How To Keep It Going – Maintain Fat Loss Habits When The Going Gets Rough
I love to read motivational stories and get inspiration from the struggles of others who are striving for greatness and extraordinary achievement. I have been listening and reading self help literature since the early 80’s and never grow tired of the genre. I enjoy sharing what I have learned with others and use many of the concepts in coaching baby boomers with fat loss issues.
I recently came across Dave Kekich – a millionaire businessman and entrepeneur who is also completely paralyzed from the waist down. He has published Kekich’s Credo – A List Of 100 Nuggets Of Wisdom To Help You Live Better And Be More Successful In Life And In Business.
Here Are A Few Of The Ideas From The Credo Adapted To Help You In Your Journey Towards Fat Loss And A Healthier Body.
People Will Do Almost Anything To Stay In Their Comfort Zone
If you want to accomplish anything get out of your comfort zone. Strive to increase order and discipline in your life. Discipline usually means doing the opposite of what you feel like doing( exercising , packing a healthy lunch are good examples) The easy roads to discipline are:
- Set Deadlines – When will you start that new exercise class you’ve been wanting to try?
- Discover What You Do Best And What’s Enjoyable And Important To You.
- Replacing Bad Habits And Thought Patterns Gradually Over Time, With Good Habits And Thought Patterns.
- Real Regrets Come From Not Doing Your Best. All else is out of your control. You’re measured by results only. Eliminate the word “TRYING” from your vocabulary. Half hearted efforts create half hearted results. Trade excuses for taking action. Do more than is expected of you. Life is easier when you live it the hard way…and hard if you try to live it the easy way.
- Find Out What Works For You And Do More Of It. What type of eating program has worked best for your lifestyle in the past? Being on a cookie cutter diet or exercise program that is not individually designed for you is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Go with your strengths and master what feels right for you – not what some diet guru or exercise infomercial says you should be doing.
- Always Have Lofty Explicit Goals And Visualize Them Intensely. Assume that if you don’t reach your goals you will literally die! This type of “gun to the head focus” stimulates your mind, forces you to use your time effectively and illuminates new ways of getting things done.
- Stress Kills. No matter how painful it may be in the short term, remove all chronically stressful situations, environments and people from your life. Physical manifestations are poor sleep, overeating , muscle wasting and fat gain.
- No Dream Is Too Big. It takes the same amount of effort, time and energy to create a small goal as it does to manage a loftier one. Bigger goals = bigger results. Why settle for weight loss when you can run a race, join a team and inspire others to turn around their lives.
- Enjoy Life Treat it as an adventure. Care passionately about the outcome, but keep it in perspective. Things are seldom as bleak as they seem when things are going wrong. Lighten up, laugh and have a sense of humor about the whole thing and you’ll live a lot longer!
- The Foundation Of Achievement Is Intense Desire. The world’s highest achievers have the highest levels of dissatisfaction. How badly do you want that fat loss goal? What sacrifices are you willing to make?
- You Get What You Expect Not What You Want. Fill your life with positive expectations. Demand the best. Attitude and desire contribute to 90% of your achievenment
- The Best Way To Get Started Is To Get Started. Life rewards action- not reaction.Wait for nothing. Attack life ferociously. Don’t plan things to death or wait for permission, act now and apologize later.
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