Ryan Girvan

Mindset First. Fitness Follows. https://www.skool.com/becoming-your-best-9754

22/02/2026

You don’t struggle because you lack motivation.

You struggle because when you’re exhausted, you’re relying on willpower.

Willpower collapses under pressure.

Structure doesn’t.

If your hardest days keep winning, DM me “SHIFT”

20/02/2026

This is for the busy, capable woman whose

• Mind never switches off.
• Has been running on autopilot for months.
• Cares for everyone else — and keeps neglecting herself.

How many times are you going to say,
“I’ll start again on Monday”?

You don’t need another Monday.

You need a decision.

One that breaks the cycle.

I’m looking for 5 women who are done repeating it.

If you don’t want this Monday to look like the last one,

DM me FIVE.

I’ll understand your situation —
and show you what changes when you finally prioritise yourself.

Especially if you feel like you have no time or energy.

19/02/2026

You don’t need more willpower.

You need clarity.

Most women are trying to fix confidence with motivation.

But confidence comes from competence.

Competence comes from structure.

If you’re tired of restarting —
DM BLUEPRINT

I’ll send you the short training.

No pressure.
Just direction.

16/02/2026

Do you sit in the car outside the gym, struggling to go in?

That’s not a lack of motivation or laziness,

Your minds just weighing up the perceived cost vs benefit.

And in that moment, the cost feels heavier.

Busy gym.
Low energy.
Full session ahead.
Effort required.

So your brains like UGHHH, CANNY BE ARSED

But the moment you start stacking benefits to the discomfort… the balance changes.

Busy? You build adaptability.
Tired? You build resilience.
Short session? You build consistency without perfection.

The session isn’t the win.

The decision is.

Consistency is built in 3-minute car park battles.

Not in perfect workouts.

If you’ve had that debate this past week, DM me “CAR” and I’ll send you the exact question to ask yourself next time you’re stuck.

No pressure.
Just a tool.

13/02/2026

You want to get strong, fit and healthy but

You feel drained instead of energised.
Scattered instead of focused.
Capable… but not living like it.

You tell yourself it’s because you’ve no time.
You’ve got too much on
It’s too expensive…

But underneath that?

Pride - I should be able to do this myself.
Shame - I shouldn’t need help.
Fear - What if I fail again?

So the pattern repeats.

Stress ➡️ neglect ➡️ guilt 🔁

Imagine feeling:

Calm, not chaotic.
In control, not controlled.
Strong, not weak.
Energised instead of constantly exhausted.

Not forcing it.
Not performing it.
Actually living it.

That’s not “fitness.”
That’s self-leadership.
Through fitness.

Training, nutrition, habits…

They’re not just about health.

They’re how you break the pattern.

They add life to your years - and years to your life.

And that impacts how you show up at work, in relationships… how you experience daily life.

Break it today.
Or it repeats tomorrow.

12/02/2026

Are you aware of the hidden cost of your goal?

There’s a lot of negatives that come with striving for it and achieving it

Most people won’t talk about it

That sets up the fantasy

Which is quickly broke when push comes to shove and it’s time to actually put the work in

Discipline and consistency aren’t sexy

They’re boring, mundane and oftentimes challenging.

That’s what any goal worth achieving demands

It’s the price we all pay

11/02/2026

I’ve created a free training to help you transform ‘the process’ from something FRUSTRATING into something FULFILLING

If you want it, DM me “PROCESS” and I’ll send it over to you

10/02/2026

You’re not lazy

You just think you’re lazy compared to what you think you should be doing.

You’re not appreciating where you’re actually the opposite.

The moment you do - you take your energy back.

You stop feeling guilty and start empowering yourself because you realise you can change it.

But only when you’ve got a big enough reason to.

A reason bigger than not.

If you resonate with I’m saying, DM me and let me know.

Happy to share how this can work for you.

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PS - sorry about the subtitles n sh*tty audio.

Working on overcoming perfectionism hehe.

Progress. Watch n see.

05/02/2026

Victims, don’t read this if you don’t want triggered…

Here’s some beliefs I have that I am scared to share:

Victim mentality is a disease that keeps people stuck and disempowered.

Self-mastery is taking ownership over your perceptions, decisions and actions

Your outcomes and experiences of them - even the worst ones -are co-created by you

You judging other people? You don’t love yourself.

People pleasing? You value their opinion of you over your opinion of yourself

“Laziness, undisciplined, unmotivated” - they’re all labels that don’t reveal the truth. You’re none and all of them.

Depression is comparing your life to a fantasy.
You’re not appreciating your reality.

Anxiety is stored emotional baggage being triggered.

Comparing yourself to others happens when you don’t truly know yourself

You’re most confident in the areas you value most
You’re not confident in the areas you don’t.

What you fear comes near
What you resist, persists

Unrealistic expectations are the source of most of your suffering

Knowing, being and loving yourself is the key to overcoming a lot of pain

You can make a hell out of a heaven
Or a heaven out of a hell

The difference is in how you perceive it

I’m done

Thanks for taking the time to read.

I appreciate you x

03/02/2026

You don’t struggle because you don’t care.

You struggle because you care deeply
- and you’ve been carrying it alone.

Most people don’t realise this:

👉 guilt isn’t truth - it’s an assumption

👉 shame isn’t humility - it’s misperception

👉 comparison isn’t motivation - it’s mental noise

And when your nervous system is overloaded,
self-criticism feels like “discipline”…

but it actually drains the very energy you need to move forward.

This is why forcing yourself harder hasn’t worked.

And why rest never fully resets.

And why you still feel behind
- even when you’re doing your best.

Here’s the truth most people never hear:

Nothing about you needs fixing.

What you’re missing isn’t effort - it’s self-trust.

Self-trust returns when pressure drops.

When your body feels safe again.

When you stop fighting parts of yourself and start listening.

That’s where real consistency comes from.

Not punishment.

Not shame.

Not comparison.

Just clarity.

Calm.

And one honest next step.

If you felt this,
SAVE it for the days you start turning on yourself.

And if you’re ready to stop doing this alone,
DM me “CALM”
- no pressure, no fixing
- just a grounded conversation.

You don’t need more motivation.
You need less noise.

02/02/2026

Here’s what 3 of my clients said when I asked them:

“what has been the biggest change you’ve noticed in yourself since starting with me?”

—

If you’d like to go from feeling intimidated and out of place in the gym…

to feeling confident, capable, and at home in your body -

because training becomes part of who you are, not something you force.

DM me “YES”
I want to work with you🫵🏼

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