Stop Feeling Sorry for Yourself

Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Everyone else is scared too. Everyone is afraid. Everyone is in pain. Everyone is facing huge challenges. Everyone has to overcome setbacks. Everyone is in a fight. Everyone has to face the unknown. No one knows for sure what is coming. Everyone has a past. Everyone has regret. Everyone has made mistakes. Everyone has upset people. Everyone has had people tell them no. Everyone faces constant criticism. Start taking responsibility for yourself, your thoughts and your actions. You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake that the world has put all of it’s resources together to stack the odds against.

Your situation is not as special as you think it is.

If you’re unhappy with your current situation get up and do something about it. You need to stop telling yourself the bull***t story that you’re not capable of having the life that you want. You need to start taking massive action day after day and act in spite of the discomfort and pain you feel mentally and physically.

Action will quickly put an end to your pity party.

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MICHAEL GAINES

Founder & Head Coach

My career started as a personal trainer at your typical “big box” gym franchise. Although it was a challenge from day 1, I was ready for it – clients at 5 am, clients at 9 pm; clients who aspired to be collegiate athletes; clients who had never exercised; clients who wanted a “quick fix” and crash diets; clients who were lost; and clients who were stepping into the gym for the first time.

It was a daily challenge working with a “one size fits all” program and platform created by executives focused on profit over people. Everyone is so different, so why is the program the same for each person?

I became continually frustrated – how was anyone supposed to hit their individual goals with a program created for an “average” person. How were my clients ever going to feel encouraged when their progress and success was based on impossible standards? It was wrong, and I was determined to do something better.

There needed to be a genuine collaboration of long-term strategies aligned with our member’s unique goals and lifestyles. Couple that with a safe place where they are heard, seen, and understood. Where programs for exercise, diet, lifestyle changes, conquering health battles, and gaining control are creatively designed, individually prepared, intelligently managed, and continually monitored. It took some time to get it right, but I finally curated a program in a place where each member is individually recognized, yet part of a like-minded community. A place we call The X…and a program that is Proudly Different.

My name is Michael Gaines, and I am the proud founder and head coach of The X. Before you ask…the answer is yes – I hold numerous certifications and have put in years of research that serves as the backbone of every individual program we curate. Our members are my family, and it’s hard to articulate the joy I get watching them triumph over their health, fitness, and diet battles. The results are real, long-term, and rewarding. Stop in and say hello. Tell us how you define success and we’ll help you get there!

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