Stop sabotaging your health

Editor's note: Adam Rees is founder of GRIT Gym, a gym based on results, creating a culture and lifestyle of performance, strength, health and freedom.

We all do this. We all get in our own way when it comes to health, wealth and relationships.

The truth is, there are endless possibility and potential to what you have created and can create in the future.

Regardless of how you look at it or what you find yourself capable of, you're going to have to get out of your own way.

Here are seven betrayals you'll want to acknowledge, confront and challenge:

1. Your not at the gym and here's why:

Money. Health is the No. 1 resource in life and is worth every single dollar you have. You will be able to make more money because you have more energy. You'll be around better people who are like-minded in their pursuit. You'll be able to have more time and be all-in with those you care about while you are with them. You'll have better relationships. And you'll make better use of time.

You also need to find others playing at a level far beyond where you currently are and where you have set your mind to get. You end up raising your level of awareness, your belief in yourself and your ability to succeed.

2. What do you believe you are?

Let's say you don't think you deserve to be in good shape. What do you suppose would happen? You probably find ways to sabotage your own health.

Reality can be a harsh territory, but the farther you go, the stronger you get — and the better everything gets.

What you believe yourself to be is most likely to be the outcome of the life you create.

3. Fear of not being enough.

You can feel guilt for not living up to what everyone wanted you to do, or get angry and create psychological distance.

Trying to be perfect is you setting yourself up for losing. How are you going to do better than your best?

Move on from these fears, they are not serving you or anyone else.

4. Excuse.

Everything you've ever used to stay blind and exclusive from your desire is an excuse.

5. Commitment.

You are more committed to staying the same than you are to where you want to be. This is futile. Change is constant.

What are you more committed to — where you are now or what you want to be?

6. Priorities aren't in order.

If you're not focused on health, ask yourself how are you going to do or experience anything without your health?

You are your No. 1 priority.

Get your priorities where you want your life to be with what you want to have, give and do.

7. Spending more time doesn't improve quality or increase value.

Workouts don't get better by adding time.

You can multiple time by covering more distance. You can multiple time by going faster.

I think you should do both.

Get out of your own way and start succeeding at what you want in this life. There's no scarcity, there's nothing you can screw up and, if you do, learn from it, but do it full speed with all that you have to give.

Contact Adam Rees at Adam@GritGym.com