“Between you and every goal that you wish to achieve, there is a series of obstacles, and the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacles. Your decision to be, have and do something out of the ordinary entails facing difficulties and challenges that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.”
~ Brian Tracy

Over the past 18 months I have had the pleasure and honor to work with some of the most amazing people on this earth. People who have sought after change in their lives and an incredible push to reach their full potential! Two of these people, Celia Ramos and Kathy Ramos, are great examples of what Brian Tracy is talking about when he says, “your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.” They are two people who, at the beginning of 18 months, decided they wanted to change their lives for the better, and push towards their full potential that God has made for them. And that is just what they did!
They hit obstacle after obstacle, but through each and every failure, they kept going, failed some more and then…..kept going. Therein lies the key to success!

Everyone has set goals in their life but not everyone has achieved them. Why is that? My answer: they didn’t stay with it long enough and believe they had the power to achieve it.

The Ramos Gals had a broad goal in mind when they first started, get fit and loose weight and feel better. This is most people’s goal when they first start out a fitness regimen. And through their 18 months of training here at No Excuses Athletics-CrossFit, those goals became more Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time bound. (S.M.A.R.T.)
They had goals like: Get my first pushup, Jump up on a 20 inch box, run a faster 5k, Get MY FIRST PULLUP! Which ironically lead to loosing weight, feeling better, and getting more fit! “Your not fit until you can pull yourself over something” – Coach Glassman

How did they get there? 1) Nutrition
2) Continued working week in and week out. (“Success only comes before work in the dictionary”)
3) Did not give up when it seemed impossible
(Difficult things take a long time, impossible things a little longer.”)

Every goal you set for yourself, do so knowing, deep down in every cell of your body, that you have been given the power to achieve it. Set S.M.A.R.T. goals and remember what Brian Tracy said “the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacle”. Use that to fuel your desire to achieve God’s full potential for you in your life!

-Coach Ben Davis

Enjoy the video! Great Job Mrs. Celia Ramos and Momma Ramos

“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
~ Albert Einstein