FEAR.

Fear is Fuel.

Motivation is for newbies. To be successful over the long haul, you need to be haunted. Here's why.

You Need a Ghost.

And you need to be afraid of it. Oh, I know. You ain't scared of shit, and you still have that "No Fear" shirt from the 1990's with rotting arm pits to prove it. But I also know that every successful person, in any field, has a ghost or two that haunts them.

A "ghost" is something that follows you around your whole life, nudging you. While you may not exactly be afraid of it, it does worry and weigh on you:

The fear of being broke ghost.

The fear of disappointing those you love ghost.

The fear of becoming your father (or mother, or that bad coach you had once) ghost.

The fear of not accomplishing what you KNOW you're capable of accomplishing ghost.

The fear that your haters are right ghost.

On our field of play, maybe these ghosts look different:

The fear of getting fat (again) ghost.

The fear of being weak ghost.

The fear of not being able to take care of yourself when you get old ghost.

The fear of getting naked in front of someone new ghost.

The fear of swimsuit / summer season ghost.

The fear of getting an easily preventable disease ghost.

The fear of getting knackered when walking up a flight of stairs ghost.

The fear of having toddler arms ghost.

The fear of coming in last place ghost.

The fear of getting an old feeble - man / woman ghost.

These ghosts get us out of bed for a morning workout when we'd rather sleep in. They make us work a little harder, be a little more disciplined with our diets, and take a LOT more responsibility in our lives. They "scare" us in the right direction.

If you don't have a ghost, summon one. It'll keep you more motivated than some sugary-sweet meme about shooting for the moon.

Now, it's true, some people probably don't have ghosts. And they're probably f*cking losers.

These ghosts make the 1% of the population winners and stand above the other 99% when it comes to health and fitness.

Battle this ghost daily because he / she will keep you in the game and will keep pushing you to your goals.