A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor's cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. "It's overfull! No more will go in!" the professor blurted. "You are like this cup," the master replied, "How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup."
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A lot of times my clients email me and ask me questions regarding fitness and nutrition. Some of them have been training with me for almost 5 years now, shouldn't they know everything by now?
No.
These clients are the most successful people I have ever trained or even seen but they still ask questions and they still yearn to learn more. This is what makes people successful in any field.
They don't have a know-it-all attitude and they know that there is always a next level. Always more knowledge to gain.
Compare this to the out of shape guy asking me how to lose fat and how to workout in the gym. Instead of me answering the questions he goes on a diatribe of what he thinks he should do.
Who is going to be more successful in the long run?
Empty your cup.
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DG
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