TO MY NUTRITION THAT I WILL TELL ALL MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COWORKERS ABOUT MY ADHERENCE TO THE PLAN.
IN THE EVENT THAT I DO NOT HOLD UP MY END OF THE DEAL, THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL ME OUT ON IT AND REQUIRE ME TO CONSUME THE CAN OF ALPO THAT I WILL ALWAYS HAVE WITH ME.
- · WHEN I AM AT A RESTAURANT, THE ALPO (or appropriate family challenge) COMES WITH ME.
- · WHEN I AM AT THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE, THE ALPO (or appropriate family challenge) COMES WITH ME.
- · LO, WHEN I AM UPSIDE DOWN ON A DISNEYLAND RIDE, THE ALPO (or appropriate family challenge) COMES WITH ME.
SINCE I AM TRULY SERIOUS ABOUT MY OWN HEALTH AND FITNESS
I AM IN NO WAY AFRAID OF THIS CHALLENGE,
Confidently I go on to achieve my dreams!
I WILL ONLY FEAR THE ALPO CHALLENGE WHEN I AM ABOUT TO BREAK MY OWN CONFIDENCE.
LONG LIVE THE ALPO CHALLENGE!
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(CIRCLE YOUR CHOICE)
I CHOOSE OPTION: THE ALPO CHALLENGE!
PRINT NAME: ___________________________ DATE: ______________
SIGN NAME: ____________________________
WITHOUT COMMITMENT YOU HAVE NOTHING!
By: Katie Bennett, HBA, CPCC
Professional Coach, Speaker and Workshop Leader
How many times have you said you want something, really want something, and yet you never make it happen. You have a dream of changing careers, buying your first home, running a marathon, traveling to a far-off place, striking a better balance in your life and actually making it to your kids ball game or starting your own business. How many things have you wanted but you never make them happen?
The biggest thing that likely stands in your way is a lack of commitment. A lack of full, non-negotiable, 100% commitment.
I’ve worked with so many clients who claim over and over and over again that they want something and yet they consistently stand in their own way of achieving success. If this is you, you may want to question your level of commitment.
A place to start
With all my clients, I ask a few key questions to gauge where they are:
- · How long have you wanted this in your life?
- · How long are you willing to wait?
- · Now, ask yourself: “Out of 100%, how committed am I to doing this?”
If your answer is anything less than 100%, stop now. Know that it will never happen. Unless you are 100% committed to making something happen IT WILL NOT HAPPEN! Sorry to tell you, but its true.
So now you have a choice – either get 100% committed or let it go. It does not serve us to hang on to things that we never intend to actually do. It only drains our energy. If you know that you will never do this, do yourself a favor and let it go. Release it and all the energy contained within it.
If you are unwilling to let it go, then you know you need to get 100% committed. So how do you do that? There are a couple of different strategies that can work very well.
Create a compelling vision.
One strategy that works is to create such a compelling vision of what you want that it gets you committed and into action. What does your dream or goal look like? Really explore it in all its detail. Perhaps you can even create a “dream board” with pictures and ideas of what you want. Other questions to consider are: What will be the impact of doing it? How will your life change? How good will your life be when you achieve this goal?
Create a “Painful” vision.
It is said that we will do more to avoid pain then we will to move toward pleasure. If the compelling vision is not enough to get you committed and into action, find something incredibly painful to “punish” yourself with for not doing it.
Let me give you an example from Anthony Robbins book “Awaken the Giant Within”. He cites an example of two friends who for years could not lose the weight they wanted. They had tried everything and always failed. Finally, they made a deal with each other that if they didn’t reach their target weights by a certain date that they would eat a can of Alpo dog food. UG! Can you imagine? They told all their friends and family about the deal and they carried around their can of Alpo dog food wherever they went, and whenever they thought about cheating or missing a workout, they took one look at the can and got back on track. And they finally reached their goal!
The key was they associated a significant enough amount of pain with failing that they stuck to their commitments. And it worked. Now its your turn to try this exercise – what would be so “painful” if you don’t do what you want that it compels you to get into action and stay committed?
Tell people what you want to do
There is amazing power that comes from telling someone else what we have committed to do. For many of us, this simple act of telling others is enough to compel us to do it. Try it. Tell 5 close friends what you want and watch yourself get into action and make it happen!
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