Welcome guys and gals to the Mantox podcast. I'm Connor Beaton, the host and founder of Mantox. And on this

week's midweek mini episode, we are going to dive into overcoming expectations and executing.

So before we dive in, I just want to remind all the guys to check out the Mantox community on Facebook.

We've got a huge following. We are getting hundreds of new members

each and every single week. So head on over to Facebook.com forward slash mantox dash community

and check us out there. Feel free to join or you can just search for Mantox community in Facebook.

We talk about finances. We've got weekly challenges. We talk about entrepreneurship, business,

parenting, relationships. You name, it happens in there. So I would encourage you to check that out. And for all the guys who are in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto, don't forget to check out the Mantox Mastermind. We have got some great chapters popping up in the cities, some great initiatives and community events. So I would encourage you to check that out.

Along with September 21st and September 23rd, we've got a special event with Dr. Robert Glover,

who wrote No More Mr. Nice Guy. You may have heard him on a past podcast that I did,

an interview that I did with him. We're bringing him to Vancouver for a special event and a one-day

men's-only workshop. So guys, I encourage you to check that out. Ladies, you are definitely

welcome to come and check out the event on the 21st. It's going to be an awesome evening. So let's dive in

here into stopping excuses and starting execution. So one of the things that I want to talk about first and

foremost is something called pre-commitment, pre-commitment. And this is really important.

You know, when you look at people who get a lot of things done, a lot of tasks done throughout

the week, or you look at companies who are having high close rates in sales or you're having people that are that

are committing down the road is because they're implementing something called

implementation intentions or pre-commitment. So what they're doing is they're basically laying

out a plan that provides a time, a place, and actionable. And when we do this, we are much more

likely to follow through with our goals. So a perfect example of this is going to the gym.

This is something that I hear a lot of people say that they struggle with. Maybe they want to go

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