Winning Psychology Manual: Dominating The Mental Challenges That Can Sabotage Your Fitness Journey

By Mark Tan

Do you need motivation to start exercising? Are you already on the fitness journey, but find it difficult to be inspired to go on? What if I told you that a lot of people who fall short in their fitness journey either in the short or long term fail because of a poor psychology, rather than due to the lack of a good dietary or fitness plan?

The path to a lifetime of health and fitness is often challenging and fraught with psychological barriers. Long-term weight loss success story Mark Tan knows it firsthand, and has written a new book entitled "Winning Psychology Manual: Dominating The Mental Challenges That Can Sabotage Your Fitness Journey" that can help you gain the strong mindset and unshakeable self-belief required to get in shape and stay in shape in the long-term.

This book gives you valuable information that will show you:

- How to develop a winning psychology that will help you towards your fitness goals
- How to overcome the negative voices in your head
- How to gain control of your emotions when everything else is trying to sabotage you
- How to maintain your discipline and stick to the program
- What to do if you are not making progress and how to U-turn your way to success

Just like the title suggests, this book will empower you to have a winning psychology and lead you down the road to success using the power of your own mind. Give it a try and you will see that this approach really works. Grab your copy today!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mark Tan
• Release date: Mar 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310992391

Mark Tan

Good day, and welcome to my author page. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mark, and I’m a regular laid-back person. In terms of education, I'm a professionally trained scientist. However, I have also trained in the military, been actively involved with social justice advocacy, union movements and rescue volunteering. At the moment I'm building a flourishing career as an advocate and student counsellor in Australia's higher education sector. I also spend my days helping normal people get in shape.To me, the decision to be healthy is one of the best decisions anyone can make because a healthy lifestyle allows them to have more vitality, a positive body image, increased self-esteem, and have an overall better quality of life. Ever since I 'caught the fitness bug', I have helped some of my personal contacts succeed in their own journey towards fitness. After a while, I figured out why some people were successful in their weight loss and fitness journey while others failed, and translated them into a few books on these topics. And voila! Here they are - on this page!Furthermore, since I take it as my personal mission to lead people to weight loss success, I also have a fitness blog which I regularly write and post on. Do check it out, subscribe to it and also 'like' it's facebook page. Oh, you'll get a freebie when you do subscribe! You can find the links to those from this page.In addition to fitness, I also run the Granite Network - a series of sites that are very diverse - ranging from problem solving to online education to travel-related interests, and even online retail! Check them out. There's bound to be something you like! For your convenience, I have listed the Granite Network site as my website on this profile page. I'd also like to get professionally connected with you on LinkedIn. Once again, that information is listed on this profile page.Alrighty, that's it for now. Have a wonderful day!Your personal fitness motivator,Mark

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Copyright Notice

Winning Psychology Manual

Mark Tan

Smashwords Edition

ISBN: 9781310992391

Copyright 2015 Mark Tan

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Strategic Nutrition Guide

Lifelong Fitness Blueprint

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The contents of this book do not replace that of a licensed medical or health professional. It is especially important to be wary of personal health circumstances and pre-existing medical conditions before making any changes to dietary or exercise habits.

When in doubt, you are advised to consult a licensed medical or health professional in order to determine whether specific dietary or exercise advice or program is suitable for you to heed or commence.

When there is a conflict between the contents provided in this book and the recommendation of a medical or health professional, the latter always supersedes the former.

Remember, safety first!

Table of Contents

Copyright Notice

License Statement and Author’s Medical Disclaimer

Dedication

CHAPTER ONE: WELCOME

Introduction

My Personal Journey

The Importance Of Psychology In Your Fitness Journey

Do You Only Need Psychology?

CHAPTER TWO: THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD

Intrinsic And Extrinsic Motivation

Channelling The Extrinsic To The Intrinsic

Narcissism

Altruism

The Two Kinds Of Pressures

Internal Pressure

Struggles With Internal Pressures

The Technique Of Rationalising Your Thoughts

The Technique Of Affirmations

Your Objections To Getting Fit

Shortcuts Alert!

CHAPTER THREE: DEALING WITH PEOPLE

Human Influence

Controlling External Stimuli

Dealing With Others

Types Of People You Will Come Across

Openly Supportive People

The Naggers

Haters

Casual Acquaintances

It’s Not Always Easy

CHAPTER FOUR: THE COMMENTS THAT STING

Dealing With Specific Comments

A Waste Of Money?

Out To Get Your Money

You’re Big-Boned And You Know It

Circumstances, Too Bad!

In Your Face!

Too Much Effort

The Big Injury Concern

Getting Personal Here

The Ethnic Assumption

Twisted Logic

The Right Reasons

Beefcake Princess

You Got Busted

Nagging

Are We There Yet?

CHAPTER FIVE: TAKE A STEP BACK

What If You Are Not Making Progress?

Troubleshooting

The Final Word

Bonus Section: Easy Fat Loss Tips To Implement Straightaway

The Parting Note

About The Author

Dedication

The Winning Psychology Manual is dedicated to everyone who has believed in me and helped me achieve my dream of writing this book. It is also dedicated to you for placing your trust in me by grabbing a copy.

CHAPTER ONE: WELCOME

Introduction

Hi! Thank you for purchasing the Winning Psychology Manual, one of the books in the Granite Fitness series. I’m really grateful that you have entrusted me to guide you towards the path of fitness. To show you my appreciation, I have made sure that the content of this book is powerful, effective, motivational, and can help you reach your fitness goals.

Like every other fitness expert, I have my own philosophy and ideas about the best way for you to lose weight, get in shape and stay in shape in the long-term. After I describe my own philosophy, you should have a good grasp of what to expect in this book.

I personally think that your path to fitness starts with your mind and not your body. You need to have a strong belief that you can succeed. If you do not have this, your chances of experiencing success will be greatly reduced.

Having a strong belief is important because it will affect how you respond when the going gets tough, and believe me, there will be times when it is tough.

If you have a strong belief and mindset, you will be determined to press on and overcome the barriers until you reach your goals. If you are full of doubt, fear, and frustration, you will be more likely to give up.

A strong belief in itself, however, is not enough to get you to your goals. It merely acts as the spark that will ignite your passion to take action. After ensuring that you have the right mindset, the next step is to acquire the proper knowledge and tools for your journey.

Although this book is about psychology, I have to highlight the importance of acquiring the right type of knowledge in terms of diet and exercise. Following a flawed philosophy will lead to disastrous outcomes and leave your long term goals in tatters. The right knowledge, however, will move you towards the next step, which is to formulate a plan that can help you reach your goal.

Once your plan is in place, the next step is to implement it. This is the part that requires a lot of heart and discipline. It is also the difficult part because it requires change. This is where your motivation kicks in again. A strong belief and mindset will spur you on to stick to the plan with utmost discipline.

The next part, which is just as crucial, is measuring and monitoring your progress. This not only keeps you on track, it also informs you about how well the plan is working, and whether or not it requires tweaking. A lot of people who have tried to lose weight do not even reach this point!

If you have taken all the right steps, you should be experiencing a little bit of success within a few weeks. Once you can see that the plan is working, it will do wonders to your self-esteem. When this happens, the positive feedback cycle completes itself as the success reinforces your belief system.

Now that I have described my philosophy in general, how does this book specifically fit into your fitness journey? The main focus of this