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Monitor your internal dialog

John Rowley — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:05:49 +0000

You are going to talk to yourself we all do ! The question is which voice are you going to listen to. We have voices coming at us from all directions, from past experiences, other people, the TV and radio… we are bombarded. So it is a good idea for you to control your inner dialog because if you don’t someone else will.

One of the best ways to do this is to find out what the bible says about you and memorize those scriptures. Then when you are facing your own giants in life…and we all do, you can direct your internal dialog with the truth of Gods word.

A reprint from my Martha Stewart Whole Living Post

John Rowley — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:54:52 +0000

Back to School, Back to Fitness..

TUNE IN to “WHOLE LIVING” on Martha Stewart Radio (Sirius 112, XM 157) Wed 8/25 @ 10am East, 7a West to hear John live! Phone lines will be open. Tell us how YOU get motivated this time of year to get into shape. Call 866.675.6675.

Ah, summer is almost over. You and the kids have been enjoying all the summer activities and summer foods together. The pool, a relaxing vacation, BBQ’s and best of all, no alarm clock!

Snap out of it, soon your alarm clock will be going off at 5:30 AM and you will be frantic again. The kids are late for school, your husband can’t find his briefcase, and the dog has to go outside before everyone crams into your car to be shuttled to their respective locations. School has just begun, and your daily routine is already bursting with homework, projects, Girl Scout meetings and soccer practice. The last thing you want to think about is how to keep up with your fitness routine!

Well, throw that “I just don’t have the time” excuse out the window. We’ve got your Back to School-Back to Fitness guidelines to help make it easy to get fit even if you have a jam packed fall schedule.

Back to School – Back to Fitness

The key to making fitness a priority is to simply make it part of your lifestyle. Here are some tips:

- Move and burn calories. Yes, you may look a little crazy jogging in place while you make the kids lunch and feed the dog, but the good news is you’re burning calories doing it! Need some milk for breakfast, walk to the store if possible. Turn daily activites into exercise.

- Be realistic. Ok, so you don’t have hours on end to spend in the gym working out, so what? You can get into fantastic shape working out just 30 minutes a day. If you skip a day that is ok just pick up where you left off. Consistency is the key to being fit.

- Brown bag it. This isn’t just for the kids! Running around all day? Pack a healthy brown bag lunch to eat. By keeping your blood sugar levels steady you will be lest apt to eat fast food and you will have more energy for the rest of the day.

- Schedule your day. Get everyone off to school on time and you can probably find some “me time”. In fact if you are dressed and ready for the gym once you get everyone off for the day, you can head straight to the gym and take care of yourself before the day gets away from you. This will also give you more energy and make you more productive the rest of the day.

This is an exciting time of year, a time of new beginnings. So why not use this enthusiasm to help get you back into shape? Who knows, these simple tips may even help you stay in bathing-suit shape year round.

John Rowley is a lifestyle and fitness expert, author, speaker, and Wellness Director for the International Sports Science Association. He focuses on combining peak performance principles with physical and spiritual disciplines for complete and lasting success. Visit him at peakperformancelifestyle.com

Fitness Made Simple

John Rowley — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:38:19 +0000

This is going to be very brief. If you want to get and stay fit you simply need to replace some bad habits with some good.

Lift weights. Muscle = Metabolism
Do cardiovascular exercise. Burns fat and good for your health.
Eat protein. At least 1 gram per lb of body weight. Look at my protein made simple blog that has an easy chart
Eat all the green veggies you want.
Cut back on or eliminate starchy carbs, sweets, etc. If it isn’t green don’t eat it.
The exception to eating the greens is fruit. You can eat fruit but don’t over do it if you are trying to loose fat.
You can have one victory day or meal a week depending on your goals. For this you can eat anything you want.
Eat at least 5 or 6 meals a day.
Drink 1/2 your bodyweight in ounces of water.
Be consistent.

Do this and you are well on your way to being lean, fit, vibrant and healthy.

The Song of Your Life!

John Rowley — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:32:46 +0000

Dmitriy Chekhovskiy brought my wife Cathy and myself to a baby grand piano in the lobby of one of my events to sing this song to us. He said it was inspired by reading my first book, Climb YOUR Ladder of Success Without Running Out of Gas! Tears ran down my face as I listned to this young man sing to me. What an incredible honor to have your work touch and inspire someone! This was a blessing from God to me and I want to share it with you. We all need encouragement to move forward with our work and I am no exception.

Dmitriy, thank you for taking the time to put your words to song! And for your friendship.

Click Here to here - The Song of Your Life!

A Sea of Change ( a reprint from New Orleans Living Magazine)

John Rowley — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:25:16 +0000

Reprint from New Orleans Living Magazine

By Keith Brannon – May 2010

Fitness commentator John Rowley helps promote a diet rich in Louisiana seafood

As a former gym owner who’s built his reputation on being physically fit, lifestyle strategist John Rowley knows how to stay in peak shape.
Just don’t expect him to be in the gym longer than 60 minutes.

That’s because Rowley, who recently turned 50, has learned from the likes of Lou Ferrigno and top trainers that it doesn’t take hours of pumping iron to maintain top form.

“The time commitment is not phenomenal, if you’re consistent in your workouts,” he says. “Most of the people who stay in shape dedicate about an hour a day to it.”

Rowley, who is a motivational speaker, author and wellness director for the International Sports Sciences Association, is a regular fitness commentator on Fox News, Martha Stewart Living Radio and other news outlets. He was a college athlete whose career was cut short by a near-fatal car accident. He launched a successful career in real estate in Manhattan and owned R&J Health Studio, a Brooklyn gym featured in the 1970s documentary Pumping Iron, with competitive bodybuilders Ferrigno and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He now lives in Raleigh, N.C., and continues to consult in the fitness industry.

Rowley is helping the Louisiana Seafood Marketing & Promotion Board on a campaign to promote the advantages of a diet rich in local seafood. The board is in the beginning stages of developing a fitness program incorporating seafood.

The program would launch at the beginning of 2011, says Executive Director Ewell Smith.

“Seafood is by far the best source of protein available, with the added benefit of the fish oils being one of the best sources of healthy fats,” Rowley says.

Not surprisingly, maintaining a proper diet is one of the main obstacles people face when trying to get back in shape. Working out is only half the battle. Rowley says that there is so much misinformation out there about which foods are best to eat and how much protein or carbohydrates we should eat, that many don’t know the rules of basic nutrition. “People will ask me: Is sugar a carbohydrate?” he says. “People are so confused that they don’t even know what a carbohydrate is!”

He blames the confusion on a diet industry that feeds off fads and quick-fix solutions. For Rowley, fitness isn’t just about the body. His philosophy is that for people to be at peak performance, they need to be focused on body, mind and spirit. That means eating right, exercising and working hard to stay challenged professionally.

What’s the first step to getting to peak performance?

“My advice would be to pick one area of your life that you want to focus on and do one thing every day to improve upon it,” he says. “Then once you feel like you are at a point with that, then pick another area. [Start this way] because it is difficult to pick 10 different things to focus on at once.”

The most important muscle to flex in this case is the discipline to make a lasting change. In today’s have-it-now, instant-gratification culture, “discipline” is a dirty word, Rowley says. “But our lives are built on habits, which are daily disciplines,” he says.

Focus and discipline are key traits of successful athletes and businesspeople.
In real estate, Rowley “had the unique privilege to see people at the top of their game.” These include people like Donald Trump, Harry Helmsley, Barbara Corcoran and others. Early in his career, Rowley would try to set up interviews with a successful businessperson every Friday. He would ask them four questions, like “When do you get up in the morning?” or “What’s important to you?” The first three questions always varied, but the last was always the same: “Would you mind showing me your day timer, so I can see how you schedule your time?”

Usually people were a little flummoxed but relented when he explained. “How you schedule your day shows how you live your life,” he says. “You may have overexaggerated the first three questions I asked or you may not have given me the whole truth, but if I can see your schedule and look at how you schedule your days just for a month, I can see what is important to you and I can learn from that.”

What did he discover? Most successful people get up early. Every successful person deals with what they need to do head on, he says. There was no procrastination. They seldom took long lunches and most of them found time for exercise.
That’s where Rowley learned time management is a universal skill that’s important in life and at the gym.

“Successful people really know how to manage their time. Everybody has the same 24 hours in the day. But you ever notice that some people have time to change the world while others barely have time to change their socks?”

The Results for Life Coaching Challenge

John Rowley — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:52:28 +0000

Are you ready to make 2010 your best year yet? Today we are launching the Results for Life Coaching Challenge. Finally take control of your life. Be mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically fit! Be the person you were meant to be!

Click here to enter the challenge and get some FREE gifts just for entering!

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Also be sure to join me on Tom Terwillinger’s show today (Thursday May 27), Achievement Masters Teleseminar series. Listen to the show live, we will be taking one audience member, coaching him/her for free and tracking the life changing results on the show over the next 90 days!!

I am also giving away as part of his Lifestyle Transformation Coaching launch 2, 30 day lifestyle coaching jumpstarts packages plus by being on the call live your hear some of the best coaching tips you can get this side of the equator.

Make sure you join us tonight!

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You will get what you focus on

John Rowley — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:32:44 +0000

Your experience of life will always be the reflection of what you focus on.

Focus on the bad economy, the annoying neighbor or your spouse that is always coming home late from work and you will have one experience in life.

Focus on how blessed you are with a spouse that is out providing for you so you have a secure future, on the fact that you are so lucky to have a house and have food in the refrigerator and you will have a different experience in life.

Take a peek at this fun video…..

Focus on the good, the pure, the lovely, the uplifting. Focus on all the blessings God has in your life. Live a life of gratitude and you will live a joyful life!

Do you agree? Do you notice the difference on how you feel based on what you focus on?

Be the Most Valuable Player in Your Own Life!

John Rowley — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:35:25 +0000

Challenges are hard to anticipate in any business, but they’re easier to overcome with business coaching.

All athletes know the value of a coach and the more successful they are the more apparent is that value. As the athlete becomes more successful, the harder it is to focus and their coach helps them keep their eye on the ball. Personal coaching is just like sports coaching with regard to helping the best become better. Personal coaching not only helps you establish organized plans for every challenge you come across, it helps set those plans in motion. A personal coach helps you tackle challenges with a plan and strategy from your view and an outside view: the coach. This way, you can achieve all you want.

Think about it, if an athlete didn’t have a coach. He might keep doing the same things that have worked for him many times before, and he might be fine for a while. But eventually, since he’s doing the same things and not necessarily getting better at his sport or his skills, the competition will surpass him. If you saw an athlete without a coach you would think he was arrogant and unwise. This photo is of Michael Jordan with his MVP trophy. By the way Jordan was always the first to get to practice and the last to leave. Working with his coach on the basics so he could be creative on the court. The same is true in life, master the basics and you can be much more creative.

Its the same thing with you. Times change, the economy changes, innovations and business strategies change. You cant keep doing the same thing you’ve been doing. Eventually the competition will surpass you.

Its even true with big brands McDonalds, Starbucks and Coca-Cola are constantly ahead of the game and dealing with challenges. Especially in the recession, how many brands that used to be around (Fannie Mae, Bombay Co., Sharper Image) aren’t anymore?

When it comes to a company’s competitors and to your life a coach is a sound investment in your future because it keeps you ahead of and in the game of life.

Personal coaching is fast-becoming a great investment because it keeps the you ahead of competitors. Coaching is a rapidly growing industry for several of the following reasons:

- Personal coaching increases performance. Coaching develops the best qualities you have, making the most of your qualities, unique talents and significantly increasing productivity, making the most of your talents and skills.

- Personal coaching enables you to reach your potential, increase their your-esteem and thus raise the quality of your work and personal life at the same time.

With Rowley Results Coaching we take a very unique approach. We first focus on your passion then help you put a plan together to achieve it. We then help you in implementing the steps necessary to achieve your passions and purpose in live. While we are addressing your passions and plan we help you work on you! John knows that you are your most important asset. You must be physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually and fiscally fit in order to be your best. So this is a holistic approach to life long success and happiness.

If you’re convinced, you’re one step closer to bettering your life.

Three Simple Things to Focus on For Business Success

John Rowley — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:48:59 +0000

Focus and simplify your efforts with the three most powerful business goals.

Every business is unique; yet, what I have learned modeling the success of many business owners, entrepreneurs’, doctors and real estate agents is that business goals basically boil down to three categories. As you plan the future of your business, focus your efforts by determining which of the following areas you are trying to improve upon.

Productivity. Every business wants to improve productivity. Getting the best results in the least amount of time. This is how you know you’re improving your business.
Profitability. This is how you keep score. How much money you make, and how much do you keep and use personally.
Predictability. As you create value for clients and customers, you get paid for this value. Being able to control and predict the experience your clients have with your business is critical.

When you have a predictable business you can project your future. Productivity allows you the means, resources, and the opportunities to plan much farther ahead. Many business owners can’t see any further than today and what their financial statement tells them. The most successful business owners know where they are going and know where they will be one year, two years, five years and more ahead. Planning and investing for the future.

Question: Are you focusing on productivity, profitability and the predictability of your business or are you just trying to survive today?

Ten Freedoms of the Smart Real Estate Agent.

John Rowley — Sat, 08 May 2010 13:28:14 +0000

There’s a common misconception in the world that real estate agents are all about money. In fact, in over 20 years of being around successful real estate professionals, I’ve never come across one who was only doing it for the money. Money and other material rewards are a means to an end, and a fantastic way to keep score, but what I’ve found all real estate professionals are really looking for freedom.

Freedom 1: Ideals. When you are connected with your deepest values and highest ideals, you have a definite picture of the kind of person that you want to be. With this picture in mind, you gain the freedom to become that person in all areas of your life on a daily basis.

Freedom 2: Free Time. This means two things: freedom to increase the quantity of your free time and, even more important, freedom to increase the quality. As you progress, your free time becomes more meaningful and rejuvenating. If you are loosing your free time, then look into our coaching program specifically for real estate agents.

Freedom 3: Energy. As you eliminate all those things in your life—relationships, situations, activities, and obligations—that drain your energy, you find yourself increasingly surrounded by an environment that supports and boosts your energy. Since you are taking the time to exercise and eat intelligently you have the energy to enjoy your life.

Freedom 4: Strategy. Instead of continually reacting to changes, you become more and more proactive. You have the freedom to think ahead, to plan improvements, and to make progress in a way that is strategic (best results in the shortest time) and exponential (greatest results with the least effort).

Freedom 5: Relationship. The best possible life for a real estate professional comes from having the best possible relationships, ones that are supportive, creative, profitable, and satisfying. You gain increased freedom to attract and develop these kinds of relationships in all areas of your life.

Freedom 6: Money. You have many purposes—both professional and personal—for increased amounts of money. But unlike many other real estate professionals, you continually increase your freedom to make more money doing only those things that you excel at and love.

Freedom 7: Attention. We live in a world of decreasing attention spans. This is as true among real estate professionals as it is elsewhere. But you continually gain the freedom to focus your best attention, energies, resources, and abilities on your most important commitments in life.

Freedom 8: Value. Everyone talks about “value creation” these days, but you are actually one of the few individuals who can profitably create increased value for more and more people—without the dangers of being commoditized by price-cutting competitors.

Freedom 9: Success. Many real estate professionals are highly successful but feel guilty about their success and its rewards. Because you create extraordinary and unique value for others, you are able to abandon the guilt and enjoy freedom in relation to your success.

Freedom 10: Future. Unlike many entrepreneurs who grow to a certain point and then stop, your future is continually becoming bigger than your past. You have the increased freedom to imagine, commit to, act on, and actualize a continually bigger personal future.

A framework for growth.

By focusing on these ten dimensions of freedom, you will clearly see how your real estate life is working for you and where you’d like to make improvements. Our coaching program explores this in great depth. Click Here to Learn More.

Question: Are you experiencing these freedoms? If not what are you going to do differently so you do?