Angela Gargano (00:00)
Hey there and welcome back to the What If It All Goes Right podcast where we explore how to take control of your goals, create a life you love, and step into your power. I'm your host, Angela Gargano, and today's episode is about something I reflected on recently. Random workouts equal random results. And here's the thing, what I realize is it's not just about fitness. This is the same concept that applies to any goal in your life. If you don't have a plan, if you're just winging it,
Can you really expect the outcome to be what you want? So today I'm gonna dive into why we get frustrated when things aren't happening for us, whether it's in the gym, at work, or in life, and how to stop spinning your wheels by creating intentional action steps. So let's get into it.
So just before we even get started today, there's a couple like life things I want to go through. And this is very untraditional podcasting. My friends the other day were talking about how they get all this set up and they have all these things. And I'm like, I'm just going to do it. Like, I'm just going to talk. And some of the things I used to do on Instagram is I used to while I went live. So I thought today, why not just try it? I'm feeling really inspired. So we're just going to.
and cooks if you hear me banging around and you're still listening to this it's literally because I'm actually cooking I'm making a burger right now and not sponsored I'm using blue apron I literally use blue apron pretty much every night with this knife in my hand here we are but I'm like let's go untraditional let's just do it my way like I'm a very messy action girl so yeah we're gonna dive in and also side note for life things I recently had like an aunt infestation in this apartment and they're like
coming out of the outlets in this apartment. So that's been really fun. But anyway, let's talk about why some things aren't happening for you while I make a burger and I make some potatoes. So I wanna take you back to a moment of reflection I recently had. I was sitting there, I was feeling super, super unhappy with certain outcomes in my life. And I caught myself thinking why aren't things happening the way I want them to?
But then it hit me. I didn't even have a plan for them. And the truth is, I had moments in life where I achieved incredible things. I won Miss Fittest America, I made it on American Ninja Warrior multiple times and made it to finals and came back after an ACL tear. And let me tell you, none of those moments happened by accident. They were not random. They were the result of a daily intentional actions that moved me closer to my goal. So
Why was I getting super mad about other areas in my life where things weren't happening when I wasn't following the same process? It literally is the same process. And it's a hard truth to face, but I know I'm not alone in this. So whether it be your fitness career, relationships, personal growth, corporate, random efforts really lead to random results. And I feel like that's super important to reflect on.
Yeah, and I just feel like I keep seeing it show up in this area of my life. And what I think is really interesting, especially coming from being an athlete, right? And setting goals, like in gymnastics, always had our meets that we were gonna be competing and we had the dates on the calendar. So we knew exactly what it is that we were working towards. And what's interesting is like as an athlete, in my brain, it's really simple to like come up with a plan for, okay, cool, if I'm gonna train for, again, whether it be Miss Fitness America,
or I was gonna train for Ninja Warrior, I knew pretty much exactly what I needed to do and the steps I needed to take, what I needed to be good at, who I needed to be around like the best of the best in order to make it happen. And that seemed a little simpler to me. And I'm having a little harder of a time personally with that with business. But it's literally the same thing. Like you can literally use the same exact blueprint. So I wondered why some of these other things came a little quicker to me. mean, obviously it was...
clarity that I had around it, then but really it was also that I wasn't just doing a bunch of random things and hoping it happened. So it's like one thing to like create your vision board and put all your goals on, you know, on the vision board, but can you now create some intentionality and some kind of steps in order to get you there? And steps that aren't going to feel overwhelming, steps that just are like, yes, obviously, like that's the next step that I need to do. So the thing though about randomness is it's inconsistent.
it's scattered and it's really leads to lasting success. So if you're doing random workouts, for example, you might see some progress, but it won't be sustainable, right? If you were approaching your career without a clear plan, you might move forward, but you won't feel truly aligned. If you're trying to improve your relationship without intention, you might have moments of connection, but it won't build the deep lasting bond that you're looking for. So the frustration comes when we expect results.
that only intentional effort can actually deliver. I'm gonna say it again. If the frustration comes when we expect results that only intentional effort can actually deliver. And I feel like it's super important to think of it like that, right? You can't just have like spurts. It's like when you see people who have spurts of, I'm gonna work out for a couple of weeks, but then like they literally are doing everything at once. And it's just like, obviously.
like not actually sustainable and it is a little bit random. They're just like going in like, I'm just gonna go hard every day instead of being like, okay, let me zoom out and look at how I really want to achieve whatever fitness goal that you might have and how can I actually do it in a way that's really gonna last like step by step. So I just think it's really interesting. I want you to think about right now, maybe an area of your life where you're doing a bit of randomness, but then I really want you to think about an area of your life where you.
didn't have randomness and you really saw success faster. And a lot of times it's really great to, again, just look at me as an athlete. I went back and looked on other areas of my legs that I felt really good about and I'm like, okay, cool. How can I literally take that same framework that I have succeeded in and literally use that for every single other thing that I've been doing? So this way I don't keep getting frustrated that I keep saying that like I'm not gonna make it there. Also, if you hear me, I'm half of these potatoes.
that I put seasoning on. I love potatoes. I don't even eat potato, but I'm... Someone might ask me a question one day, like, what's your favorite food? I'm like, potatoes. I'm like, how basic is that? I'm so basic, it's fine. Anyways, I hope you're liking my little randomness that we're going through today. As we go through all these different pieces, you might hear some sizzling of some of these burgers in a bit, which will be really fun for everybody, I think, on here.
I almost want to be like, welcome to the ADHD podcast. We're doing like three things at once. Anyways, okay, so.
Here's why planning really does matter. And I want you to again, think about the biggest successes that you've literally ever had in your life that were not in fact random. Like I said, when I won Miss Fitness America, it wasn't because I woke up one day and decided to just compete and just go for it. It was because I had a clear plan and I worked on it every single day. I remember with Miss Fitness America, I had my Google spreadsheet. I owned a gym at the time.
I had to write down exactly when my workouts were gonna be, exactly what I was gonna do for my food. And then I had to schedule out particular times where I was actually going to practice the routine. If you've ever watched me online, it's like a routine of me flipping around like crazy. And I had to practice that routine, let me tell you, over and over and over and over again so that I can see success. had a, what I actually did with that routine, which is really interesting, is I broke the routine into four different sections. So I would,
practice just like the first half and like nail it, like crush it. Then I would just practice the second half and I would nail it and crush it and make sure it felt smooth and add things to it make sure the movements was good. And then I would do the next part and the next part. And then I would do a walkthrough of the whole thing, not a full out thing. And then I would do a couple full out. Like I would never really crazily go full out all the time. But if you think about the thought of how process of how I did that, I didn't take the routine and it wasn't like.
you were seeing me perform my routine every single day. It was you seeing me perform the different pieces and then kind of like bringing it together, which I thought was, which I was really interesting. Also, I'm making these burgers right now and it's just telling me to just do it, just go all full send and cook them. So I guess we're gonna do that. I'm like, I feel like, chips not gonna binding Asian. Anyway, so, and then same exact thing. When I made it on American Ninja Warrior, I the first time I made it, it was an accident.
Then I didn't get on for two years. I was practicing after that, because I definitely wasn't prepared the first time I went on to Ninja Warrior. I was just kind of like, I didn't even think I was going to get on the show. just kind of like winging it. I was doing the best I could with everything. yeah, so then I started practicing more. Then I had my intentionality of, cool, I'm going to go to the ninja gym. I think I was going Monday.
Fridays and I had to go like 9 p.m. At night because I owned my own gym and that was literally the only time that I could go which was absolutely wild so I had that intentionality like I'm gonna show up and I'm gonna go on those days and Then on the in-between days when I couldn't be in an indigene. I had strategically planned out. Okay, cool. I'm gonna make sure I These different body parts that I say nice and strong. I'm gonna work on my grip I'm going to do some like sketchy agility stuff in my own in my own gym
I'm gonna work on the pegboard. So I really kind of sat down and really made sure that each day was particularly planned. And I also started to get myself planned out for the fact that I was gonna be doing the show overnight. So again, I'm talking about those things. washing my hands.
It's so interesting because I'm at the point in my business where I've kind of winged some of it, because I like to take messy action with some stuff. And messy action isn't bad action, right? Inaction is what's bad action. I don't want you to not take action. But yeah, it was just interesting looking at it. And I'm like, I wouldn't have done the ninja stuff the way that I was doing certain things in my business, right? I would have had some kind of plan that I was following, right? So I just think that was really interesting.
A plan really gives you direction, it gives you focus, and it gives you purpose, and it ensures that your effort is aligned with your goals. And it allows you to actually track your progress. And you can make some adjustments along the way. And there's something more frustrating than having a goal, and when you don't have a plan, not seeing any kind of progress, because then you're just, that's when you fall off, right? When you have nothing that's trackable and that you can see, it's really hard to show up.
That's why in my Pull Up Revolution program, my Strong Feels Good program, we do something called a strength test, where at the beginning we test certain movements, and then we do that in six week mark and the 12 week mark, and it really allows you to really track the progress after following a plan to really see that you're seeing results. So having a plan really does allow you to help you keep the momentum, it keeps you going. That's why a lot of the women that I've had have been with me for years, because they have something that's trackable. So action steps.
to help you create intentional results is what I want to go through next. So how do we move from random to intentional? So I want to go through some actual steps that you can take and you know here on one foot all goes right. I'm all about action. I am not trying to have any of you who are listening just listen. I want you to actually do something. I literally did a workshop tonight with a bunch of ladies
and I help a lot of women get their pull ups. The first thing I say to them is like, do these workshops not so you can sit here after this and not do anything. I really want you to take action. So when I walk through these, I would love, mean, feel free to share them with me. These are burgers going in right now, by the way, if you're hearing me sizzle. Look at me making burgers.
supposed to set a timer, but hold on. I missed the timer.
Okay. This is me making sure that there's not too much.
Okay, so timer for the burgers.
We'll do five minutes aside. So.
Yeah, really important that you really get clear and actually take action. nothing's gonna happen if you don't actually take action. You can listen to all these podcasts, you can hear all the things people are saying, you can read all the books, but if you don't do shit, like lot of people just need to actually do something. So let's do it together, okay? So number one, let's just start with one goal. I want you to define one goal that you know that you're having trouble with right now. Okay, you literally are not gonna be able to,
create a plan if you don't actually know where you wanna go. So ask yourself, what do I really wanna achieve? And be specific, instead of saying, like, I wanna get fit, say, I want to do my first pull-up in 12 weeks, right? Let's get really, really clear on the specificity of the goal and not make it so broad so that we can get really specific on the actions that we're gonna need to take in order to actually make that a reality. Then you're gonna break down. So big goals can feel very overwhelming.
Right? Break them into smaller, actionable steps. I tell this to my ladies all the time in pull-up revolution, right? They come in with this big goal getting the pull-up, and I love that. Like, let's do it. I want to make it happen. But if you're constantly showing up to that bar, being mad at yourself, you're not going to be pull yourself up because you're on step one. You're not on step 12 yet, right? It's going to be really tough to actually show up for it. So you've got to break it up into manageable steps. It's the same thing with anything else in life. So for example, if your goal is to improve your fitness,
just because I was a fitness person, right? Week one, maybe you just say, I'm just gonna start training for two times this week. Maybe week two, I'm gonna add 10 minutes of walking daily. And week three, I'm gonna start tracking my protein intake. Instead of doing a trying to do a full life overhaul in one week, which isn't actually gonna be sustainable, it's not the right intention behind it so that you can actually create and see the success that you want. Then you wanna really break it down into those little micro steps.
Like, what can you do daily, right? For that, I had something like weekly on there, right? So what you do every day adds up to the biggest picture. Ask yourself, what can I do today to move closer to my goal? And it doesn't have to be huge. Small, consistent actions are literally the key. I had to sit down and take my goals that I've had, because I've been stalling, I'm telling you. I'm like you guys, like, I was stalling. I've been stalling on some of my speaking stuff.
That is really where I want to go this year. I want to not only, Krishnan and I speaking out this podcast to be on top of the world. And I was like, okay, let me break this down to like what things I need to do every single day. And I have the goals, those three goals, like right out there in front of me. So that I take intentional action towards them every day. It doesn't need to be that message. I just need to be doing something so that I actually get there. And I don't come back later on being like, I didn't see progress. It's like, well, I didn't do anything for it. Okay. Then I want you to track your progress.
So when you're doing random things, often leads to frustration because you don't really see how far you've come, especially when you're like in the picture, right where you're in it. So keep a journal, use an app, track your progress in a way that literally works for you. Celebrate the milestones along the way. It's gonna keep you motivated. It's exactly why in my follow-up program, we tell ladies, okay, don't just celebrate that you got your channel above the bar. Celebrate that I was hanging and now I have a slight bend in my elbow and throw a party. Celebrate that.
have some fun with it. And just to be super realistic, because I know perfectionism gonna get in the way of a lot of you ladies and gents, whoever are out here, myself too, like it's gonna happen. And plans like using tweaking and adapting, that is literally okay. Regular checking with yourself, is this plan working? What needs to change? Did I maybe throw too many goals and stuff like that at once? Maybe I need to break them down into smaller goals.
Flexibility doesn't mean randomness. It means you're adapting intentionally. Okay, so you can totally adapt intentionally. That is fine. Six, always come back to focusing on your why. Okay? When motivation fades, your why will literally keep you going.
Why do you want this goal? How will it impact your life? I want you to write it down and remind yourself and more importantly not only focus on the why but focus on the feeling that this goal is going to bring to you and maybe the people around you. I feel like really diving into your why based on a feeling is super powerful. So some randomness, being super intentional. Here's what I want you to remember. Success doesn't happen by accident.
Frustration comes when we expect results without effort or intention. So shifting from random to intentional isn't about perfection, it's about consistency. So whether it's fitness, it's work, life, creating a plan and sticking to it is what leads to meaningful lasting results.
That's my timer. my goodness. What a perfect timing for this. We're going to flip these burgers over and then we're going to close this out. my goodness. This is probably so loud and probably not good for podcast. We're just going to go with it. We got it.
Okay, we're back. The burgers are flipped. We'll have another timer on. Okay. So here's my challenge to you. I want you to take a moment to reflect on one area of your life where you're feeling frustrated or stuck and I want you to ask yourself, do I have a plan? And if not, I want you to take literally one step today to define your goal, break it down and create a daily action set. Random effort equals random results, but intentional effort.
that's where the magic happens. So if this episode resonated with you, if you liked hearing about this or you liked watching me make a burger, share it with someone who needs a reminder to stop winging it and start creating the life they want. And as always, keep asking yourself, what if it all goes right? What if it's already going right? So until next time, keep showing up, keep creating a plan and keep moving with intention. You've got this.
