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this the year you LOOK GOOD NAKED!
It's January, again! And for most of us it's hard not to get
the resolution urge around this time of the year. There's that sense
of renewal, rebirth, and the guilty awareness that you ate your
own weight in guilty pleasures during the holidays. Sure, last year's
resolutions didn't make it past the end of January, but hey, this
year's going to be different, right?
Most of us don't have a clue how to make a reasonable resolution,
which is why we fail to keep the ones we make. We set lofty goals
to completely change our lives around, and then wonder why we never
attain them. So this year, instead of setting yourself up for failure,
why not resolve to make this the last year you have
to set a resolution to lose the same ten pounds. Make this the year
you can stand naked in front of your mirror and really like what
you see. So if you're ready to look good naked while improving your
athletic performance, read on, I'll show you how.
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin
it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now."
--Geothe
The success habit
One of my most popular motivational presentations to companies and
organizations is a talk I call, Creating Unstoppable Possibilities,
in which I outline a very simple approach to attaining any goal.
Here are the first five steps in that process. You might find them
useful on your quest to change your body:
"Developing the Success Habit"
(1) Decide very clearly what it is you want (a specific and realistic
goal). Remember, for it to be a goal you must also have a deadline
by which to attain it; otherwise, it's just a wish.
(2) Why is it important for you to achieve this goal? Why
is it important to you to look good naked? Yes, everybody would
like to look good naked, but why is it important to YOU? Your answer
to this question will be one of the most important factors in your
success or failure. When you get tired, frustrated and feel like
quitting, as you will, if your answer is very superficial, chances
are you will quit. However, if your answer stems from a deep yearning
to make a change, because you're tired of being where you are and
you want something different, this is the fuel you will need to
re-energize your efforts.
Researchers at George Washington University found that people who
have been successful in transforming their bodies all had an "emotional
trigger" that helps to clarify their reasons for wanting to change
their bodies in the first place. What's your big WHY?
(3) Outline a plan of action of how you're going to attain your
goal. Be specific. How many days per week will you exercise?
What are you going to do for exercise? When will you do your weight
training? What kind of weight training program do you need? How
often will you weight train? What will you do for cardiovascular
exercise? What kind of nutrition program will you need? How will
you fit your nutrition program into your already busy schedule?
These are important questions that must be answered before you begin
your quest, if you are to succeed.
(4) Identify, up front, what you will need to do when your plan
starts to fall apart. What will you have to do to get back on
track? If your work or family life suddenly becomes more chaotic
and stressful than it already is, what will you have to do to stay
on track?
(5) What will you have to give up in order to get what you want?
Make no mistake about it; you will have to give something up in
order to get what you want. Sorry, but you can't eat whatever you
want everyday and still look good naked. If you could, you would
already look good naked, in which case, you chose your parents very
well. You will have to give something up in order to free-up enough
time to follow your new plan. Maybe you're going to watch less television
or spend less time with the fellas or your girlfriends. Maybe you
will have to get up a little bit earlier, or give up some of your
present activities. Whatever it is, you need to decide and incorporate
it into your plan.
If you were to follow the above plan and follow-through on your
commitments to yourself (that is, do what you say you're going to
do), by this time next year you wouldn't be thinking about setting
New Year's Resolutions. You wouldn't need to. The "success habit"
would become an integral part of your goal setting process throughout
the year.
Developing the Success Habit:
Decide very clearly what it is you want.
Why is it important for you to achieve this goal?
Outline a plan of action of how you're going to attain your goal.
Identify, up front, what you will need to do when your plan starts
to fall apart.
What will you have to give up in order to get what you want?
Unfortunately, it is outside the scope of this article to discuss
all of the above in great detail. However, the following excerpt
from my newest book, Simply DELicious, will give you a very simple
and workable plan for changing your eating habits in a way that
will guarantee your success.
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