The X factor is YOU. Let me explain. After creating a system toward what you want to achieve, you will need to apply the system to your own life. It is easy to say “do cardio for 30 minutes everyday to lose 25lbs” but how does this system coordinate with the rest of the systems currently in place with your life and how can your other systems coordinate with this one to ensure mutual success.

Health and fitness are heavily intertwined which makes sense that systems between the two play a huge role in creating successful systems. For example, that same 30 minutes of cardio can be far more (or far less) effective depending on your consistency, time of day, sleep quality, diet, hydration, intensity, and whether it’s paired with resistance training.

When more than one system is formed and systems are connected, this starts to create a lifestyle. Someone who does weight training, eats nutritionally balanced meals, hydrates well, sleeps efficiently, and monitors/tracks their data have a much higher chance of success, with not only doing cardio 30 minutes a day but also sustaining the 25lb weight loss. This is not only because they are putting in more effort but it’s because their systems do not cause friction with each other, rather, the systems all support one another to work more efficiently and produce better results.